Ujué/Uxue
Ujué
Member of Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España
Legend says a shepherd followed a dove into a hole in the rock and found an image of the Virgin there, and the Basque name Uxue is often traced to the word for dove. At 815 metres in its own sierra, Ujué packs cobbled streets around the fortified church of Santa María, which holds the heart of Charles II of Navarre. The view reaches the Pyrenees and the Ribera.
Highlights
- The fortified church of Santa María, Romanesque with Gothic additions
- The heart of Charles II of Navarre, kept inside the church
- Cobbled medieval lanes of houses clustered on the hilltop
- Wide views over the Pyrenees, the Zona Media and the Ribera of Navarre
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Ujué (ES), Ujué – Uxue, Ujué (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 168
Events through the year
- Cabalgata de Reyes
- Night pilgrimage of the Apostles of TafallaBrotherhood of the Twelve Apostles walks from Tafalla at midnight, since 1607
- Romerías a UjuéNeighbouring villages climb to the Virgin; black-robed penitents carry crosses
- Feast of San Isidro Labrador
- Romería to the Ermita de la BlancaVillagers walk to the hermitage on the site of the first Uxue
- Summer concerts in the basilicaConcerts in the Basilica of Ujué in the Navarre government's Cultur programme
- Fiestas patronalesNativity of Our Lady, with Navarrese jotas sung to the Virgin of Ujué
- Fiesta de las MigasMigas tasting, shepherds' market, old crafts and live music
- Olentzero kalejiraStreet parade of Olentzero, the Basque Christmas figure
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Ujué). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- Candied almondsSweet
- Red and rosé wineWineFrom the village cooperative
- Sierra de Ujué honeyLocal produce
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Where to sleep
1 place to stay within 3 km
- B&Bs and guest houses 1
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Thermal baths nearby
- Hot spring: Antiguo Balneario · ~1 h 02 by car
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