Navarre is one of the historic Basque provinces: its Basque features are conspicuous in the north, but virtually absent on the southern fringes. The best-known event in Navarre is the annual festival of San Fermín held in Pamplona in July.

The Kingdom of Navarre (/ nəˈvɑːr / nə-VAR), [7] originally the Kingdom of Pamplona, occupied lands on both sides of the western Pyrenees, with its northernmost areas originally reaching the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay), between present-day Spain and France. [8][9]

The Kingdom of Navarre, former independent kingdom of Spain which occupied the area of the present province of Navarra. The kingdom was home to sizable Moorish and Jewish populations, and despite its small size in the later Middle Ages, it …

The most comprehensive and updated tourist information on Navarre: accommodation, itineraries, sights of interest, rural tourism, Pamplona, the way of St James, San Fermin...

Navarre , Spanish Navarra, Ancient kingdom, northern Spain, bordered by France, Aragon, Castile, and the Basque Country. It encompassed the modern autonomous community of …

Feb 21, 2025 · Navarra, comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of northern Spain, officially known as the Comunidad Foral de Navarra (“Regional Community of Navarra”). It is roughly coextensive with the Spanish portion of the historical kingdom of Navarra and coextensive with the modern provincia (province) of Navarra.

Apr 9, 2019 · Navarre was wrested from the Cordoba Caliphate in 824 by Inigo Arista, founder of the House of Iniguez. Navarre was, initially, named "The Kingdom of Pamplona", and in fact didn't come to be known as Navarre until the mid-1100s.

Oct 30, 2024 · Despite being one of Spain's hidden gems, Navarra is home to some of the country's most spectacular natural wonders. In its lands, you can find everything from Europe's …

Not only is it one of Spain's historic regions - once a kingdom, now an "autonomous community", it also has plenty of stunning landscapes and areas of natural heritage, havens for those looking for history, wildlife and interesting – even exotic – places to visit. Old Pamplona circa 1850.

Navarre is a historical region in northern Spain and its capital is Pamplona, which enjoys a privileged strategic location on the border with France, very close to San Sebastian and Bilbao, and extremely well connected to Madrid and Barcelona.