Navarre (Province), Spain

Navarre (Province) Spain

Navarre, officially the Chartered Community of Navarre, is an autonomous community and province in the north of Spain, bordering the Basque Autonomous Community, La Rioja and Aragon in Spain, and Nouvelle-Aquitaine in France. The capital city is Pamplona. Navarre lies in the transition zone between Green Spain and the semi-arid interior, which leads to a wide variety of landscapes across the region. This transition also brings a highly changeable climate, with cooler spells and heatwaves alternating in summer. Winters are mild for the latitude. Navarre is one of the historic Basque territories, with Basque characteristics very evident in the north and almost absent in the south. During the Roman Empire, the Vascones, a pre-Roman people, lived on the southern slopes of the Pyrenees, including the area that would later become Navarre. In the mountainous north, the Vascones largely escaped Roman settlement, apart from some coastal districts – for example Oiasso (in what is now Gipuzkoa) – and the flatter lands to the south, such as Calagurris (in what is now La Rioja), which were well suited to large-scale Roman agriculture, including vineyards, olive groves and wheat. There is no evidence of major battles or general hostility between the Romans and the Basques, as they shared the same enemies.
Recommended airport
Pamplona (PNA)
Nearby destinations
  • Pamplona a 0.55 km
  • Olite a 37.03 km
  • Puente la Reina a 21.77 km