ROUTE OF THE CASTLES IN ARAGON: LA ALJAFERIA DE ZARAGOZA
ADMISSION TIMES: From 10 to 14 and from 16 to 20. Closed on Mondays. Holidays: from 10 to 14.
This castle-palace, declared National Monument, was built in the 11th C. as a holiday residence for the Muslim kings of taifas (small Muslim kingdoms), the Banu Hud family. Built by the Muslims in the 11th century, it became the residence of the Christian monarchs after Alfonso I the Fighter's conquest of Zaragoza. The Catholic Monarchs reformed it in 1492. In 1593 Felipe II transformed it into military quarters. From 1947, and mainly in the last years, a laborious restoration process is being done, so that the castle can gain back all its splendour. Nowadays it is the seat of Aragon's Regional Assembly. After crossing the walls, surrounded by a deep moat, we enter the palace through a horseshoe arch. San Martín courtyard gives access to the Gothic-Mudejar church from the 14th C.
In the far end we can see the Troubadour's Tower, the castle's keep, finished in the 15th C. The Muslim palace had the patio of Santa Isabel as its centre, surrounded by arcades and buildings decorated with plasterwork: the octagonal oratory stands out. The entrance to the palace of the Catholic Monarchs is through a solemn staircase. The throne's lounge and the four attached rooms are remarkable, with a magnificent Gothic-Mudejar coffered ceiling of carved and decorated wood.
Ample your information on Aragon
If you want to extend your information on Aragon you can begin crossing another interesting route is the Mudejar, Patrimony of the Humanity, also you can extend your cultural knowledge on Aragon examining its municipal and institutional heraldry without forgetting, of course, some of its emblematics figures as Saint George Pattern of Aragon also book of Aragon.
Also Aragon enjoys a diverse and varied Nature where passing by plants, animals or landscapes we can arrive at a fantastic bestiario that lives in its monuments.
The information will not be complete without a stroll by its three provinces: Zaragoza, Teruel and Huesca and his shines, with shutdown in some of its spectacular landscapes like Ordesa, the Moncayo or by opposition the Ebro.
Also you can dedicarte to the intangible ones: from the legend compilation that also does to universal Aragon you can persecute the presence of the Santo Grial in Aragon.
Huesca |
Teruel |
Zaragoza |
Aragon |
Maps |
Fauna |
Flora |
Geology |
Fungi |
Tourism |
Mudejar |
Goya |
Alphabetical Index |
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Francisco Javier Mendivil Navarro
Aljaferia. Zaragoza. Castles in Aragon. Tourism in Aragon. In Aragon remains a lot of castles built between the s. IX and XVI. Most formed strategic positions or shelter and some were conceived as noble residence. Few Aragonese castles that sit on a totally flat, being more frecuenteslos castles built on rocks or mountains. JACA, Calatayud, SOS DEL REY CATHOLIC, DAROCA, UNCASTILLO, ALCAÑIZ, LOARRE, Valderrobles SADABA, Peracense, ALQUEZAR, ALBARRACIN, MONSOON, RUBIELOS BLACKBERRY, THE ALJAFERIA, ZARAGOZA, OTHER CASTLES
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