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Casco, Zaragoza — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Casco is the old core of Zaragoza, the ground Rome laid out as Caesaraugusta over the Iberian town of Salduie.
About Casco
Where to stay in Casco
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
Casco keeps the Roman city under the pavement and the hotels above it, so a room near the Mercado de Lanuza or the Museo del Foro de Caesaraugusta leaves the whole quarter inside a walk. The Paseo de Sagasta runs broader and calmer. If you have come for the museums, you will waste less of the day on the cathedral side than anywhere else in Zaragoza.
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About Casco
What are the main landmarks in Casco?
Museums crowd these streets. The Museo del Foro de Caesaraugusta, the Museo del Teatro de Caesaraugusta, the Museum of the Public Baths of Caesaraugusta and the Museum of the River Port of Caesaraugusta open four Roman sites beneath the modern district, while the Roman thermae of Caesaraugusta carry the same story at ground level. Painting follows.
The Goya Museum - Ibercaja Collection - Camón Aznar Museum and the Pablo Gargallo Museum hold Aragonese work, with the Saragossa Museum and the Alma Mater Museum inside the same walk.
What is the history of Casco?
Rome arrived in 14 BC. Caesaraugusta was founded then as a colony free of tribute, planted on Salduie, an Iberian town already deep in Roman habits, when Caesar Augustus reordered the provinces of Hispania after the Astur-Cantabrian wars. Later builders worked on top.
The Church of St. Mary Magdalene, the Palacio de los condes de Sástago and the Casa de Miguel Donlope stand on that first street plan, and the Palacio de Montemuzo holds another stretch of it.
Where is Casco?
The district covers the oldest ground in Zaragoza, its lanes tightening around the Mercado de Lanuza before opening onto the broad line of the Paseo de Sagasta.
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Updated August 2026