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Navarre, in the North of the Iberian Peninsula bordering France, is an autonomous community of Spain [ Basse-Navarre is part of France's Pyrénées Atlantiques département ]

Navarre is divided in three sectors: The mountain range of the Pyrenees in the north, with exceptional landscapes as the exemplaric Baztan valley, La Riviera [ riverside zone ] in the south [ a plain land with small lagoons and the fertile valley of Ebro river ], and, in between La Zona Media [ the Middle zone ], with impressive landscapes and canyons as Hoces de Lumbier and Arbayun.

Cities in Navarra: Pamplona, Olite, Sangüesa, Estella, Tudela

Capital City of Navarra:  Pamplona


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Campsites & Caravanning Navarra

  Eurocampings   -   ACSI Camping Guide

  Camping & Caravaning en Espana

Holiday Rentals/ Apartments

Holidaylettings.co.uk 

  Villanao   -   Navarra villas

  Casaspain.com 

Hotels in Navarre

  Booking  -  Hotels in Navarre   -   Hotel Guide Navarre
Hotels in Pamplona, Huarte, Burlada, Mutilva Baja, Orcoyen, Viana, Tudela, San Adrián, Imárcoain, Zizur Mayor, Villaba, Noáin, and more.

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

  Booking  -  Hotels in Pamplona   -   Pamplona Hotel Guide

 
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National Parks

Navarre has no fewer than 50 natural preserves and  It offers great possibilities for hiking, climbing, fishing and is an ideal place if you want to spend green holidays in Spain.

Most outstanding are:

  Reserva Integral de Lizardoia
  Parque Natural de Señorio de Bértiz

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

  easyJet holidays   -   Navarria Holidays

   -   Create your perfect trip to Navarre
Flight, Hotel and Car

Thomas Cook



  Mundi Color UK
British subsidiary of the largest travel operator on the Iberian Peninsula, and the UK's Number One specialist travel operator to Spain.

Travel Guides Navarre / Related books

Amazon.com - Travel Guides Navarra 

  Pamplona Travel Guide
Format: Kindle Edition; File Size: 338 KB; Publisher: Offbeat Guides (2 Nov 2010); Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.; ASIN: B0027VXU34.

  Pyrenean Haute Route: High-Level Trail through The Pyrenees
Ton Joosten (Author)
The second edition of this detailed walking guide to an 800km trek along the Franco-Spanish border, from Hendaye to Banyuls-sur-Mer, probably the most spectacular and challenging walk in the Pyrenees and one of the classic walks in Europe. Unlike the GR10 and GR11 the Haute Route crosses the border many times, exploring both sides of the mountain range and staying as close as possible to the main ridge of the Pyrenees . As a result the Haute Route leads the trekker through landscapes of immense variety and impeccable beauty . The unwaymarked route is described in 45 day stages, with 500 GPS waymarks, practical information on villages, mountain huts, guesthouses, hotels and campsites and variant routes to avoid the trickier sections. The guide also describes optional ascents of ten classic Pyrenean summits close to the route for days off!
Paperback: 320 pages; Publisher: Cicerone Press; 2nd Revised edition edition (7 April 2009); ISBN-10: 1852845554

Transport / How do I travel to Navarre

  Barcelona Airport
  Pamplona (PNA)
  Agoncillo (RJL)
  San Sebastián (EAS)
  Vitoria (VIT)
  Anglet (BIQ)

See AENA [ Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea ]

 
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  Airline Tickets Navarre / Bargain Flights 
Cheap flights Navarre, Price comparison possible.

  Road maps Navarra at Amazon


Links 

  Turismo Navarra   -   Tourist Board Navarre

  Government Navarra 

  Pamplona   -   Capital City of Navarre  -  see 'Turismo y Negocio'
World-famous for the Running of Bulls which form part of its most famous festival, Sanfermines, in July.
Cómo llegar | Alojamientos | Paseos | Los Burgos | Camino de Santiago | Ciudad monumental | Parques y jardines | Gastronomía | De compras | Fiestas populares | Sanfermines | Privilegio de la Unión | San Saturnino | Ciudad de congresos | Transporte

