Picture courtesy of the Tourist Office of Nájera
INFORMATION
PROVINCE: La Rioja
AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY: La Rioja
DISTANCE TO SANTIAGO: 582 km
TOURIST OFFICE
Paseo de San Julián, 4
26300 Najera
Tel.: [+34] 941 741 184
Email: turismo@najeraturismo.es
LINKS OF INTEREST
USEFUL NUMBERS
- Health Centre: [+34] 941 279 000
- Civil protection: [+34] 941 360 404
FESTIVALS & OTHER EVENTS
- “Fuero de Nájera”: celebration of the old privilege by which Nájera was granted permission to hold a 'market' every Thursday.
- “Reino de Nájera”: second half of July. 300 local actors perform the 12th-century “Chronica naiarensis” or “Chronicle of Nájera”.
- Furniture Fair: Easter.
- Dancers of Anguiano: July 22nd, Feast of La Magdalena. The dancers dance on wooden stilts.
Of pre-Roman origin, it stands on the Najerilla river basin, one of the environmentally best-preserved wildlife sites in Spain.
It was the seat of the Court of the Kingdom of Nájera-Pamplona between the 10th and 11th centuries, causing the diversion of the old track of the Way to Saint James in the direction of this important town.
Services
MUST-SEES
- Santa María la Real: the monastery was ordered to be built by king García Sánchez III. The works were completed in 1052, becoming then the episcopal headquarters and mausoleum of kings and infants of the Kingdom of Nájera-Pamplona.
- Museum of Nájera: historical-archaeological museum with items ranging from prehistoric times to the Modern Age.
- “Alcázar”: medieval defensive system that includes the Cerro de la Mota, crowned by the castle, the walled fort of Malpica, the city walls of Nájera, the fortified bridge and man-made caves within the rock.
HOSTELS
In Nájera we will find one municipal hostel and 3 private hostels. The municipal hostel relies on voluntary donations by pilgrims; private hostel rates vary.
PILGRIM’S MENU
In Nájera most restaurants offer a pilgrim’s menu, and some bars also offer special pilgrim-oriented breakfasts.
Track Nájera-Santo Domingo de la Calzada
NEARBY POINTS OF INTEREST
- San Millán de la Cogolla: Monasteries of Suso and Yuso, a World Heritage Site since 1997.
- Virgen of Ña Valvanera: patron saint of La Rioja. Located at the monastery of La Valvanera in Anguiano.
- Botanical Gardens of La Rioja in Hormilla: immense space full of trees, flowers and plants from all over the world. Can be visited barefoot.