Comunidad Autónoma: Aragón

The region of Somontano de Barbastro

In acknowledgment of a recovery project that has lasted for fourteen years and has had a very positive impact on the regional heritage of Somontano.

Abiego, Alberuela de Laliena, Barbastro, Cregenzán, Naval, Salas Altas, Salas Bajas, Buera, Huerta de Vero, Torres de Alcanadre y otras / Huesca / Aragón.
Award in the Category Dedicated service / Heritage champions in the year 2006

Seo restoration

For almost twenty years the Seo of Zaragoza remained closed to the faithful and the public. Since 1998 one of the principal monuments in Zaragoza has once again shone with all its light.

Zaragoza / Zaragoza / Aragón.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 1999

Restored works in Jaca

In Jaca, Europa Nostra awarded five major operations from periods separated by almost a thousand years of history.

Jaca / Huesca / Aragón.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 1985

Restoration works in the town of Rubielos de Mora

The recovery of Rubielos de Mora is linked to the figure of José Gonzalvo, a sculptor who sought support from the authorities and his neighbours to save his town from abandon and ruin.

Rubielos de Mora / Teruel / Aragón.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 1983

Restoration works in the monastery of Sigena

The monastery of Sigena, royal foundation of the 12th century, was one of the few dual monasteries of its time-with both male and female communities.

Villanueva de Sigena / Huesca / Aragón.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 1991

Restoration of the town of Mirambel

Queen Sofía presents the Europa Nostra gold medal in situ. A plaque on the Portal of the Nuns marks the occasion.

Mirambel / Teruel / Aragón.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 1981

Restoration of the Palacio de los Pardo

This palace, headquarters of General Palafox Headquarters during the siege of Zaragoza, was remodeled into the Camón Aznar Museum and houses the only complete collection of the four great series of Goya’s etchings.

Zaragoza / Zaragoza / Aragón.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 1980

Restoration of the palace of the Counts of Sástago

This palace, a prototype of a palace from the Aragonese Renaissance, was only saved from demolition when it was bought in 1981 by the Government Delegation in Zaragoza.

Zaragoza / Zaragoza / Aragón.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 1986

Restoration of the monumental area of the Aljafería Palace

In 2001, the Aljafería Palace was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, considered one of the leading examples of Aragonese Mudejar art.

Zaragoza / Zaragoza / Aragón.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2000

Restoration of the cistercian monastery of Nuestra Señora de Rueda

After thirteen years of studies and works, the Monastery of Nuestra Señora de Rueda has recovered the sober splendour of the best Cistercian architecture.

Sástago / Zaragoza / Aragón.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2003

Rehabilitation of the palace of Argensola

The residents of the Argenosola Palace were evicted because of demolition plans, finally paralyzed by its insertion in the catalogue of historical-artistic monuments at the request of the College of Architects of Zaragoza.

Zaragoza / Zaragoza / Aragón.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 1991

Rehabilitation of the episcopal palace in Albarracín

The old episcopal palace, abandoned for two hundred years, was restored into a multipurpose building, namely, the Congress Palace, the Diocesan Museum, and the Workshop School.

Albarracín / Teruel / Aragón.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 1996

Pobleta de San Miguel bridge over the Truchas river

The execution of the work involved the individual selection and precise placement of approximately 30,000 stones of various shapes and sizes, from the many pebbles in the pavement to the large blocks of several...

Iglesuela del Cid y Villafranca del Cid / Castellón, Teruel / Aragón, Comunidad Valenciana.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2008

Historical landscape of Millennial Olive Trees of The Sénia Territory

Before the intervention, these olive trees faced danger of being replaced by citrus plantations or other faster-growing species, as well as garden plants.

Ulldecona y La Jana / Castellón, Tarragona, Teruel / Aragón, Cataluña, Comunidad Valenciana.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2014

Friends of Serrablo association

More than 800 associates have been fighting for 32 years in defense of the heritage of the Pyrenees of Huesca.

Sabiñánigo / Huesca / Aragón.
Award in the Category Dedicated service / Heritage champions in the year 2002

Cathedral of Tarazona

Not only has this monumental building been saved, but archaeological work has also yielded great finds, consisting of a late Roman necropolis, a public building from the lower imperial period with polychrome mosaics, and...

Tarazona / Zaragoza / Aragón.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2015

Archaeological site in Daroca

The discovery of some archaeological remains during the construction of the Town Hall allowed for the dating of the foundation of Daroca to Celtiberian times and helped the realization of a project that integrates...

Daroca / Zaragoza / Aragón.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2014