Shopping in Zaragoza

The shopping area par excellence goes from Residencial Paraiso in Sagasta to the Plaza de Espana, and all the surrounding and transversal streets are full of hustle and bustle. Big stores coexist more or less peacefully in this area with smaller shops, and the fact that they are all permanently full seems to indicate that business is good. The most exclusive shops are to be found on Francisco de Vitoria, San Ignacio de Loyola, Cadiz, Isaac Peral, and the streets that cross them. The most typical establishments, selling virgins of silver or plastic or even used as a motif on ashtrays and purses, are concentrated in the area of the Plaza del Pilar. In the windows, alongside the objects of devotion to the Virgin Mary, visitors will also see the chocolates called frutas de Aragon and reproduction of the giants and big-heads that appear at fiesta time. On Sundays, there is a flea market under the arches of the bullring, a splendid structure based on historical prototypes. The best place to buy food is Lanuza Market, where visitors can also admire the beautiful turn-of-the century stone and iron construction that houses it.