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What to see and do in Puente la Reina/Gares

What to see and do in Puente la Reina/Gares (Valdizarbe-Novenera, Navarra): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 5 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Puente la Reina/Gares: festival calendar

July: Fiestas de Santiago en Puente la Reina (July 24-29)

How far each place is from the centre of Puente la Reina/Gares

Iglesia de Santiago 100 m
Iglesia del Crucifijo 400 m

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What to see and do in Puente la Reina/Gares

Puente la Reina/Gares
Village
A town founded in the late 11th century when Alfonso I the Battler granted a founding charter to a settlement of francos (foreign settlers) established beside the Arga, which received the fuero de Estella (Charter of Estella) around 1122. It owes its name and fame to the bridge and to being the place where the Camino de Santiago routes coming from Roncesvalles and from Somport merge into a single itinerary. It now has around 2,970 inhabitants.
El puente románico sobre el Arga
Monument
A bridge of Romanesque origin, probably built by royal order in the 11th century, about 110 meters long with seven semicircular arches over the Arga river. It gives its name to the town and is one of the most recognizable images of the Camino de Santiago. The Camino Francés route to which it belongs was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993.
Iglesia del Crucifijo
Monument
A 12th-century Romanesque church, the former seat of a commandery of the Knights Templar, which houses a distinctive Y-shaped Gothic-Germanic crucifix, greatly venerated among pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago.
Iglesia de Santiago
Monument
A 12th-century Romanesque church with a carved doorway, located on Calle Mayor, along which the Camino de Santiago runs as it passes through the town.
Iglesia de San Pedro y la Virgen del Puy
Monument
A 14th-century church that holds the image of the Virgen del Puy, patron saint of Puente la Reina.
Convento de las Comendadoras del Sancti Spiritus
Monument
A 13th-century convent linked to the hospital care of pilgrims in the town.
Fiestas de Santiago en Puente la Reina
Activity
From 24 to 29 July, Puente la Reina celebrates its patron saint festival in honor of Santiago Apóstol.
Vinos de Valdizarbe y pochas
Food and drink
The Valdizarbe region, with Puente la Reina as its head town, is known for its clarete wines and for traditional dishes such as pochas (fresh white beans), lamb chilindrón, and trout Navarre-style.