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54. Town of Olite, Navarre
Visitthissmalltown,locatedinNavarre,andimmerseyourselfintheEuropeanmiddleages.
The town's most famous building is a splendid palace, once the residence of the kings of
Navarra.
The town offers much more: ancient stone houses with crests of arms and wooden roofs,
beautiful churches such as
Santa María
(1 €) and
San Pedro
(guided tours),
medieval mar-
kets
, streets crossed by gothic arches, a spectacular Roman fortified wall, and much more to
transport you back in time.
In the summer, a
classical theatre festival
recreates the medieval era with fifteen days of
drama from Moliere, Shakespeare, and dozens of other productions across the town. The
town transforms into a European medieval scene where you can walk among merchants,
princes and princesses, clerics, and musicians.
Image Credit: Castle of Olite. Image by
Guiex com.
When It's Free
