
Locality: ORREAGA/RONCESVALLES (31650)
Zone: The Pyrenees
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Number of inhabitants: 24
The historical defeat of Charlemagne and the Pilgrim's Way to Santiago de Compostela have made Roncesvalles a key location, as a shelter for walkers and pilgrims, a source of legends and a convergence of cultures. The solid walls of the Collegiate church, built in the shelter of the Ibañeta pass, protect you from the harshness of the winter and transport you to a world of battles and myths.
A place of passage that epitomises history and legend, Orreaga/Roncesvalles is a beautiful forest setting in the Navarrese Pyrenees occupying almost a thousand hectares, and is the point chosen by the majority of pilgrims to start the Pilgrim's Way in Spain.
The monumental complex of the Collegiate of Orreaga/Roncesvalles, an old pilgrim hospice and the tomb of King Sancho VII 'el Fuerte' is an excellent example of medieval architecture and a legendary place.
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