Palacio de Sastago
The Palace of the Counts of Sástago, located in the Coso, one of the most modern spaces in the city in the 16th century, was the place chosen by Don Artal de Alagón y Luna, III Count of Sástago and viceroy of Aragón, to build one of his houses in Zaragoza to express his immense political, economic and social power.
It was the residence of kings (Felipe II, Carlos IV and Mª Luisa de Parma and Fernando VII), headquarters of the Council of War, offices of the General Headquarters of the Army of Aragon and residence of General Palafox until 1815, Captaincy General of Aragon and police headquarters .
During the Siege of Zaragoza, the palace suffered great damage when the convent of San Francisco, current headquarters of the Zaragoza Provincial Council, caught fire.
The last count of Sástago rented a part of the palace to the Zaragoza Casino. The courtyard of the palace was also leased to the Café Paris and later, and until 1960, to the Banco Español de Crédito.
On the ground floor there is the “Casa Zorraquino” commercial premises, famous for its chocolates, chocolates and nougat, an old establishment that still maintains the eclecticist and neo-baroque style that was given to it in 1922, now occupied by the store of the Ceramics Workshop School. de Muel and the publications of the Fernando el Católico institution.
The facade of the house is made of brick, common in historic buildings in the city given the scarcity of stone in the area.
Dare to discover its large Renaissance courtyard, the entrance hall, the noble stairs and even some of its rooms and halls, such as the Throne Room. Although normally closed to the public, its modernist library is one of the palace's jewels. Exhibitions are currently held and works by Picasso, Dalí or Manuel Viola, among many others, have passed through its rooms.