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Trip Role
Region
Category
17 places
Bardenas Reales
Essential
Natural Park

Bardenas Reales

Navarra

A cinematic UNESCO semi-desert landscape defined by surreal sculpted clay formations and isolated monoliths

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Roncesvalles (Camino Start)
Optional
Monastery

Roncesvalles (Camino Start)

Navarra

Historic gateway to the Camino Francés, steeped in legends of Charlemagne and medieval piety

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Nacedero del Urederra
Recommended
Natural Park

Nacedero del Urederra

Navarra

A spring-fed river in Navarra so clear it looks artificial, and reached only on foot.

Pamplona
Quick Stop
City

Pamplona

Navarra

A historic Camino crossroads city offering a sophisticated pintxos scene and handsome architecture

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Iglesia de Santa María de Eunate
Recommended
Church

Iglesia de Santa María de Eunate

Navarra

Free-standing octagonal Romanesque church in a wheat field outside Puente la Reina — a Templar-grade puzzle box on the Camino.

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Puente la Reina
Overnight
Town

Puente la Reina

Navarra

A historic crossroads famous for its beautiful Romanesque bridge.

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Olite Royal Palace
Recommended
Castle

Olite Royal Palace

Navarra

Romantic Gothic royal palace defined by its elegant towers, hanging gardens, and historic luxury

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Sangüesa
Worth a Detour
Town

Sangüesa

Navarra

A Camino Francés town whose Santa María la Real carries one of the finest Romanesque portals in Spain.

Valle de Baztán
Recommended
Valley

Valle de Baztán

Navarra

A green Pyrenean valley of big houses and oak forest, the wealthiest corner of rural Navarra.

Foz de Lumbier
Recommended
Natural Park

Foz de Lumbier

Navarra

A limestone gorge cut by the Irati river, with a disused railway path through it and griffon vultures overhead.

Ujué
Worth a Detour
Village

Ujué

Navarra

A hilltop fortress-village above the Navarran plains, crowned by a Romanesque church the kings of Navarra favoured.

Tudela
Base
City

Tudela

Navarra

Navarra's second city on the Ebro, with a Mudéjar-Romanesque cathedral cloister and the vegetable gardens that feed the region.

Selva de Irati
Recommended
Natural Park

Selva de Irati

Navarra

One of Europe's largest beech-and-fir forests, on the Navarran side of the Pyrenees, and a sea of autumn colour.

Zugarramurdi
Worth a Detour
Village

Zugarramurdi

Navarra

A border village above a cave tunnel that gave its name to the Basque witch trials.

Catedral de Pamplona
Optional
Cathedral

Catedral de Pamplona

Navarra

A Gothic cathedral in Pamplona with a Neoclassical facade added in the 18th century.

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Olite
Quick Stop
Town

Olite

Navarra

A small Navarran town strapped around a fairy-tale royal castle, seat of the kings of Navarra in the 15th century.

Estella (Camino Stop)
Quick Stop
Town

Estella (Camino Stop)

Navarra

A historic Camino de Santiago stop in Navarra famous for its Romanesque palaces and a legendarily wine-flowing fountain

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