Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza, Zaragoza

Dull & Boring + No Photography Allowed. We believe churches should be built for the people and this pretentious place seems to be all about show and not the Zaragoza faithful. There are very few seats for people to attend mass, and the chapels look like “jail cells” with bars, chains, and padlocks, things that should never be present in the house of God. It LOOKS like this building was repurposed for a church rather than being built with the original intent. There is absolutely no reason for non-flash photography for personal use to NOT be allowed here, yet it is not allowed. There is an entry fee, and there are two different prices depending on what you want to see and visit. We opted for the least expensive at €7.00 per adult which incudes the cathedral and the tapestry museum. We went in on a Saturday around 12:30PM and the cathedral was pretty empty, yet the square outside and the larger cathedral next door were bursting with visitors. The saving grace here is the tapestry museum which has some amazing tapestry and justifying the price of admission. Unless you want to see some very nice tapestry, skip this place and go to the far more impressive and more beautiful cathedral next door which is free to enter and photography is allowed when mass is not being performed.

Oh how I wish I could share photos of the tapestries. No photography is allowed and no photographs are available for purchase. They are so beautiful and well worth the visit. The audio tour is quite interesting and informative.

Who cares if you can't take pictures, just enjoy the amalgam of more than a millennium of history and architectural styles. You'll be hard pressed to find any evidence of the Mudajar mosque on the inside but there area a few doorways and the outside, the predominant style is gothic, but the capillas seem much finer than in el Pilar, though both are very beautiful. The 16th century tapestry museum included in your €8 entry is amazing.

A rare church worth the admission price. Much more interesting than the other cathedral in town. Good audio guide. No photo policy strictly enforced but still mostly ignored. In and out in 75 minutes (includes a time chewing tapestry museum).

Being there a couple of times. Both times met unpleasant staff, moody and impolite - very different feeling vs the others touristic attractions where staff is very kind. The curch is very nice, it worths the entrance ticket.