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What to see and do in Ujué/Uxue

What to see and do in Ujué/Uxue (Zona Media, Navarra): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to Ujué/Uxue: festival calendar

April: La romería de los Cruceros a Ujué (primer domingo tras el 25 de abril; reglamentada en 1725)

How far each place is from the centre of Ujué/Uxue

Santuario fortificado de Santa María de Ujué 50 m

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What to see and do in Ujué/Uxue

Ujué/Uxue
Village
A fortified town atop a hill, whose documented origin goes back to the late 8th or early 9th century, when Íñigo Arista is said to have built a fortress here. It attained the rank of town around 1076 under Sancho Ramírez, who founded the fortress-church according to a donation document from 1089. It today has 168 inhabitants.
Santuario fortificado de Santa María de Ujué
Monument
A fortress-church combining 11th-century Romanesque elements with a Gothic remodeling of 1370-1375, with a Gothic central nave and three Romanesque apses. It preserves two crenellated towers, that of the Cuatro Vientos and that of los Picos, and holds the heart of King Carlos II the Bad.
La romería de los Cruceros a Ujué
Activity
A tradition that goes back to the legendary "arrancada de Tafalla" ("dash from Tafalla") of around 1043, which was formally regulated in 1725: on the first Sunday after 25 April (San Marcos), pilgrims from neighboring villages arrive in Ujué wearing long black robes, their faces covered, carrying wooden crosses or chains.
Migas de pastor y miel de la Sierra de Ujué
Food and drink
The gastronomy of Ujué includes traditional shepherd's migas (fried breadcrumbs), sugared almonds, local wine, and the honey of the Sierra de Ujué, to which the town dedicates a Migas Festival in September.