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What to see and do in Zizur Mayor/Zizur Nagusia

What to see and do in Zizur Mayor/Zizur Nagusia (Comarca de Pamplona, Navarra): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Activities

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What to see and do in Zizur Mayor/Zizur Nagusia

Zizur Mayor/Zizur Nagusia
Village
A municipality about 5 km southwest of Pamplona, made independent on 6 November 1992 from the former Cendea de Cizur by Decreto Foral 276/1992; it is a separate municipality from Cizur Menor, which remains part of the Cendea de Cizur. Its residents are popularly known as 'patos' (ducks), although the official demonym is zizurtarra.
Iglesia de San Andrés de Zizur Mayor
Monument
A 14th-century Gothic church, dedicated to the village's patron (San Andrés, 30 November), with a notable Plateresque altarpiece from 1538.
Tartalo, el carnaval de Zizur Mayor
Activity
The carnival of Zizur Mayor (Iñauteriak) includes the ritual capture and burning of Tartalo, a legendary cyclops from Basque mythology, as the central figure of the festivities.