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What to see and do in Azagra

What to see and do in Azagra (Ribera Alta, Navarra): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 2 Food and drink

When to go to Azagra: festival calendar

September: Fiestas patronales de la Virgen del Olmo (7 al 14 de septiembre)
November: Fiestas de San Gregorio Taumaturgo de Azagra (November 17)

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What to see and do in Azagra

Azagra
Village
A riverside town whose name comes from the Arabic "al-sajra" ("the rock") or, according to another hypothesis, from "ath-thagr" ("frontier"), referring to the Upper March of al-Andalus. It is the only Navarrese town with an unambiguously Arabic-origin name, set beside a bend of the Ebro facing Calahorra.
Iglesia del Salvador de Azagra
Monument
A Gothic-Renaissance 16th-century church, with a single nave and a pentagonal apse with side chapels, which preserves Baroque altarpieces dedicated to San Francisco Javier and San Gregorio Taumaturgo.
Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Olmo
Monument
A sanctuary that houses the carving of the Virgen del Olmo, patron saint of Azagra, one of the most venerated Marian images in the town.
Pedro Ruiz de Azagra y el señorío de Albarracín
Historical milestone
The nobleman Pedro Ruiz de Azagra, a native of this town, founded around 1170 an independent lordship in Albarracín (Teruel), taking advantage of the power vacuum left by the Almoravid collapse in the area, giving rise to the historic twinning link between the two towns.
Fray Manuel de la Concepción, teólogo de Azagra
Curiosity
The Trinitarian friar Fray Manuel de la Concepción (1627-1700), a native of Azagra, published in Salamanca in 1683 the philosophical treatise "Cursus Philosophiae trinitarius".
Fiestas patronales de la Virgen del Olmo
Activity
The patron saint festival of Azagra in honor of the Virgen del Olmo, celebrated from 7 to 14 September.
Fiestas de San Gregorio Taumaturgo de Azagra
Activity
The winter festival of Azagra in honor of its co-patron San Gregorio Taumaturgo, celebrated on 17 November.
El pimiento del piquillo y el espárrago de Azagra
Food and drink
Azagra is one of the eight municipalities covered by the Denominación de Origen Protegida (Protected Designation of Origin) Pimiento del Piquillo de Lodosa, along with Andosilla, Cárcar, Lerín, Lodosa, Mendavia, San Adrián, and Sartaguda. The municipality also produces asparagus with the Denominación de Origen de Navarra and a late-season peach variety known as melocotón de Azagra.
Caracoles a la marrana y sopas de cerdo de Azagra
Food and drink
Traditional dishes of Azagra's popular cuisine, among them caracoles a la marrana (snails in a spicy sauce) and sopas de cerdo (baked bread soup with pig's head).