The Goya museum might be round the corner, but this basilica-facing hotel prefers to exhibit more recent art by the likes of Banksy. The 50 rooms are comfy, shiny and almost boutique-ish in whites, blacks and greys, with a few more ornate touches such as chandeliers.
Hotel Pilar Plaza
Zaragoza
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar
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This great baroque cavern of Catholicism stands on the site where, the faithful believe, the Virgin Mary appeared to Santiago (St James the Apostle) atop…
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The Aljafería is Spain's finest Islamic-era edifice outside Andalucía. Built as a fortified palace for Zaragoza's Islamic rulers in the 11th century, it…
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Museo del Teatro de Caesaraugusta
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The finest in Zaragoza's quartet of Roman museums was discovered during excavation of a building site in 1972. Great efforts, including an entertaining 15…
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Apart from Madrid’s Museo del Prado, this exceedingly well-laid-out museum contains arguably the best exposé of the work of one of Spain’s greatest…
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Dominating the eastern end of Plaza del Pilar, La Seo is Zaragoza's finest work of Christian architecture, built between the 12th and 17th centuries and…
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The shattered buildings of Belchite village, 45km southeast of Zaragoza, stand today as a haunting reminder of the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. The…
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This museum contains an important collection of Goya’s engravings, and acts as the ticket office for the Casa Natal de Goya, 100m along the street. There…
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Exceptional Roman mosaics and 19 paintings by Goya are the highlights of the city museum, devoted to archaeology and fine arts. There's plenty more 18th…
Nearby Zaragoza attractions
1. Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar
0.06 MILES
This great baroque cavern of Catholicism stands on the site where, the faithful believe, the Virgin Mary appeared to Santiago (St James the Apostle) atop…
0.08 MILES
Apart from Madrid’s Museo del Prado, this exceedingly well-laid-out museum contains arguably the best exposé of the work of one of Spain’s greatest…
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Now an exhibition hall, this finely proportioned, pale-brick, Renaissance-style building, just east of the basilica, was constructed in the 16th century…
4. Basilica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar Tower
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Pay your €3 and a lift will whisk you most of the way up the northwest tower of the Basilica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, leaving you to climb 109 steps…
5. Museo del Foro de Caesaraugusta
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The rhomboid building on Plaza de la Seo is the entrance to the excavated remains of the substructures of Roman Caesaraugusta's forum, below ground level…
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Slick multimedia exhibits set an arty tone as you follow a skilfully laid-out trajectory through the older elements of the building (a former royal and…
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Dominating the eastern end of Plaza del Pilar, La Seo is Zaragoza's finest work of Christian architecture, built between the 12th and 17th centuries and…
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