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What to see and do in Huarte/Uharte

What to see and do in Huarte/Uharte (Comarca de Pamplona, Navarra): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Activities

How far each place is from the centre of Huarte/Uharte

Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Huarte 300 m

Towns near Huarte/Uharte

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What to see and do in Huarte/Uharte

Huarte/Uharte
Village
A municipality 6.7 km from Pamplona whose name comes from the Basque 'ur arte' ('between waters'), owing to its position between the Arga and Ulzama rivers. In 1223 the bishop of Pamplona ceded the town and its castle to King Sancho VII; in 1665 Felipe IV granted it the title of 'buena villa' (chartered royal town) in exchange for 16,000 reales for the Crown. During the Peninsular War it came to house three military hospitals with capacity for 800-1,000 soldiers.
Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Huarte
Monument
Navarre's first cultural facility conceived specifically for contemporary art, covering 6,500 m². Sources do not agree on the exact month of its opening: the Spanish-language edition of Wikipedia places the inauguration in October 2007, while other specialized sources date it to April of that same year, after construction was completed in 2006. It was first run by the Ordóñez-Falcón foundation and, since 2009, by the Fundación Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Huarte, funded by the Government of Navarre.
Iglesia de San Juan Evangelista de Huarte
Monument
A church that preserves a 16th-century altarpiece by the painter Juan de Bustamante.
Festival Cantamañanas
Activity
An urban-art festival held in Huarte since 2003, bringing together international graffiti and mural artists each year.