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What to see and do in Marcilla

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

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 2 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Marcilla: festival calendar

August: Fiestas grandes de San Bartolomé y el Mundial de Lanzamiento de Rabiosa (23 al 30 de agosto)

How far each place is from the centre of Marcilla

Convento de Agustinos Recoletos de Marcilla 2.7 km
Ermita de la Virgen del Plú 3 km

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What to see and do in Marcilla

Marcilla
Village
According to tradition, Marcilla was founded around the year 610 by the Visigothic king Gundemaro with the establishment of a monastery in the Aragón valley, although historians disagree about its true origin, which others place in the Roman period or after the Arab invasion. In 1120, Alfonso I the Battler granted it the same fueros as Calahorra, and around 1160 the wife of Sancho VI the Wise founded a convent of Cistercian nuns that governed the town until 1407.
Castillo-Palacio de Marcilla
Monument
A 15th-century Gothic fortress with a square plan and corner towers, built in brick on an ashlar base. It held the sword Tizona, traditionally attributed to El Cid, until 1947, and was restored in 2012.
La leyenda de Ana de Velasco
Curiosity
According to local tradition, in 1516 the marchioness Ana de Velasco confronted the Castilian colonel Cristóbal Villalba to prevent the demolition of the castle of Marcilla: after getting the intruders drunk at a banquet, she refused to abandon the fortress and ordered them captured.
Ermita de la Virgen del Plú
Monument
A hermitage with a Latin-cross plan and a semicircular apse, built in the 15th century and rebuilt in the 17th, with a stained-glass window dedicated to the Virgen del Plú.
Convento de Agustinos Recoletos de Marcilla
Monument
A community of Discalced Augustinians established in Marcilla in 1865, in a building that includes an 18th-century wing; since 1982 it has been affiliated with the Faculty of Theology of the University of Navarre.
Peñalén, mirador sobre el Arga y el Aragón
Nature
A natural cliff 5 km from Marcilla, on the hill of Funes, located at the confluence of the Arga and Aragón rivers, with a marked trail and panoramic views of the valley.
Fiestas grandes de San Bartolomé y el Mundial de Lanzamiento de Rabiosa
Activity
The main festival of Marcilla in honor of San Bartolomé, celebrated from 23 to 30 August, which includes the World Championship of Rabiosa (Hoe) Throwing, held in the castle's moats.
Fermín de Marcilla en las Navas de Tolosa
Historical milestone
According to local tradition, Fermín de Marcilla took part in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, a feat that earned the town the right to display the chains of Navarre on its coat of arms.
Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, marqués de Villena y fundador de la RAE
Curiosity
Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco (1650-1725), Marquis of Villena and founder of the Real Academia Española (Royal Spanish Academy), is linked to Marcilla, where he held titles of lordship.