The Aljafería registers a record summer with more than 87,000 visitors

The Aljafería Palace has had a record summer with a notable increase in visitor numbers, with more than 87,000 visitors, consolidating the headquarters of the Cortes of Aragon as the main tourist area in Zaragoza along with the Basilica del Pilar. During the months of June, July and August 2024, a total of 87,502 people have enjoyed a visit to the Palacio de la Aljafería, which represents an increase of 17.7% compared to the same period of the previous year, when 74,289 visitors were recorded.

In this sense, the president of the Cortes of Aragon, Marta Fernández, has made a positive assessment of this increase in the number of visitors to one of the most visited monuments in Aragon, a World Heritage Site, which from the next few months will host the great monographic exhibition on the universal Aragonese painter ” Goya, from the Museum to the Palace”. Marta Fernández has indicated, in this sense, that “the House of the Aragonese, which is La Aljafería, takes on its full meaning with this magnificent welcome as a point of interest for people from our community, from Spain and from other countries. Everyone is welcome “.

Of these three months, August was the month with the highest influx, with a total of 36,012 visitors, followed by June with 26,459 and July with 25,031. As for origin, national tourism was the predominant one with a total of 51,193 visitors compared to a total of 36,309 from other countries.

By communities, Aragon leads the list of national visitors , with 22.64%, followed by Catalonia (8.13%), Madrid (5.43%), Valencian Community (4.76%) and Andalusia (4.21%). As for international visitors, France heads the list with 12.61%, followed by Italy (6.61%), South America (4.04%), other countries of the European Union (2.91%) and the United States (2.58%).

This increase in the number of visitors during this summer reinforces the attractiveness of the Aljafería Palace as one of the main monuments of Aragon, both for its historical value and for its consolidation as a cultural space with an ever-increasing offer, in this case, musical and pictorial, which this summer has been reflected in the celebration of the first edition of the Manlor Festival of Music and Dance or the hosting of the Trayectos Festival as part of the cycle of Conversations in the Aljafería.

In addition, all those who have visited the monumental area have been able to enjoy the life-size replica of the work “Fight of Saint George and the Dragon” by Rubens in the Patio de San Martín, as part of the cultural project “In a place in… Aragon”, developed by the Museo del Prado and Telefónica, in collaboration with the Cultural Association Territorio Goya.