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Navarra & Northern Spain

Navarra & Northern Spain

Día de Navarra Is Not the Anniversary of Navarra’s Autonomy. It’s a 1985 Law About a Missionary Who Died in 1552.

Día de Navarra isn't an autonomy anniversary. It's a 1985 law naming a 16th century missionary's feast day the region's civic day.

Navarra & Northern Spain

The Zugarramurdi Cave Has No Stalactites, No Paintings, and Never Held a Trial

The Zugarramurdi caves have no stalactites or paintings, and never held a witch trial. What a visit looks like today, with hours and pricing.

Navarra & Northern Spain

San Sebastián’s Tamborrada Wasn’t Born Mocking the French. It Started as Something Much Sillier.

Navarra & Northern Spain

The Camino de Santiago Doesn’t Start at Roncesvalles. It Starts 25 Kilometers Away, in France.

Navarra & Northern Spain

Navarra’s Semana Santa Has No Nazarenos. It Has a Rope-Suspended Angel, a Real Judas Chase, and a Dance That Used to Be Carnival

Navarra & Northern Spain

Bodegas Muga Wasn’t Part of Haro’s Founding Wine Boom. That’s the Point.

Navarra & Northern Spain

Navarra’s Most Decorated Footballers Came From Six Different Towns, Not One City

Famous footballers from the Navarra region, verified: a Pyrenees village, a Ribera farm town, and who doesn't actually belong on this list.

Navarra & Northern Spain

Bodegas Ysios: The Calatrava Winery That Isn’t in La Rioja

Navarra & Northern Spain

The Guggenheim Isn’t an Extension of Bilbao’s Casco Viejo. It’s Built Where the City’s Docks Collapsed.

Navarra & Northern Spain

The Basílica del Pilar Rests on a Claim No Other Marian Shrine in the World Makes