  Middle Zone
As the mountains disappear, The Middle Zone opens. In this area the rivers run heavy with the molten snow and winter rainfall: the Esca River in Roncal, the Salazar River that crosses Ochagavía, the Irati River which comes down from the Pyrenean forest, the Urrobi River from Ibañeta, and the Arga River which originates in the Quinto Real forest and crosses through Pamplona. Within this framework of rivers running from North to South, another yet is added running from West to East, the Araquil River carrying the waters of the Aralar mountain range in the North and the Urbasa and Andía mountain ranges in the South.
The middle zone is a land of transition, where the mountains give way to the riverside zone. The different mountain ranges: Aralar, Urbasa, Andía, Perdón, Alaiz, Izco and Leyre extending from the West to the East, from the province of Guipúzcoa to Aragón, now yield a change in the landscape.
Valleys increase in number and the country settings become smaller and more harmonious. The weather is mild and wet therefore, under these conditions, the cereal harvest is very often extraordinary.
  Mountain Zone
The Pyrenees, northern front of the territory, arises as a natural frontier of 143 kilometres with France along which are several communication gates. Such as, the area of Roncal, through the valley of Belagua; in Salazar, at the foot of the Orhi mountain; in Valcarlos, near Roncesvalles, following the centennial way that witnessed the defeat of Carlomagno and which welcomed and still welcomes the pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela. The Pyrenean frontier becomes less abrupt westwards, the mountains descend as they approach the coast and although the valleys are still deep and narrow, they offer more opportunities to cross the natural mountainous border: Urdax watches the pass towards Dancharinea, while the Bidasoa River opens its narrow winding way to the sea through Endarlaza, from where you reach Irún, the door to France.
The mountain, northern part of Navarre, is a land of snowfalls and heavy fog, of deep forests and grasslands , of tiny villages and forgotten country houses, once belonging to stockbreeders or lumbermen. The scenery is perfectly captured in the eastern pine grove valleys of Roncal and Salazar, and in the dark beech woods of the Irati forest that prolongs itself to the West of the region.
  Riverside Zone
The South of Navarre is marked by the River Ebro crossing through the capital of the area, Tudela. From West to East runs the River Ega and together with the River Arga and River Aragón they provide water for the fertile fields which are the basis of a rich agricultural industry.
Hot dry summers and wet winters with a strong cold wind known as the "cierzo" in the Ebro valley comply the typical Mediterranean climate of this region. To the southast of the area contrasting with the rich grasslands of the north is the Bardenas, an area where the erosion has sculptured the clayey land into steep ravines and plateaus with scarce vegetation.

  Artajona   -   surrounded by medieval walls
  Estella
  Olite   -   formerly the seat of Navarre's kings
  Roncesvalles
  Sangüesa   -   Merindad
  Tudela

  News from Navarre   -   Diario de Navarra 
  Feria del Toro
Most comprehensive information on the Pamplona Bull Fair / Iruña.
  Fiestas de San Fermen 
  Sanfermines   -   Sanfermin.com   -   Everything on the Fiesta
The bull-running, the all-night partying, the traditions, useful information… All you need to become a connoisseur of the wildest Fiesta in the whole wide world.
  The Running of the Bulls Net
Accommodation | Visitors Guide | Where to eat | Getting there | Streetmap | Pamplona in 360, Webcam | the Bull Market T-shirt Store [ Clothes for the bullish ]
  University   -   Public University of Navarre 

  Way of Saint James   -   Camino de Santiago

Cuisine 

  Basque cuisine

  Cuisine des Basques 

History of Navarre

The history of the ancient kingdom of Navarre always has been marked by its border situation with France, Castile, Aragon and Baskland, and the fact that it is crossed by the pilgrim way Camino de Santiago (Way of Saint James) is an additional reason for its extraordinary monumental richdom.

  Wikipedia   -   History of Navarre and Pamplona
The Kingdom of Navarre, originally called Pamplona, arose circa 824 when Iñigo Arista led a revolt against the Franks. In 1511, the part of Navarre south of the Pyrenees (the majority of the Kingdom) was annexed by Ferdinand II of Aragon. The tiny portion of Navarre north of the Pyrenees known as Basse-Navarre, along with the neighboring Principality of Béarn, continued to be held by the French Kings of Navarre.........

Music, Art & Culture, Events

  Culture in Navarre

Web Portal / Directory

  Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum 
Ernest Hemingway made Pamplona famous and was duly rewarded for it by having a street named after him, Avenida de Hemingway.
Experience the calming contrast that this Key West home offered this complex man as you take a leisurely and inspiring tour of his mansion and gardens.
  Portal Taurino
  Pyreneesguide.com   -   Pyrenees tourism travel guide


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