The lovely town of Estella (known as Lizarra in Basque), founded in 1090 to attend to Camino pilgrims, and conserving a ravishing Romanesque old quarter on the Ega River, with standouts such as the churches of San Miguel and San Pedro de la Rúa as well as the two-storey Palace of the Kings of Navarre (there’s plenty of Gothic and Renaissance also sprinkled throughout). Wandering its atmospheric cobblestone streets – including a notable Judería (Jewish quarter) – as well as its arched bridge over the Ega is a truly magical experience.
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