Palacio Aljaferia

-Aljaferia Palace

In the West end of the city center is the historic palace, Palacio de la Aljafería. This Moorish palace inspired the more famous palace, Alhambra in Granada, but Ajaferia is the original. It was built in the  11th century in the Taifa of Zaragoza, an Arab Muslim state as the residence for the Banu Hud dynasty. It is very big and surrounded by moats. The palace can be visited as a guided tour. It houses the Cortes, the regional parliament of Aragon, and has a beautiful patio with orange trees.