7th stage: from Logroño to Nájera

In Logroño pilgrims have the opportunity to visit a city whose old quarter still has the atmosphere of a Medieval borough. The Rúa Vieja, the oldest street of the city, and the Mayor Street are the paths used by pilgrims in order to pass through Logroño. On their way, they can visit the Church of Santiago el Real, which contains a 17th-century image representing the Apostle´s apparition in Clavijo.

Santa María del Palacio´s Church, that houses an altarpiece from the 16th century; San Bartolomé´s Church, built in Gothic style; and the Cathedral of Santa María la Redonda, a beautiful Gothic Temple, crowned by two Baroque bell towers.

Travellers leave the city through the door of the Camino and continue their journey, to Navarrete. On the outskirtsof Navarrete they will discover the remains of the San Juan de Acre´s Hospital, built in the Middle Ages by María Ramírez. The Route crosses the town alongside the Medieval Mayor Street, which is still as it originally was. The Asunción´s Church, on Mayor Street, dates back to the 16th century. The Route then passes a cemetery that still has the old door of the Hospital mentioned above and Pilgrimage Capitals.

The journey moves forward to the famous Nájera, birthplace of Kings and court of the Pamplona-Nájera Kingdom during the reign of King Don García. This royal town became a stop of the Santiago Pilgrimag in 1030, when Sancho el Grande decided to deviate the pilgrim´s route. Some years later, his son, García IV built the Monastery of Santa María la Real and a refuge. Therefore he determined the character of the city as a pilgrimage place. The Monastery, a magnificent Gothic Temple built on the ruins of a 15th century temple, includes a Cloister and the Tombs of Doña Blanca and of Diego López de Haro, the Mausoleum of the Reyes and el Coro, masterpieces in its own time.