2025 Tudela Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in May)

Pyrenees Adventure in Spain ~ Navarre Autonomous Community The Sacred Heart Monument, standing atop the ruins of a castle, offers breathtaking views of the city. Among the many historical buildings, the cathedral stands out the most. Its interior showcases Cistercian-style architecture, featuring a stunning Romanesque cloister, a towering altarpiece adorned with 15th-century paintings, numerous chapels with Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque altarpieces, a Romanesque white Virgin Mary sculpture, and Gothic Saint Anne Renaissance altarpieces. Also noteworthy is the Magdalena Romanesque Church, with its beautiful façade and tower; Saint George Church with its ancient cloister and Baroque-style monastery; and Saint Nicholas Church, which houses a Romanesque drum chamber in the Magdalena style. Among ancestral estates, the Renaissance palace of the Marquis of Saint Adrian is remarkable for its spectacular eaves and staircase, as is the Baroque-style palace of the Marquis of Huarte. Be sure to visit its unique squares, such as Mercadal Square, where you’ll find the Castel Ruíz Municipal Art Center; and the Old Square, also known as Fueros Square, built in the 17th century, overlooking the bell tower and decorated with ceramic emblems and bullfighting scenes.

Pyrenees Adventure in Spain ~ Navarre Autonomous Community The cathedral was built between the 12th and 13th centuries. It features three entrances: the North Gate, also known as the Gate of Santa Maria; the South Gate (El Portal) or Portada de los Peones; and the Main Gate (Portada del Juicio Final), which is an original Gothic-style portal depicting the Last Judgment. The cathedral is designed in a Latin cross layout with three naves, and its prominent transept is entirely Gothic in style. The ceiling is composed of ribbed vaults, except for the side chapels, which feature circular and pointed barrel vaults. Inside, there is a famous altarpiece painted by Pedro Díaz de Oviedo, as well as an intriguing 12th-century stone sculpture of the Virgin Mary known as the "White Virgin." On one side of the "Last Judgment" portal stands a Romanesque tower, while on the other side is a brick Renaissance-style tower.

Spanish Pyrenees Hike ~ Navarra It is distinctive for its sober lines and slightly tilted axis. The Parish Church of Santa Maria Magdalena was built in the mid-12th century on top of an earlier Mozarabic church. Its plan is a rectangular nave divided into seven sections, a slightly offset axis and a square apse. It is topped with a pointed barrel vault supported by ribs and historic capitals. Its exterior has two facades. There are three semicircular arches on the sides and four arches under the eaves of the main facade, all carved with historical bas-reliefs. The tower, located at the foot of the church, is divided into three parts, with semicircular windows and topped by a pyramidal roof with brackets. Subsequent 16th-century additions included the Santa Ana Chapel and the Silversmith-style main altarpiece. #AprilGoodDestinations2025

Spanish Pyrenees Hike ~ Navarra The Magical Plaza of Tudela ~ Because Tudela is a city center with a lot of traffic. This square was once used as a bullring, as can be guessed from the facades of the surrounding buildings, which are surrounded by balconies and have heraldic shields and images of fighting bulls on their facades. Some restaurants have a terrace where you can have a drink, a beer or sample a wide range of dishes offered in the atmospheric bar/restaurant. There is no doubt that this is an unparalleled environment, as my friend Martin said. Sometimes there was music coming from the pavilion, and I happened to be at a party where they played and danced, and the traditional dances were very good! #AprilDestinations2025 #SpainTravel

Spanish Pyrenees Hike ~ Navarra It has a low body and a semicircular gate with a brick wedge-shaped arch above. It has a beautiful rectangular window, the door frame and lintel of which are decorated with rosettes in plaster mouldings. On the same facade there is a double-storey body with rectangular openings and a double-pointed arcade in Gothic style. The Gothic-Mudéjar decoration of the corner of Merced Street is only partially preserved, as a magnificent Mudéjar tower stood on this corner, but it was demolished in the 19th century. It has Late Gothic double arches at its base, a continuation of the pointed arcades on the Merced Street facade. The Mudejar decoration is therefore largely a later reconstruction. #AprilDestinations2025 #SpainTravel

Spanish Pyrenees Hike ~ Navarra That’s where one of the city’s watchtowers is located. They surrounded the castle on the hill. Everything happened during the Muslim era until the Christians conquered it. All fortifications were dismantled and rebuilt during the Third Carlist War, on the orders of Charles V. Only the cistern buried in its original location has been preserved. There are now posters explaining the history of Tudela, and a spiral staircase that takes us to the top floor where there is a camera obscura. Here, through a system of mirrors, you can see the city 360 degrees from above. There is a tower next to the Sacred Heart of Mary, from where you can see a magnificent view. I recommend taking the panoramic elevator up to the tower for effortless access. It was a little difficult to access with wheels due to the soil type, but still accessible. #AprilDestinations2025 #SpainTravel