Fuendetodos is a small village on the plains south of Zaragoza, notable for one thing: Francisco de Goya was born here in 1746. The Casa Natal de Goya is a modest restored house rather than a grand museum, so a visit is brief, and it's usually combined with a stop in the nearby Cariñena wine region, whose Museo del Vino explains a DO with a long history of robust reds from Garnacha and other varieties grown on the area's stony soils. Together they make a manageable half-day or full-day loop from Zaragoza that pairs a literary/artistic pilgrimage with a wine-region stop.
| Distance | 50 km from Zaragoza to Fuendetodos; 70 km to Cariñena wine region |
|---|---|
| Travel time | 50 minutes by car from Zaragoza |
| Getting there | Car strongly recommended; no direct public transport to Fuendetodos |
| Address | Casa Natal de Goya, Calle Alhóndiga 3, 50142 Fuendetodos; Museo del Vino, Calle García Berlanga 6, 50400 Cariñena |
How to get there
- Mode
- Car
- Duration
- 50 min via A-220 south
- Mode
- Taxi day tour
- Duration
- Radio Taxi Zaragoza +34 976 424 242; negotiate day-rate ~€80–€120/~$87.50–$131
Location
Casa Natal de Goya, Calle Alhóndiga 3, 50142 Fuendetodos; Museo del Vino, Calle García Berlanga 6, 50400 Cariñena
41.2924, -1.0016 View on map
Highlights
- Casa Natal de Goya - the restored house in Fuendetodos where Goya was born, furnished to suggest a modest 18th-century rural home rather than displaying his major works
- Museo del Grabado de Goya - a nearby museum in the same village holding print series such as the Caprichos and Disasters of War, which gives more to see than the birth house alone
- Museo del Vino de Cariñena - the wine museum in Cariñena explaining the DO's history and winemaking, housed in a former winery building
- Cariñena bodegas - several wineries around the town offer tastings of the DO's Garnacha-based reds, the natural way to close out the wine-region half of the day