This is the impressive corridor of light that will run through Zaragoza this Christmas

This Christmas, Zaragoza will dazzle with spectacular new Christmas lighting. Just a week before the light fills the city, the installation of lighting is already being finalised in a hundred locations distributed throughout all the neighbourhoods and commercial areas. This year’s novelty will be the large corridor of light of more than 3.5 kilometres that will run through the city from Rabal to Parque Grande.

The highlight of this axis is the new decoration of the Puente de Piedra, where 10 six-metre-high Christmas stars and 36 columns of light will lead Zaragozans and visitors to the Lonja and Plaza del Pilar, which will have illuminated trees. In the heart of the city, the façade of the Town Hall will become a giant gift box thanks to a large illuminated ribbon of 68,750 LEDs that will run along its façade.

In addition, between the Puente de Piedra and the Puente de Santiago, this year for the first time, spaces in the Macanaz grove will be illuminated with garlands on the natural trees and a lighted sign will welcome those entering the city via Avenida de los Pirineos.

There will also be garlands on the trees in Calle Don Jaime and Calle Alfonso will once again be covered in a blanket of light. However, there will be some new features such as the two six-metre illuminated trees that will be placed at the entrance to Calle Alfonso and Coso and the illuminated arch that will be installed in Plaza Sas.

The broken stars designed by Sergio Sebastián will shine on Paseo de la Independencia, paying tribute to those who have passed away with their 20 light panels suspended at a height of more than 9 metres, and the Basilio Paraíso square will be dominated by the large Christmas tree inspired by the neural connections of Santiago Ramón y Cajal. In the middle of the two installations, a new light umbrella will cover the large Virgen del Pilar by Monge.

Another of the major innovations will appear on Gran Vía and Fernando el Católico, where natural trees will be illuminated with 347,200 LEDs. In addition, various decorative elements will be installed along this axis, including a portico at the beginning of the avenue and selfie motifs that invite people to take photos.

These types of installations, which have been so successful in recent years, will also be placed in other areas of the city, such as Clara Campoamor in Actur, in the Parque de los Incrédulos in Casablanca, Plaza Armonía in Valdefierro, in the area around Casa Solans in Rabal or in Plaza de la Ciudadanía.

At the entrance to the Parque Grande José Antonio Labordeta, two 10-metre-high angels with 28,700 LEDs will be making their debut this year, welcoming visitors from the Puente de los Cantautores. There will also be smaller angels in the Plaza del Justicia, while the northern lights will return to the Plaza San Felipe, the almond trees to the Plaza Europa and a nativity scene will be installed in the Parque Pignatelli.

The decoration of commercial areas continues to be very important in order to promote the revitalization of local commerce. To this end, new illuminated arcades have been placed on Calle Delicias, Calle Tomás Bretón and Calle León XIII, and more than 80 trees have been decorated on Compromiso de Caspe, Avenida de América and Calle Sobrarbe.

All of this is in addition to dozens of other installations spread throughout the city and its rural neighbourhoods with illuminated signs, curtains of lights, garlands, stars, decorated kiosks and other ornamental elements. The Christmas lights will remain on from dusk until 1:00 a.m., from 29 December to 6 January.