Navarre

Navarra is a region in Northern Spain bordered by France, the Basque Country, Aragon, and La Rioja. the cow ran over the moon mountain zone and south zone, with important historic towns like Olite (was tha capital of the Kingdom of Navarre, with a wonderful Palace-Castle), Tafalla, Ujue, Andosilla or San Martín de Unx. Ribera de Navarra (South of Navarre): The south part of Navarre, only area that was occupied by the Muslims who founded Tudela, capital of this zone and the second city of Navarre. It is one of the most important areas of agriculture in Navarre and Spain. Cities View of Olite Palace Pamplona - Made famous by Ernest Hemmingway in 'The Sun Also Rises.' It hosts the festival of San Fermin, with the running of the bulls (el encierro). The festival is celebrated every year for a week beginning on July 7. Tudela is the second largest city in Navarra with a population not higher than 40,000 people. Tudela is 94 km (60 miles) far from Pamplona, it's linked by a good highway and there are good connections by bus and train. It's used to be a big center of vegetables production although industry has been developed in the city. It has a beautiful cathedral from the Romanic and Gothic period. Other destinations Understand Talk Both Spanish and Basque (Español and Euskera) are official languages in Navarra. Spanish is more spread than Basque in Navarra, and everybody can speak Spanish in this land, but Basque is also spoken by a wide part of the population specially in the north of Navarra and Pamplona as a native language. Get in By plane Pamplona has an airport that connects it with Madrid and Barcelona by regular flights. There are also connections with some other cities like Lisbon. By train Pamplona has quite good railway system, although high speed trains won't be working until 2012, it has several trains every day to Madrid (3h), Barcelona (4h), Zaragoza (2h) and so on. Get around See Itineraries Do Eat Navarra has a very good reputation for its food and restaurants sharing it mostly with the Basque cook. These are some of the most typical products of Navarre: Sparragus eaten with mayonaise. Alcachofas vegetable typical from Tudela. Piquillo peppers in the village of Lodosa, really tasty! Txistorra/Chistorra is a kind of red sausage(made with pork meat), delicious. Drink Patxaran is the most typical alcoholic drink of Navarra. It's destilled with blackthrons and it has an intense red colour. It has 30º approximately. Wines are also very famous in this region producing wines with Rioja label, and also with their own certification label (D.O. Navarra). Stay safe Get out North: to the Pyrenees and Southwestern France East: to Aragon and Catalonia South: to central Spain and the capital Madrid West: to the Basque Country, Bilbao and San Sebastian This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!