The Endless Discoveries of Navarre
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Oct-10-2010
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The Navarre province is the only province in the Spanish Community, known as the Autonomous Community.
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The Navarre province is the only province in the Spanish Community, known as the Autonomous Community. It is situated at the French border with plenty of evidence of an old medieval kingdom, which flourished in its importance due to its strategic position. The majestic Pyrenees mountain ranges loom around it.
Pamplona is the current capital of the Navarre, which is located at the left bank of Arga. It is an important modern city with superb building structures and avenues while retaining all the medieval charms and historical echoes.
Interesting Sights
Here, you will find a Gothic-style cathedral, which had to be rebuilt in 1397 to restore its exuberant beauty, namely its cloister, the chapter house, the sculptural designs as well as the royal mausoleum.
A Neo-classical façade designed by the famous Ventura Rodriguez in 1780 greets you with other outstanding architectural structures, such as the San Cernin and San Lorenzo churches, San Nicolas and Sa Miguel churches, as well as La Camara de Comptos, which was a previous royal financial controlling department.
Pamplona’s City Hall holds most of Navarre’s archives, while the Diocesan Museum holds its history and culture. Communications is an important aspect of Navarre, which you can find at Alsasua, right in La Barunda valley, where the land is rich and fertile, laying between Andia and the Sierras of Aralar.
Around Navarre you will discover Lecumberri which enjoys the summer crowd as a popular holiday resort, Obanos which is enriched in Navarre history, Monreal which was previously a residence for the royalty and Puente la Reina which is actually a main stage that can be seen along the way from Pilgrims' Way to the city of Santiago. This province also boasts of two church buildings that have valuable sculptural worth, namely, the El Crucifijo and the Santiago churches.
The San Pedro Hermitage is believed to be the coronation site of Navarre’s first king, Garcia Jimenez. You will also have a breath-taking view from the Sanctuary of San Miguel at 1,230 m up Aralar Sierra in Excelsis. Sanguesa is one of Navarre’s oldest areas, just 44.5 km outside the capital, near Aragon River. Besides these, Navarre also offers resplendent Romanesque portal, palaces and towers, such as that of Santa Maria’s.
Estella is bursting with medieval and Roman cultures while positioned as a high quality popular tourist centre with impressive buildings complete with towers and portals. Navarre’s royal palace is a worthy place to visit, as it embraced a majestic Romanesque architectural structure, while the Gustavo de Maeztu Museum stores much of his artworks. Olite is a magnificent Gothic architectural castle-cum-palace.
There are many more interesting places which are rich in historical value where the list of visits is quite endless.
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