Tarazona , like capital of the region, assembles the principal ones industrial activities and the most important services of the area, as well as an out-standing hereditary, artistic and natural set. Her offer of accommodations, hotels, restaurants, places of glasses, bars, etc. is enormous and varied.

During the Roman epoch Tarazona (a walk) was a prosperous city of civil law (that is to say, that his inhabitants had right citizenship plenary meeting Roman) of name Turiaso.

With the fall of the empire he suffers, as the rest of areas urban, a decline compensated with the Islamic invasion.

Tarazona was reconquered in 1119 by Alfonso I of Aragon and it turned in episcopal head office. After the death of Alfonso I, Tarazona stayed like frontier city between Castile, Navarre and Aragon and receiving special strategic importance.

During all the middle age Christians lived together in the city, Jews and Muslims. The Moslem presence remained reflected in building architecture of Mudejar style, like the cathedral. When the Moriscos were expelled the city the deep one suffered crisis.

In the XIVth century, the city was occupied by the Castilian troops for nine years, during which the cathedral suffered different damages.

In the XXth century it was an important industrial center in which they were emphasizing the production of fósforos and textile. From 1980, industries were replaced with other one.

At present it has an important tourist activity and it is provided with out-standing hotels and restaurants with excellent regional kitchen.

Sights and artistic patrimony:

"The crucifix"
Agramonte. Recreational areas of the Nature reserve of the Moncayo.
Town hall
Shallows of Palace
House of Linares
Castle - Palace of the Zuda
Cathedral of Our Lady of The Garden
Convent of the Favor
Convent of the Carmelite ones of San Joaquín
Convent of the Carmelite ones of Santa Ann
Convent of the Franciscan ones of Our Lady of the Concepcion
Chapel of the Virgin of the Rio
Chapel of San Atilano
Chapel of Saint John Bautista
Chapel of San Roque
Source of the Tile. Recreational areas of the Nature reserve of the Moncayo.
Source of the Friars. Recreational areas of the Nature reserve of Moncayo.
Source of Three Pipes. Recreational areas of the Nature reserve of Moncayo.
Source of the Sacristan. Recreational areas of the Nature reserve of Moncayo.
Church of the Announcement of Our Lady of Tórtoles
Church of San Francisco
Church of San Miguel Archangel
Church of Santa Maria Romanesque Magdalen
Church of Santa Teresa
Church of the Hearth Doz
Church and exconvent of Our Lady of The Favor
Church and exconvent of carmen.
The hanging houses Jewry
Mosque of Tórtoles (ancient district)
Archaeological museum
Other recreational Areas of the Nature reserve of the Moncayo.
Episcopal palace
Palace and Gardens of Eguarás
Nature reserve of the Moncayo
Old bullring
Theater Fine arts
Green route of the Tarazonica

In the street Borja n. 7 of Tarazona finds the only House of Translator in Spain: a center for creative stays of literary translators of the whole world that there work with one of official languages of Spain (Castilian, Catalan, Basque, Galician) and any other languages combination. The House was founded in 1988 by Francisco Uriz, National Award of Translation. It is part of European network of International Centers of Translation (RECIT).

Centers of Interpretation

Multimedia center of Interpretation of the Jewish Culture of Tarazona "Moshé of Portella".
C / Rúa Alta of Bécquer s/n (Shallows of the Episcopal Palace). Head office of C.E.T. (50500) Tfno: 976-642861

Holidays and Traditions: From August 27 until September 1 they celebrate the management holidays in honor of San Atilano. The holidays begin with the exit of the Cipotegato, from the Town hall. Them origins of this popular personage go back, at least, a century XVII although historical precedents can turns already in the buffoons that were entertaining the kings. In the beginnings of this century, Cipotegato was appearing in the Tarazona holidays, dispersing to the nations who were attending to the dancers to dance paloteado. Even 1925-1930 encorría to the kids giving them with a bladder of pig. It was after the Civil war, when of pursuer, Cipotegato happened to be chased and to receive tomatoes. (fte and texts to see wikipedia ylinks)