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What to see and do in Villafranca

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

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 2 Historical milestones

When to go to Villafranca: festival calendar

September: Fiestas patronales de Santa Eufemia, 'La Serrada' (15 al 22 de septiembre)

How far each place is from the centre of Villafranca

Iglesia parroquial de Santa Eufemia de Villafranca 350 m

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What to see and do in Villafranca

Villafranca
Village
A town founded by a settlement charter granted by Sancho VI the Wise in 1191, which gave it its name —"villa franca" ("free town")— by exempting its settlers from certain tax burdens.
Iglesia parroquial de Santa Eufemia de Villafranca
Monument
A Baroque church built in three phases between 1692 and 1740, with a tower designed by José Ezquerra, the same architect who designed the tower of Tudela Cathedral.
Convento de Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Villafranca
Monument
An early-18th-century convent that preserves Rococo altarpieces from 1769, the work of Dionisio de Villodas and Lucas de Mena.
Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Portal de Villafranca
Monument
A 16th-century basilica, expanded in the 17th, with plasterwork and Baroque altarpieces of notable decorative richness.
Palacio de los Bobadilla de Villafranca
Monument
A Baroque palace from the late 17th and early 18th centuries, built in brick with an arcaded gallery characteristic of the civil architecture of the Ribera.
El mosaico romano de Villafranca
Historical milestone
Villafranca preserves evidence of a Roman settlement with a mosaic of geometric decoration from the late 3rd or early 4th century, now preserved in the Museo de Navarra.
Badina Escudera
Nature
A wetland protected under the Natura 2000 network, on the left bank of the Aragón river as it passes through Villafranca, a refuge for waterfowl and reptiles and a key site for migratory species.
El asedio carlista de Villafranca de 1834
Historical milestone
During the First Carlist War, the troops of Tomás de Zumalacárregui entered Villafranca on 27 November 1834; Liberal families who took refuge in the church tower suffered the siege and the burning of the tower by the Carlists.
Fiestas patronales de Santa Eufemia, 'La Serrada'
Activity
The patron saint festival of Villafranca in honor of Santa Eufemia, known as "La Serrada," celebrated from 15 to 22 September.