Arre to Pamplona 6 km

What a great way to spend a rest day.

A short walk iinto the city of Pamplona and though the medieval walls.

Gorgeous blue sky and sunshine has reminded us that Spain can be welcoming and delightful.

This is the kids at one of the gateways into the old city.

Walking between battlement walls.

Taking a rest.

The kids eyes nearlly popped out of thier heads seeing the array of bikkies on offer here.. Super yum!

Having lunch in a sunny square. Tortilla slices. Mmmm

St Trinidad Arre

What a beautiful monastery. Built over 800 years ago, and a place which has hosted pilgrims since, it has such a peace and tranquility about it, we could do nothing but feel welcome and rested.

A true picture book photo huh?

This is the courtyard - we stayed in the barn just beyond

 

The bassilica is tiny, but very beautiful. Richly decorated, it has a tranquil peace about it, perfect to reflect on your day.

 

Pamplona Cathedral ( Saint Maria)

A beautiful gothic cathedral, this building is made up from many earler structures, the earliest from the 9 th century.

Its importance lays in the fact that the Mediaeval kings of Navarre were crowned here and some of them were also buried in crypts below the Cathedral.

Although not huge - its grandeur lays in the half dozen richly decorated chapels - all donated by leading families through the ages. These chapels are dripping in gold plate and simply spectacular.

This is the highly carved stone staircase to the dome.

This is in the chapel of Navaras (?) and contains - so it says- the chains which shackled one of the kings who was freed in 1212 after the Christains defeated the Muslim invaders.

This is one of the hallways of the cloister.