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Estella-Lizarra
Estella-Lizarra
In its southwestern course across Navarra, the Camino de Santiago passes through an impressive ensemble of religious monuments. Estella-Lizarra, southwest of Pamplona, is the largest village along the way and the most exceptional in terms of architecture and setting. Estella was founded in the 11th century after King Sancho had rerouted the Camino through Navarra and La Rioja. Since then the village, which tops a rise where the Ríos Ega and Urederra meet, has acquired its noteworthy holdings.
Sightseeing in Estella-Lizarra
At the center of the old quarter is the Plaza de San Martín and the Iglesia de San Pedro de la Rúa, a gloomy, lichen-covered church with an attractive Romanesque cloister and sanctuary. Sharing the plaza is the 12th-century Romanesque Palacio de Los Reyes, now home to the Museo de Gustavo de Maeztu; the museum is dedicated to the 20th-century Art Nouveau painter who lived out his twilight years in Estella.
Crossing the Puente de la Cárcel over the river leads to the Iglesia de San Miguel on the far bank, which has a beautiful Romanesque doorway and keeps weird hours, making it difficult to see much. Nearby, the Plaza de los Fueros is the center of activity in the newer part of town.
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