Cathedral of the Savior of Zaragoza — Attraction in Zaragoza

Dull & Boring + No Photography Allowed. We believe churches should be built for the people and this pretentious place seems to be all about show and not the Zaragoza faithful. There are very few seats for people to attend mass, and the chapels look like “jail cells” with bars, chains, and padlocks, things that should never be present in the house of God. It LOOKS like this building was repurposed for a church rather than being built with the original intent. There is absolutely no reason for non-flash photography for personal use to NOT be allowed here, yet it is not allowed. There is an entry fee, and there are two different prices depending on what you want to see and visit. We opted for the least expensive at €7.00 per adult which incudes the cathedral and the tapestry museum. We went in on a Saturday around 12:30PM and the cathedral was pretty empty, yet the square outside and the larger cathedral next door were bursting with visitors. The saving grace here is the tapestry museum which has some amazing tapestry and justifying the price of admission. Unless you want to see some very nice tapestry, skip this place and go to the far more impressive and more beautiful cathedral next door which is free to enter and photography is allowed when mass is not...

If I could put 10 stars- I would! It is a highly impressive and awe-inspiring cathedral! Probably one of the best I’ve seen so far (and I have been to quite a few countries)! It looks nice from the outside, but when you step inside you immediately have a jaw-dropping effect! All the walls are lined with chapels each better than the other one as if you become an unwilling judge in centuries old competition… At the entrance (10 euros per person) you are given an audio guide that tells a lot about each part of the cathedral! The stories are very interesting. Each thing that you see is a masterpiece on its own: done by different architects/artists in different centuries and for different people! I personally would set aside about 1,5 hours to listen to the audio guide and to walk around admiring all the elaborate details! Truly a marvel worth visiting! It’s a pity that photos aren’t allowed. Check the schedule carefully as the cathedral is closed for 2 hours...

A magnificent old church, a standout among the many in Spain, though the 2-day tickets are a bit pricey. We went back the next day an hour before we were to catch an ALVIA train, for the sole purpose of looking for the Judas character in the “Crucifixion y Resurreccion” tapestry as we could not find it the previous day. Time constraints notwithstanding, we did not only find the Judas character in the tapestry, but discovered that there was a second Judas as well - the rotund, bearded fellow who took puzzling umbrage at the hurried haste in which we were entering the premises! We adios’ed him on the way out 15 minutes later but he just turned up his nose and pointedly refused to even look our direction. Maybe spending hour after hour in this place will eventually allow God’s grace to shine upon his curly head and help him find more meaningful and financially...