Zaragoza Luce, the great festival of light, will have guided tours and live music

The countdown is on for Zaragoza to light up with the great festival of light and art that will make the city shine from February 21 to 23. Eight installations and works of art strategically placed in different locations in the city, from Plaza del Pilar to Plaza del Justicia or San Felipe, make up the new Zaragoza Luce, which was presented this Thursday with some new features. One of them is that this cultural event will have guided tours so that attendees can visit each of the points and learn about the interventions of national and international artists.

The visits will take place at two times, at 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and will leave from the Tourist Office in Plaza del Pilar. They will last one hour and have popular prices (general admission 2.55 euros, seniors and unemployed 1.30 euros, youth and student cards 2.05 euros and children aged 5 to 7 years free). It is worth remembering that the exhibition hours of the light works will be on Friday and Saturday from 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. and on Sunday from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

The artistic interventions will be located in the historic center of the city and to make the journey more enjoyable there will be live jazz and blues music to accompany the public. The duos Twisted Harmonics, Limpios Jazzeados and Marta Martín & Javi Callén will offer live recitals between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. The concerts will be in Plaza Sas, La Lonja and in front of the fountain in Plaza Ariño in Don Jaime.

AUDIOGUIDES AND AN INTERACTIVE MAP

Zaragoza Luce follows in the footsteps of the great light festivals that are already a success in other cities around the world. Life-size human figures emerging from the Fuente de la Hispanidad, two luminous giants that converse with the Puente de Piedra or a changing bonfire in front of the main façade of the Basilica del Pilar are some of the proposals that can be seen in just two weekends.

To complete the experience, and as explained by the Councillor for Culture of the Zaragoza City Council, Sara Fernández, audio guides will be available alongside the creations so that the public can learn more about the author and his work. These audio guides can be accessed through the website (https://www.zaragoza.es/sede/portal/cultura/zaragoza-luce/) and also by scanning the QR code that will be located in an exhibition cube inside the installation.

Zaragoza Luce is the event in which the City Council will test a pilot consisting of a 3D map recreating the Old Town so that users can find out the exact location of the lighting works and access the audio guides available in both English and Spanish. This catalogue can be accessed through the municipal website and QR codes distributed throughout the city. This catalogue will be available on February 21, the day the festival begins.

It is worth noting that all the installations are accessible to people with reduced mobility. The interventions at the Roman Theatre and the Fuente de la Hispanidad use lasers and may affect people with visual sensitivity. In addition, the College of Architects and Plaza San Felipe have strobe lights that are not suitable for people with sensitive eyes.