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What to see and do in Remolinos

What to see and do in Remolinos (Ribera Alta del Ebro, Zaragoza): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

How far each place is from the centre of Remolinos

Church of Remolinos 50 m
Hermitage of Remolinos 50 m

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What to see and do in Remolinos

Remolinos
Village
Remolinos is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta del Ebro, in the province of Zaragoza, with 1,018 inhabitants (INE 2025). The pendentives of its parish church, dedicated to San Juan Bautista, are attributed to Francisco de Goya, and the village is also known for its salt mines. In the mid-19th century it had a recorded population of 534 inhabitants.
Church of Remolinos
Monument
The parish church of Remolinos is dedicated to San Juan Bautista. Among its features, the decoration of the church's pendentives stands out, painted by Francisco de Goya, which links it to the circle of the Aragonese painter and explains its artistic interest within the Zaragoza municipality.
Festivities of Remolinos
Activity
Festivities of Remolinos on 13 June in honour of San Antonio, and on 14 September in honour of the Santo Cristo de la Cueva. The parish church is dedicated to San Juan Bautista, and its pendentives are attributed to Francisco de Goya.
Hermitage of Remolinos
Monument
Hermitage in the municipal district of Remolinos, a town whose salt mines, with the Mina Real as the main working, have been exploited since the Middle Ages. The pendentives of its parish church are attributed to Francisco de Goya.
Mudejar legacy of Remolinos
Curiosity
The Mudéjar legacy of Remolinos, in the Ribera Alta del Ebro in Zaragoza province, is concentrated in its parish church, which preserves pendentives painted by Francisco de Goya. This work, linked to the circle of the Aragonese painter, adds to the municipality's Mudéjar heritage and confirms Goya's presence in the area through the decoration of the church.
Festivities of invierno de Remolinos
Activity
Remolinos's winter festival is held in a town whose salt mines, with the Mina Real as the main working, have been exploited since the Middle Ages; the pendentives of its parish church are attributed to Francisco de Goya.
Goya in the church of Remolinos
Historical milestone
Before settling in 1775 at the court in Madrid, Francisco de Goya worked on commissions for Aragonese churches; the pendentives of the parish church of Remolinos are attributed to him and are one of the few works of his preserved along the banks of the Ebro.
Salt of Remolinos and the Mina Real
Food and drink
The salt mines of Remolinos, integrated into the relief of El Castellar, have been worked since the Middle Ages, and the Mina Real is the main excavation. The rock salt extracted here supplied the preservation of meats and fish throughout the Ebro valley.