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Navarra & Northern Spain

Navarra & Northern Spain

Tudela Runs Its Own Encierro Ten Days After San Fermín Ends. Almost Nobody Outside Navarra Knows It.

Navarra & Northern Spain

Olite Isn’t Just a Pretty Castle. It Was Navarra’s Own Royal Court, 40 Kilometers From Pamplona.

The Palacio Real de Olite isn't a generic Spanish castle. It was Navarra's own royal court, 40 km from Pamplona, built by the king who

Navarra & Northern Spain

The Carnaval de Tolosa Wasn’t Banned Under Franco. It Was Renamed for 40 Years Instead.

Navarra & Northern Spain

Ujué Isn’t Just a Pretty Medieval Village. A Navarrese King Split His Own Body to Be Buried There.

Navarra & Northern Spain

Calle Laurel Isn’t San Sebastián’s Pintxos Crawl Relocated to Rioja. Its Oldest Bar Exists Because of an 1878 Complaint.

Navarra & Northern Spain

Marqués de Riscal’s “Guggenheim Effect” Isn’t a Marketing Line, It’s Been Measured

Navarra & Northern Spain

Asturias Isn’t Basque Country or Navarra. Its Cider Proves It.

Navarra & Northern Spain

Estella-Lizarra Didn’t Grow Along the Camino. A King Rerouted the Camino to Build It.

Estella-Lizarra on the Camino de Santiago wasn't a natural stop. A king rerouted the road in 1090 to build the town from scratch.

Navarra & Northern Spain

Navarra Has Two Ski Resorts. Neither Has a Chairlift.

Navarra & Northern Spain

Why the Most Traditional Winery in Rioja Has the Region’s Most Futuristic Building

López de Heredia in Haro ferments wine in century-old vats and hired Zaha Hadid to shelter a forgotten 1910 wine kiosk.