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What to see and do in Murillo el Fruto

What to see and do in Murillo el Fruto (Zona Media, Navarra): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Curiosities

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What to see and do in Murillo el Fruto

Murillo el Fruto
Village
A town whose name comes from the Latin "murellum fractum" (broken wall), alluding to a settlement rebuilt after medieval conflicts. Its municipal area contains 69 sites of various periods, from the Neolithic to the present, including the Celtiberian settlements of El Castillar and Villar-Lagazpia. It has about 665 inhabitants.
Iglesia de Santa María de Murillo el Fruto
Monument
A 16th-century Renaissance church built on a 13th-century base, with a large Mannerist painting of San Miguel and Baroque choir stalls from the monastery of La Oliva.
Raimundo Lanas, el ruiseñor navarro
Curiosity
Raimundo Lanas Muru was born in Murillo el Fruto on 23 January 1908, considered the greatest performer of the Navarrese jota in history, known as "el ruiseñor navarro" ("the Navarrese nightingale"). After training with the Orfeón Pamplonés choir, he triumphed in Cuba, Mexico, and New York before dying in Fuendejalón (Zaragoza) on 31 December 1939.