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What to see and do in Cascante

What to see and do in Cascante (Ribera, Navarra): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to Cascante: festival calendar

May: Romería al Cabezo de la Cruceta (May)
September: Fiestas patronales de Cascante (September)

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What to see and do in Cascante

Cascante
Village
A Celtiberian city of the Berones tribe from the 2nd century BC, made a Roman municipium in 76 BC and conquered by Christians in February 1119. In 1633 Felipe IV granted it, by royal decree, the status of city with its own seat and vote in the Cortes of Navarre, separating it jurisdictionally from Tudela.
Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Romero
Monument
A basilica housing the Virgen del Romero, patron saint of Cascante, whose image is carried in procession in Cascante every 25 years, in years such as 1928, 1953, 1978 and 2003.
Romería al Cabezo de la Cruceta
Activity
An agricultural pilgrimage from Cascante held on a Saturday in May to a hill topped by a 20-meter cross, with a Mass and a popular grilled-meat lunch.
La primera fábrica de cerillas de España
Historical milestone
Cascante was home, under the trade name 'Ángel Garro y Compañía', to Spain's first phosphorus match factory, founded in 1835 and operating until the State took over match manufacturing in 1908.
Fiestas patronales de Cascante
Activity
Cascante's ten-day patronal festivities in honor of the Virgen del Romero and the Cristo de la Columna, beginning on the first Saturday from 8 September onward.
La Trenza de Cascante
Food and drink
A traditional pastry from Cascante, along with magdalenas, mantecados, sequillos and cocos, made in the town's bakeries.