Navarra information
Roncesvalles information
In the northeast of the Navarre region and 47 km from Pamplona
is Roncesvalles, the point of departure for modern pilgrims on
the road to Santiago de Compostela.
A centre of religion and monuments, prominent among the historic-artistic
heritage of Roncesvalles is the collegiate church, in which its
magnificent church and the image of the Virgin, both in the Gothic
style, are outstanding; the church of Santiago, which is also
Gothic, and the Espíritu Santo, which is Romanesque, as well as
its interesting museum and the old hospital of Itzandegia -with
an ongoing exhibition on the Pilgrim's Road to Santiago de Compostela.
Source: Web server of Instituto de Turismo de España, TURESPAÑA.