Zaragoza · Charming villages

The most beautiful villages in Zaragoza

Medieval towns in the Cinco Villas, Mudéjar towns, walls with more than a hundred towers, Goya's birthplace and ruins that recall the Civil War: the most beautiful villages in the province of Zaragoza.

Updated 20 October 2026 · How we make our guides

Cinco Villas

Spain
Sos del Rey Católico

The stone village where Ferdinand the Catholic was born, with cobbled medieval streets on top of a hill.
What to see in Sos del Rey Católico
Spain
Uncastillo

Exceptional Romanesque churches, such as Santa María with its great portal, and the castle tower above the village.
What to see in Uncastillo

Mudéjar and medieval

Spain
Tarazona

A Gothic-Mudéjar cathedral, hanging houses in the Jewish quarter and an octagonal bullring turned into homes.
What to see in Tarazona
Spain
Calatayud

Mudéjar towers that are a World Heritage Site, castles of Muslim origin and the Monasterio de Piedra nearby.
What to see in Calatayud
Spain
Daroca

Kilometres of walls with more than a hundred towers around a medieval town in the Jiloca valley.
What to see in Daroca

History

Spain
Fuendetodos

The small village where Goya was born in 1746, with his birthplace and a museum of his prints.
What to see in Fuendetodos
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Belchite

The old village destroyed in a Civil War battle in 1937 and preserved in ruins as a memorial.
What to see in Belchite

Frequently asked questions

What are the most beautiful villages in Zaragoza?

Sos del Rey Católico and Uncastillo in the Cinco Villas; Tarazona, Calatayud and Daroca, with their Mudéjar and medieval heritage; and Fuendetodos and Belchite for their history.

Which villages can you visit on a day trip from Zaragoza?

Fuendetodos and Belchite are less than an hour away by car; Tarazona, Calatayud and Daroca, about an hour.

When to go?

Spring and autumn. Summer in inland Aragon is very hot and winter is cold, especially in the Cinco Villas.

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Reviewed 20 October 2026. Dates and seasonal warnings: the same data the Bagintravel app uses. Sources and method.

Cover photo: Ecelan (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.