Zaragoza, Spain - The Aljafería Palace

I've always been fascinated by oriental cultures so I was very excited when I realized that one of the greatest monuments of Zaragoza was this Arab palace from 11th century, called Aljafería. Although it's not as impressive as its "big sister", La Alhambra in Granada, it's a true medieval gem that survived many kingdoms, from various Moorish dynasties, to Catholic Monarchs. Today is the center of Aragon's parliament and it inspired Verdi's opera Il Trovatore. Although the palace has many different parts, my favorite is the inner court dedicated to Santa Isabel, the infant of Aragón and the queen of Portugal in 13th century. I could have spent hours and hours looking at the incredibly carved arches and sitting below one of the orange trees but we had only few hours left before taking the train back to Barcelona. This little weekend trip virtually ends here with the photos of the palace and few spots from city center that I didn't show you last time. I hope you enjoyed and maybe learned something new :)

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Las culturas orientales siempre me han fascinado por lo cual tenía muchas ganas de ver el antiguo palacio árabe de Aljafería, uno de los monumentos principales de Zaragoza. Aunque no es tan impresionante como su "hermana mayor", La Alhambra de Granada, es una verdadera joya del siglo 11. Sobrevivó muchos cambios y reinos, como los árabes y reyes católicos. Hoy en día es la sede de las Cortes de Aragón. El palacio incluso inspiró a Verdi para crear su ópera Il Trovatore. Aunque Aljafería tiene muchas partes diferentes, mi favorita es sin duda el patio dedicado a Santa Isabel, la infanta de Aragón y reina de Portugal en el siglo 13. Podría haber pasado horas y horas debajo de uno de los naranjos, observando la magnífica arcitectura del palacio, pero ya tocaba coger el tren de vuelta a Barcelona. Esta pequeña escapada se termina aquí con las fotos del palacio y unas del centro que no os enseñé en el post anterior. Espero que os haya gustado y que quizá hayáis aprendido algo nuevo :)

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Oduvek su me privlačile orijentalne kulture pa samim tim mojoj sreći nije bilo kraja kada sam videla da je jedna od glavnih znamenitosti Saragose arapska palata iz 11. veka, zvana Alhaferia. Iako nije impresivna koliko i njena "starija sestra", Alambra u Granadi, ona je pravi srednjevekovni dragulj koji je preživeo razne dinastije i vladavine, od mavarskih do katoličkih kraljeva. Danas je osim nezaobilazne turističke atrakcije, ujedno i sedište parlamenta Aragona, a meni je i zanimljiva činjenica da je inspirisala Verdija kada je komponovao operu Il Trovatore. Iako je palata sačinjena od mnoštva prostorija od kojih svaka priča neku svoju priču, meni se najviše dopalo unutrašnje dvorište Santa Isabel, posvećeno princezi od Aragona i kraljici Portugala u 13. veku. Mogla sam da provedem sate i sate okružena drvećem pomorandže i diveći se nestvarno lepo isklesanim lukovima, ali čekao nas je voz za povratak u Barselonu. Ovo kratko vikend putovanje se završava i virtuelno sa slikama iz palate i centra Saragose. Nadam se da vam se svidela ova mala poseta i da ste možda i naučili nešto novo :)

 Ph. by Ulises

I wore:

Jacket: Stradivarius

Dress: Choies - HERE

Bag: Primark

Booties: Tex

Sunglasses: C&A

Scarf: H&M