PLACE: Tudela, capital of the Ribera de Navarre

Tudela, the capital of the Ribera de Navarre, because of its importance, population and development, has become the second largest town in the Community of Navarre.

It has been inhabited since the Lower Palaeolithic and experienced its greatest splendour during the occupation of the Moors, with its Major Mosque, Alcazaba or fortress, Moorish market place and a crowded houses, an example of the coexistence of 3 cultures: Christian, Muslim and Jewish, which lasted more than 400 years.

Today, the entrance to Tudela, across the Ebro Bridge, presents us with the first view of the city, surrounded by the river. Once we cross the Magdalena gate, we come across the first spectacular sight of the town: the Magdalena Romanesque Church, built in the 12th century, with its magnificent main doorway.

The Portal street leads us to the cathedral, built in a Cistercian style, over an ancient mosque and recognized as a National Monument. Next to the cathedral cloisters we find the Decanal Palace, which today houses the Tudela Museum and contains a wide collection of archaeological pieces, burial remains, paintings and sacred images from different eras.

Another unique spot is the Plaza de los Fueros, used in the past as a bullring and a point of contact between the old towin and the modern city.

Finally, we must not leave Tudela without tasting its delicious vegetables from the Ribera de Navarre, exquisitely delicate, and which has become one of the key figures of the Navarre gastronomy, i.e. its "menestra" (a typical vegetable stew), made of artichokes, peas, asparagus and green runner beans, in its most traditional style.