Villava-Atarrabia

The municipality of Villava was founded in 1184 by king Sancho VI the Wise. It is the typical town developing around the Way of Saint James, since its main street grew as buildings were built on both the sides of the way.

A stone cross marks the limits of the town which, in recent decades, has grown beyond its borders, becoming one of the largest towns in Navarre.

• Casa Motza: also known as the Palace of Andosilla, this is one of the best examples of Renaissance-style manor houses in Navarre.
• Trinidad Bridge of Arre: it spans over the Ultzama River since time immemorial, being part of the Roman causeway from Bordeaux to Astorga.
• Church of Trinidad in Arre: porticoed Romanesque temple and ancient pilgrim’s hospital from the 12th century.
• “Batán” (cloth processing mill) and cascade of Villava: erected in the 12th century by the monks of Roncesvalles, initially it housed a grain mill; later it became a “batán” or mill for processing waterproof fabrics; and it ended up as a paper pulp mill.   
• School of Agricultural Experts: building from 1912, visited by king Alfonso XIII, and built on the occasion of a national viticulture congress.
• Casino Besta Jira: casino and restaurant built under the auspices of local bourgeois families in 1911.