Basilica of Santa Engracia
Basílica de Santa Engracia
A church with an ornate silversmith-style stone portal and underground tombs of early martyrs. It bears witness to the siege of Zaragoza during the Spanish War of Independence.
The church was originally a medieval monastery. In 1808, during Napoleon's siege of Zaragoza, it was nearly destroyed. Only the facade, carved in the early 16th century by Gil Morlanes and others in the plateresque style, survived. Its layers of figures and ornament look like a stone altarpiece. The early Christian crypt below holds 4th-century marble sarcophagi. Entry is free. The basilica stands in the city centre at Santa Engracia Square, next to the Museum of Zaragoza.
Opening hours
About 09:00-13:30, 18:00-20:30
Nearby sights
- Museum of Zaragoza
- El Tubo
- Pablo Gargallo Museum
- Caesaraugusta Theatre Museum
- Central Market of Zaragoza
- Goya Museum – Ibercaja Collection
- Church of San Pablo
- Roman Walls of Zaragoza