Zaragoza, Spain

Zaragoza, Spain

We arrived there in the evening, coming from Segovia...

Zaragoza, situated on the river Ebro, is the capital of Aragon, an autonomous Spanish community.

We had our dinner in front of the Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar, praised as Mother of the Hispanic Peoples by Pope John Paul II.

From Zaragoza

This Cathedral is reputed to be the first church dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

According to the local tradition, the Virgin Mary appeared miraculously, in the first century, standing on a pillar, to Saint James the Great.

Today, 12 October, Zaragoza celebrates "Las Fiestas del Pilar".

Also today, Spain celebrates El Día de la Hispanidad (Columbus Day, literally Hispanic Day), since it's the day of the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492.

Here, two photos of the Cathedral surroundings...

From Zaragoza

From Zaragoza

I made this video on the following day, after visiting the Cathedral....



I hope you have enjoyed travel with me ;-) This is the last entry about my Summer vacation ;-) Stay well!! ;-)

Paco de Lucia, Entre Dos Aguas (1976)