Hello,

I am thinking about visiting Zaragoza spain in a couple of weeks for a day and a half. I was wondering if anyone has had any experiences with the city. Is it worth visiting?
What should I see?

I also don't really speak a spanish besides a few words, so will I be ok in zaragoza, or do most people there only speak spanish?

Thanks

Can't help with Zaragoza itself I'm afraid, but in that region of Spain, most people will not speak much English at all, they may understand it, but will find it very hard to reply to you in it. You will get by speaking a few words of Spanish, but then again, how much interaction are you intending between you and the locals? You can simply point to items on a menu at a restaurant, bar, etc. so it isn't that much of a handicap.

Thats kind of what I figured, but if anyone on this board has any info on zaragoza I would really appreciate it. Information on the city is really hard to find, but it seems really neat.

My friend and I were in that city about four years ago. There is a big cathedral which is one of the big attractions. Also, we visited a Moor Castle. The people were very friendly. Some of them understood English. We did a lot of walking and we were impressed with the city.

When will you be there and how are you arriving? If you are taking the train, you will arrive to the Delicias station, which is pretty far out from the city. You will have to catch a bus into town (not at all difficult and very inexpensive, though you need exact change and last time i was there it was .85&euro. If you are taking a bus, you will arrive into the lamest bus station ever. The real bus station is under construction, so this is a sort of transient thing. it is right downtown and makes getting around very easy. You will be right by the Corte Inglés (department store) and the Medical school building (which houses temporary exhibitions.

I would walk down to the cathedral and to the Pilar (a basilica) which are the big attractions. There is a great café called the "central" which is like walking into a time machine: red velvet cushions, beautiful decor, delicious coffee, and always full of people.

Very few people in Zaragoza speak English, but that should not deterr you from visiting. You will just be playing charades for a lot of the time, but it won't be too bad.

Zaragoza is one of my favorite cities in Spain. I went 12 times last year (from Barcelona) and will go 12 more if I can this year. Yes, I have friends there, but more than that it is just the city, which is so respectable and beautiful.

This is the english website of Zaragoza's tourist board :

http://cmisapp.zaragoza.es/ciudad/turismo/en/

I'll be visiting the second weekend in July, so I assume that it gets really hot? Also, are the taxis in Zaragoza expensive?
I read some stuff about the bus system being complicated and that getting to my hotel, it might be better to take a taxi. Also has anyone tried the tourist taxi or tourist bus thing that the visitors website has? I can't really find any other information on it.