Local wine (Calatayud (DO)) achieved Denominación de Origen status in 1990 and it is the second largest wine-producing area in Aragón after Cariñena (DO).

[2] The area is noted for balnearios (thermal spas) at Alhama de Aragón, Jaraba, and Paracuellos, also for its mudéjar architecture.

The remains of the Roman city of Augusta Bilbilis, birthplace of the poet Marco Valerio Marcial (Martial), have been excavated near Calatayud.

[6] Remains of castles are still visible at Calatayud, Nuévalos, Alhama de Aragon, Maluenda, Torrijos, Calmarza, and Cimballa.

The Monasterio de Piedra was founded as a monastery in the 12th century and is now a hotel and water gardens near Nuévalos.