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What to see and do in Petilla de Aragón

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

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

When to go to Petilla de Aragón: festival calendar

May: Romería de San Antonio de Bastanes (May 10)
September: Fiestas de la Virgen de la Caridad de Petilla (September 8)

How far each place is from the centre of Petilla de Aragón

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What to see and do in Petilla de Aragón

Petilla de Aragón
Village
A Navarrese municipality forming an enclave completely surrounded by Aragonese territory, a situation that arose in 1231 when Sancho VII the Strong of Navarre enforced a debt guarantee from the Aragonese king Pedro II, who had borrowed 20,000 gold morabetinos by pledging several border fortresses. It received the title of town in 1383 from Carlos II of Navarre, with the privilege of supplying itself through Aragonese territory.
Casa natal de Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Curiosity
Santiago Ramón y Cajal, histologist and winner of the 1906 Nobel Prize in Medicine, was born in Petilla de Aragón; his birthplace has been a museum since 1994. In March 2023 he was named favorite son of the municipality, which is twinned with Corteno Golgi (Italy) and Luarca (Asturias, birthplace of Severo Ochoa) within the European Network of Nobel Villages.
Iglesia de San Millán Abad de Petilla de Aragón
Monument
A 13th-century Gothic church with a single nave of two bays and a polygonal apse, and a Romanesque doorway with five archivolts decorated with Jaca chessboard motifs. It preserves a 14th-century Gothic crucifix and a 16th-century raised choir with nine flamboyant tracery panels; the three-tiered square tower was completed in November 1565.
Castillo de Petilla
Historical milestone
A rock fortress on the crag "La Torreta," with a three-story tower and a garrison usually of 30 men, of which only grooves in the rock remain today. It was demolished in 1512 by order of Fernando the Catholic.
Fiestas de la Virgen de la Caridad de Petilla
Activity
The patron saint festival of Petilla de Aragón in honor of the Virgen de la Caridad, celebrated on 8 September.
Romería de San Antonio de Bastanes
Activity
A pilgrimage to the hermitage of San Antonio, in the Bastanes area, restored in 1988, held every 10 May.