Navascués – Nature, Culture and Holiday Apartments

The Foz de Benasa is a nature reserve in the municipality of Navascués and can be crossed on foot along marked paths and trails. When planning your own day, you can arrange nature, architecture, archaeology and traditions as separate areas of focus.

For planning your day, these areas of focus can be clearly distinguished from one another: the church draws attention to its portal, archivolts and altar, while the dolmen and cave provide separate archaeological points of reference. You can explore the different themes in the order that interests you most.

Culture and History

The Iglesia de San Cristóbal contains a Gothic portal dating from the 14th century. The portal consists of five archivolts. In the presbytery stands a Baroque high altar dedicated to Saint Christopher. Visitors interested in architectural forms and furnishings can give these different aspects differing weight according to their personal interests.

Navascués is home to a rural Romanesque building with Jacobean influence. A Romanesque building in Navascués also has a distinctive bell tower in the centre of the nave.

The Dolmen de Turendo has a large mound of stones that partially covers the well-preserved burial chamber; the upper capstone is also preserved. An archaeological route leads to the Cueva de los Moros and begins in Navascués at Plaza del Almiradio. The Cueva de los Moros was used as a burial cave during the Bronze Age. The buildings and archaeological evidence therefore provide different chronological focal points for exploring the town.

The buildings and archaeological evidence mentioned can be considered as distinct thematic focal points during a visit.

A holiday apartment in Navascués can be assessed on the accommodation listings based on travel dates, room category and cancellation policy. This information helps you consider the desired period, room category and contractual terms separately. When planning a stay in Navascués, these three details can be considered separately alongside the town’s different points of interest: travel dates define the period, the room category the desired room layout, and the cancellation policy the contractual terms. This keeps the decision clear without reducing nature, architecture, archaeology and traditions to a single topic.

Other places for planning your trip include Garde, Pueyo, Corella, Villanueva de Arce, Orkoien, Lizaso, Bakaiku and Iza.

Pilgrimage and Traditions

The pilgrimage associated with Navascués includes a morning procession to the foot of the mountain with the recitation of the rosary, followed by the climb to the chapel. The rest of the programme includes a shared meal, Mass, the singing of hymns of praise and the blessing of the fields. Traditional games such as Calva and Brisca are also part of the pilgrimage.

Every year on 10 July, the residents of Navascués walk the “rosca de San Cristóbal” twice.

The pilgrimage associated with Navascués takes place on the Saturday after 16 June; residents and relatives from the three villages mentioned take part.

The two traditions and their dates can be considered separately when planning your own schedule.

For the overarching travel overview: Navarra.