Autumn in Zaragoza. Urban art, jazz, chestnuts and chocolate.
With the arrival of autumn, Zaragoza changes color. The days become shorter, the sunsets longer, the warm walks and the hot and sweet snacks.
Today we want to delve fully into the essence of this season through nostalgia, creativity and the senses, delving into the sensation of what it is a autumn in zaragoza.
With the summer over and the course already started, it seems that autumn arrives late in Zaragoza. And this is the land of two seasons, where we go from summer to winter and vice versa, often before the offering. But, although the weather is not on its side, the mild autumn seems to have arrived in Zaragoza. You will identify it by its ocher, red and orange colors on the ground of the streets, its long sunsets from the stone bridge, its smells and its flavors.
Zaragoza in autumn is much more
But, autumn is much more than a seasonal change in Zaragoza. Through its streets you can breathe creativity and music, the constant urban atmosphere of tapeo y meeting, culture in the form of innovation and the sweet aroma of gastronomy of origin. In autumn, Zaragoza is urban art, jazz, chestnuts and chocolate.
Assault of creativity at the Asalto Festival
Born in 2005, as an international urban exhibition of live artistic expression, the Asalto festival is the oldest urban art competition in Spain. Thanks to this, each Zaragoza becomes the best canvas for the Festival Asalto , fleeting expression of color in public. After its celebration last September in the Torrero neighborhood, it is time to enjoy the exceptional works of this year's edition.
a jazz riff at a seasonal festival
There is no better time for jazz than autumn and there is no lesser place than Zaragoza. Like every year in November, the Zaragoza Jazz Festival , this year in its 41st edition. A contest in which we will enjoy Cuban and American rhythms, improvisation and creativity live, for lovers of good music.
Aromas of nostalgia and roasted chestnuts
Walking along Paseo Independencia, between the hustle and bustle and the shops, the most characteristic smell of the season emerges. At one of the ends of the porches along the promenade, there is the chestnut tree, from whose position emanates the heat of the embers and the smell of freshly cooked chestnuts. Buy your portion now, you won't try others like these!
Chocolate and Chocopass, the sweetest bite in Zaragoza
With autumn also comes the time of chocolate and Chocopass, the sweetest bite. Close to the cradle of chocolate in Europe, Zaragoza proudly boasts a great chocolate tradition, which especially emerges this season. Traditional pastry shops, chocolate shops and confectioneries prepare their chocolate specialties in every corner of the city: truffles, chocolates, cakes, bars, waffles, churros and much more are all you can taste with the Chocopass. Get your tasting voucher and choose which sweets you want to try!
