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What to see and do in Bera

What to see and do in Bera (Baztan-Bidasoa, Navarra): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Bera: festival calendar

August: Fiestas de San Esteban de Bera (August 2-6)

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What to see and do in Bera

Bera
Village
The former Vera de Bidasoa, it received royal privileges from Charles III the Noble in 1402 together with Lesaka. In 1916 'de Bidasoa' was added to distinguish it from another Vera in Almería. At 56 m above sea level, it is Navarre's lowest-lying municipality, on the Bidasoa river and the border with France.
Itzea, la casa de Pío Baroja en Bera
Curiosity
The writer Pío Baroja bought the farmhouse Itzea in Bera and turned it into the family residence; several family members, among them the anthropologist and philologist Julio Caro Baroja, spent long periods at the house and are buried in the local cemetery.
Iglesia de San Esteban Protomártir de Bera
Monument
A parish church that preserves one of the finest organs in Navarre, considered among the most notable in Europe, in a building of Romanesque origin remodelled over the centuries.
La Guerra de la Independencia en Bera
Historical milestone
During the Peninsular War (1813-1814), allied troops under the Duke of Wellington occupied the area of Vera de Bidasoa as they advanced into France, with heavy losses among the population.
Fiestas de San Esteban de Bera
Activity
From 2 to 6 August Bera holds its patronal festival of San Esteban, with traditional dances such as the bordón-dantza and the makil-dantza and performances of the aurresku.