Navarra Guide 2019

end your stay with two pearls which lie just a couple of kilometres from estella- Lizarra, the magnificent Cistercian abbey of the monastery of irantzu , built be- tween the 12 th and 14 th centuries, and the monastery of iratxe with its Plateresque cloister and herrerian-style tower.

▲ monastery of irantzu

in the midst of rOmaN mUSeS

a few kilometres from estella-lizarra, the museum and archaeological site of villa de arellano allow you to relive navarre’s roman past. although its actual name is Aurelianum , it is also known as the “Villa of the muses”, due to the spectacular mo- saic of the muses found there. walk among the rooms of what started out as an agricultural dwelling and went on to become a luxury residence in the 5 th century. there you will discover a curious goblet depicted in ceramic, the fumarium ,where wine was artificially aged, and ele- gant mosaics which tell us of the goddess Cybele and her consort attis.

▲ monastery of iratxe

villa of arellano ▼

estella-lizarra, san Pedro de la rúa

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