Navarra

On a red background and checking out some form of radio chains in the center. Links in the chain are at various points

The flag of Navarre is red, with the shield in the center.

From a climate, Navarre is a mixture of influence mountain in the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean valley of the Ebro, having a great difference between the climate of the north (much more humid and with frequent rainfall), the climate of the south (more Mediterranean and with higher temperatures and more sporadic rainfall) from the Cantabrian valleys of the north damp to dry and steppe Bardenas Interests on the banks of the river Ebro in just a few kilometers.

Navarra is located in northern Spain. Bordered on the north by the French department of Pyrenees-Atlantiques, in the region of Aquitaine, on the west by the autonomous community of Basque Country, La Rioja to the south and east by Aragon. The geography of Navarre is, despite its relatively small size, very varied. Most of the territory is mountainous Navarre, dominated by the Pyrenees, in contrast to the plains of the valley of the Ebro River in southern La Ribera.

In Navarre two languages are spoken at present, the Castilian and Basque. Both the Castilian and Basque are official languages and in Navarra. The Castilian it is throughout the community while the historic Basque only in the areas of the Basque Regional Law specifies. The Basque language is spoken in the central and northern territory, being the mother tongue of a majority of the population in the north and northwest edge. In the whole of Navarra, Castilian is the mother tongue of 88.9% of the population, Basque 7%, 2% have both languages as mother and the remaining 2% has another language as their mother tongue. Today an increasing number of people who know the Basque language in Navarre.

In the chapter there are the cathedrals of Tudela, the transition to the Gothic and Pamplona, in which some remains are preserved in the Museum of Navarra, eloquent enough to imagine a construction of the first order in the European scene Romanesque . In the chapter of monasteries, we can not forget that of Leyre, one of the spiritual heart of the province. Cistercian monks ordered the building of Fitero and Oliva. As for the churches, we must highlight of Eunate and Torres del Rio, both of polygonal plant or of Estella, Cirauque Bridge and the covers of arches Reina polilobulados

The Sanfermines are a party in honor of San Fermin which is held annually in Pamplona, capital of the Community of Navarra, northern Spain.

The festivities begin with the launch of txupinazo or chupinazo (rocket) from the balcony of the City Council of Pamplona at 12 noon on July 6 and end at 24h of July 14 with "Poor Me", a song of farewell .

One of the most famous of Sanfermines is the "Bull Run," which consists of a race of about 800 meters ahead of the bulls, culminating in the bullring. The sit-ins take place every day between 7 and July 14 and begin at eight o'clock, with an average duration of two to three minutes.

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In Navarra were several routes in the beginning. They had the importance of the Gorge, the Baztán, the Mauléon to Roncal and Lumbier, the de la Ribera, the Val de Aibar and facing Valdorba. The king of Navarre Sancho III Major (1004-1035), a domain owner exerted on all the kingdoms Latino Christian, was the one who set the final route of the Way and who introduced the influence Cluniac and the new Romanesque art, which spread throughout Pilgrim's route, whose glory would last until the sixteenth century.

Contains ethnographic goods from the historical area of Navarre, from medieval times until the advent of automated machinery (decades 1930-1940), with funds representing the traditional ways of life (including forging), crafts (mainly in wood and clay) games and clothing.

Olite of the Royal Palace, residence of the monarchs of Navarre until the union with Castile (1512), is one of the most interesting of civil Gothic Europe. Located on remnants of the old "praesidium" Roman Oligitum, over the centuries XIII-XIV underwent various transformations, but its development was driven largely by King Carlos III Noble since the beginning of the fifteenth century, which attracted many teachers at his court and mainland Europe.

The production area of Asparagus of Navarra includes municipalities of Aragon, La Rioja and Navarra. The asparagus del Ebro are a luxury of great gourmet taste and elegance. The plant comes East and dates back to ancient consumption was already considered a "delicacy of the Gods" by the Egyptians. Among its most important features is its white color, texture, soft, soft fiber and low in bitterness, due to cold nights.

Piquillo pepper is a plant herbacea year. Is planted in May, during the spring and summer are carried out the work of irrigation, fertilization ... to start harvesting in mid-September through November. His collection is manual and fruit to fruit.

The origin of Idiazabal cheese made with raw milk from the sheep latxa and carranzana: some breeds of peculiar characteristics. This unique cheese needs a minimum of 2 months of maturation, pasta pressed, whose weight fluctuates between 1 and 3 pounds, and that can be presented not smoked or smoked, according to the gastronomic tradition of different valleys. The production area is delimited to Navarra and three provinces in the Basque Country.

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