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The territory formerly known as Navarre now belongs to two nations, Spain and France, depending on whether it lies south or north of the Western Pyrenees. The Basque language is still spoken in most of the provinces. Today, Navarre is an autonomous community of Spain and Basse-Navarre is part of France's Pyrénées-Atlantiques département.
Navarre (/ n ə ˈ v ɑːr / nə-VAR; Spanish: Navarra ⓘ; Basque: Nafarroa), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre, [a] is a landlocked foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Autonomous Community, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and New Aquitaine in France.
It is located in Galicia. Conventionally, it marks the western end of the Cantabrian Sea , or Bay of Biscay , in the North Atlantic ocean. The peninsula of Estaca de Bares penetrates considerably into the Atlantic Ocean and the Cantabrian Sea , and as a result it is one of the rainiest places in Europe , with more than 2500 mm a year (a ...
It is located in the middle of the depression of the Ebro valley at the foot of the mountains of the Yugo and the Zaragoza region of Cinco Villas. It is 45 km (28 mi) from north to south and 24 km (15 mi) east-west and at an altitude ranging between 280 and 659 m (919 and 2,162 ft). Its area is 41,845 hectares (418.45 km 2; 103,400 acres ...
Atop the highest mountain of Spain, this national park, also a UNESCO world heritage site, features volcanic mountains, various plant species including the fragile species such as the Canary Island cedar and the Canary Island pine, and a few birds and animals. [23] Timanfaya: Las Palmas (Lanzarote island) Canary Islands: 1974 5,107 ha (12,620 ...
Puente la Reina (Spanish meaning literally the "bridge of the Queen"; Basque: Gares) is a town and municipality located in the autonomous community of Navarre, in northern Spain. [1] Puente la Reina lies between Pamplona and Estella on the Way of St. James pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela.
Apart from 1984, 1985, and 1986 (Spain's first three years as a member), 2000 saw the most new sites inscribed, with five that year. As of 2024, Spain has 50 total sites inscribed on the list, which is the fifth largest number of sites per country, only behind Italy (60), China (59), Germany (54), and France (53). [5]
Alcalá de Henares (Spanish pronunciation: [alkaˈla ðe eˈnaɾes] ⓘ) is a Spanish city in the Community of Madrid.Straddling the Henares River, it is located 31 kilometres (19 miles) to the northeast of the center of Madrid. [2]