- Originally constructed in the 11th century as a fortified Islamic palace, the Aljafería served as the residence of the Banu Hud dynasty, rulers of the Taifa of Zaragoza.
- The Aljaferia Palace - Built in the 11th century as a pleasure palace for the Muslim kings who ruled the Taifa of Sarakusta.
- Their palace, the Aljafería, was built in the heyday of their rule in the mid-eleventh century, and as such predates the Alhambra in Granada and Seville’s Alcázar.
- A must for all tourists that arrive in Saragossa is to visit the Aljaferia Palace, which is really the most visited historic site in Saragossa / Zaragoza.
- The Aljafería Palace is one of the only royal residences from 11th-century Iberia to have been preserved almost perfectly until the present.
- Palacio de la Aljafería. 4.5. ... Palacio de la Aljafería is a building located in the centre of Zaragoza, the main city in Aragon Region.
- The Aljafería is Spain's finest Islamic-era edifice outside Andalucía. Built as a fortified palace for Zaragoza's Islamic rulers in the 11th century, it…
- After the capture of Zaragoza in 1118 by Alfonso I of Aragon, the Aljaferia became the residence of the Christian kings of the Kingdom of Aragon and as such...
- Historic Buildings. Aljaferia. Source: Tourism Media. Aljaferia Palace.