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What to see and do in Tudela

What to see and do in Tudela (Ribera, Navarra): 12 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 3 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Tudela: festival calendar

July: Fiestas patronales de Santa Ana y Santiago de Tudela (24 al 30 de julio)

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What to see and do in Tudela

Tudela
Village
Navarre's second city, fortified in the year 802 by Amrus ben Yusuf under the name 'Al-Tutili'; it reached great splendor under governor Musa ibn Musa in the 9th century and was briefly the capital of an independent taifa around 1046-1051, with its own minted coinage. Alfonso I el Batallador definitively reconquered it on 25 February 1119, and Carlos III granted it the title of city in 1390.
Catedral de Santa María de Tudela
Monument
A cathedral built on the site of the old Muslim Friday mosque, raised to cathedral status in 1390. Notable features include its Last Judgment portal, its Romanesque cloister and later Gothic additions; inside it preserves 'El Caballico', an equestrian sculpture of Rotrou de Perche, the city's first Christian governor around 1123.
La Judería de Tudela
Historical milestone
Tudela was home to one of the most prestigious and populous Jewish communities in Navarre, which lived alongside Christians and Muslims in separate quarters for nearly four centuries. In 1328 it suffered a pogrom instigated by Pedro Ollogoyen. The so-called 'Manta de Tudela', hung in 1610 in the chapel of the Cristo del Perdón, recorded nearly two hundred names of converted Jews as an act of 'blood purity', the origin of the Spanish expression 'tirar de la manta' ('to pull the blanket', meaning to reveal a hidden truth).
Benjamín de Tudela
Curiosity
The Jewish traveler and writer Benjamín de Tudela (c. 1127/30-1175), born in the city, traveled across the eastern Mediterranean and left an account of his journey that is one of the most important sources on the medieval Jewish world.
Puente sobre el Ebro de Tudela
Monument
A three-arch bridge rebuilt in the 12th century, attributed to Sancho VII el Fuerte, who also restored the city's alcazaba (citadel).
La Mejana de Tudela
Nature
A river islet formed by Ebro silt next to the town center, originally covered by riverside woodland and now cleared for growing artichokes, asparagus, lettuce hearts and tomatoes. It is reached by a bridge over the Acequia del Molinar, presided over by a brick gateway with a niche dedicated to Santa Ana, the city's patron saint; it forms part of the protected area of the Sotos de Traslapuente.
Torre Monreal de Tudela
Monument
A medieval defensive tower, one of the historic symbols of Tudela's urban skyline.
Palacio del Marqués de San Adrián
Monument
A Renaissance palace on Calle Magallón in Tudela.
La batalla de Tudela de 1808
Historical milestone
On 23 November 1808, during the Peninsular War, the Battle of Tudela took place, a French victory whose name was inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
Sancho VII el Fuerte, rey nacido y muerto en Tudela
Historical milestone
Sancho VII el Fuerte (1194-1234), the last king of the Jiménez dynasty of Navarre and a participant in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, was born and died in Tudela, where he restored the alcazaba and the bridge over the Ebro.
Fiestas patronales de Santa Ana y Santiago de Tudela
Activity
Tudela's main festivities in honor of its patron Santiago el Mayor and its patroness Santa Ana, celebrated from 24 to 30 July.
Tudela, capital de la verdura
Food and drink
Tudela is known as Navarre's 'capital de la verdura' ('vegetable capital') for the quality of its asparagus, artichokes, peppers, thistles and lettuce hearts, many grown in La Mejana and in the market gardens of the Bardenas.