Fuen de Todos / Muel

Fuen de Todos

Fuen de Todos is a small town located 44 kilometers southeast of Zaragoza.  It's the town where Francisco de Goya was born. You can visit his house, a building which dates back to the 17th century and has been declared a National Historic Monument. There is also a museum and an art gallery which display his four great series of etchings:  "Caprichos" (Caprices/ whims), "Desastres" (Disasters), "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting) and "Disparates" (Absurdities). There are also some well-marked paths that run for about 3km through interesting landscapes and sites, including fountains and ancient ice houses.

Highlights:

• Goya's Birth-house
  
• Museum of the Engravings
  
• Ignacio Zuloaga Gallery
  
• La fuente vieja (the old fountain)
  
• The Ice Houses (Traditional stone constructions used to store winter snow, which was converted into ice)

Muel

Muel is 27 km from Zaragoza and on the way to Fuen de Todos. This town is famous for its tradition of ceramics and pottery, which dates back to the 15th century.  Workshops and artisan crafts classes are offered as well. The chapel of La Virgen de la Fuente has some murals from a young Goya. 

Highlights:

• Dique Romano (Roman Dam)
  
• Goya murals
  
• Avia Park
  
• El Museo de la Vida
  
• Museo del Aceite
  
• Museo del Viento
  
• Mudejar architecture
• Iglesia de San Cristóbal
  
• Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Fuente (with Goya paintings)
  
• Ceramics