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Roncesvalles is a small village and municipality in Navarre, northern Spain. It is situated on the small river Urrobi at an altitude of some 900 meters in the Pyrenees. Roncesvalles is famous in history and legend for the defeat of Charlemagne and the death of Roland in 778, during the battle of Roncevaux Pass, when Charlemagne's rear guard was destroyed by Basque tribes. Every year thousands of pilgrims begin their way to Santiago de Compostela at Roncesvalles.

Roncesvalles was a stop on a pilgrim route in the Middle Ages, and this small village offers several curiosities.

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Roncesvalles, Spain

Camino de Santiago by Hornet 18

Roncesvalles is a small village and municipality in Navarre, northern Spain. It is situated on the small river Urrobi at an altitude of some 900 meters in the Pyrenees. Roncesvalles is famous in history and legend for the defeat of Charlemagne and the death of Roland in 778, during the battle of Roncevaux Pass, when Charlemagne's rear guard was destroyed by Basque tribes. Every year thousands of pilgrims begin their way to Santiago de Compostela at Roncesvalles.
Town Center, Roncesvalles

Camino de Santiago Roncesvalles by calafellvalo
Monument Complex, Roncesvalles

Ancient churches in Roncesvalles. by Bill Bereza
Royal Collegiate Church, Roncesvalles

Roncesvalles monastery by Henri Bergius
Roncesvalles Museum

IMG_0252 by John Robinette

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Town Center, Roncesvalles

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IMG_0252 by John Robinette

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