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Turrets of the Olite real palace Populares

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The whole is surrounded it ofs diverse turrets and thick exterior abutments, between those who is found the road of exterior night watch and a series of exterior towers: the tower of the three coronas( or octagonal ), the tower of the water tender, the tower of the arcade of Fenero, the tower of the four winds ( or of the three big Finistras ) and the tower of the lookout ( or Joyosa Guarda );

Olite, detail of the Galeria of the king or golden Populares

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21/8/2008 16:00

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After the days of splendor and after the annexation of Navarresse to wool coating, the palace was abandoned and the caused fire in 1813 went the one which damaged it completely. Your current aspect is a taken restoration to end for the architects José and Javier Yárnoz Larrosa. It went one of the more luxurious palaces of Europe and at present it are one of the palace more impressive wholes than can contemplate to him. The traceries repeat a |polilobulado| outline with remainder of some exterior large flower and the capitals are decorated with motive vegetables. The balustrade repeats a |cuatrilobulado| outline. Some investigators have prompted your Mallorcan character for your similitude with university councils and existent galleries in Majorca, but also the there is in Navarresse ( university councils of S.Francisco and the typical Granada villa in raspberry, the own thing of Santa María of Olite...).

Real palace of Olite Populares

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21/8/2008 15:58

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" I am sure that there is not king that has palace nor more beautiful castle... it can say-so nor even can to him at least it imagine how magnificent and magnificent is this palace ". German anonym, XV century.This real palace has your origin in the Roman "|praesidium|" , as of which, and for initiative of Eleanor of wool coating ( spouse of the Carlos III king the noble ), reached to to him your current Gothic aspect. The Carlos III king the noble and your Eleanor woman of Trastámara reformed and enlarged the residence of your ancestors until the incorporation and conquest of Navarresse to wool coating (1512).

Monumental whole of Olite Populares

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21/8/2008 16:32

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The formed whole for your stays, jardines and pits, surrounded for the high walls and hopeless for the numerous towers, confer you a spectacular and magic silhouette. In your time, it become considered as one of the but beautiful of Europe. In it will be able to clearly differ two areas: the old palace converted in stopping national of tourism, and the palace new

Palace of the kings of Navarresse in Olite Populares

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21/8/2008 16:33

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This real palace has your origin in the Roman "|praesidium|" , as of which, and for initiative of Eleanor of wool coating ( spouse of the Carlos III king the noble ), reached to to him your current Gothic aspect. The Carlos III king the noble and your Eleanor woman of Trastámara reformed and enlarged the residence of your ancestors until the incorporation and conquest of Navarresse to wool coating (1512). The work is clearly eclectic, agreed with the court taste of the low age it intercedes. The French influence is can see in the miradors, the proliferation of towers and chimneys with roofs of lead

Olite, church of Santa María the real Populares

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21/8/2008 16:41

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great cover, cover all she of exquisite sculptures between those who it stand out for your elegance magnify them |columnales| statues that bring us the memory of the Chartres wondersLocation: OLITE (31390) Direction: Plaza Teobaldos, 1Area: The area intercedesStyle: GothicCenturies of construction: XIII-XIV Hour hand on a visit: **Summer 2008: the offices take place from Monday to Saturday, at 10:00. Sundays and festival, at 11:00 and at 18:30.Telephone: 948740136

Olite stops of kings Populares

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21/8/2008 22:49

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Olite went during the whole low age intercedes cut of the kings of Navarresse. Therefore many pilgrims it is deviated of the more known route to bring near until the cut, where have possibilities more of all type and if it was very poor they could to live of the charity. Moreover in Olite were the hospitable order of saint Anthony, that it is dedicated to attend to the pilgrims that here it passed. Still keeps the monastery at present occupied for the order of clear female saint.One of the Santiago more valuable chats in Navarresse is she who it keeps in the parish of saint Pedro of Olite, of Burgundian style.

The villa of Olite, arch of access to the monumental whole Populares

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21/8/2008 22:47

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After dark centuries, the Olite villa began a stage of splendor during the low age intercedes, to the is selected as one of the favorite seats of the kings of Navarresse. as of the XV century the Carlos III king the noble and your Eleanor spouse of Trastámara began the construction of the splendid real palace of Navarresse in Olite, it reflect of the brightness of all a time.

Pomps of the Olite castle Populares

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21/8/2008 22:44

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The slender and harmonious silhouette of your castle-palace masters Olite, small put city in the geographical center of Navarresse, to 42 kilometers southwards of Pamplona. Soothe real during the age intercedes, the thick walls and roast lightly embattled of the palace it lodged to kings and princesses. Declared national monument in 1925 , constitutes the more important example of the civil Gothic of Navarresse and one of the more notable thing of Europe.

Monumental area of Olite Populares

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21/8/2008 22:43

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The splendor of the palace was a reflex of the monarchy. When this succumb in the presence of the partisan wars that halfway trough the XV century it shook and bled Navarresse, the palace practically gave up to him and the laziness made damages. For if this is little was used as quarters during the war against the French agreement and, to the end already of the war of independence, was left set on fire for a Navarresse guerrilla in order that in it did not make to him forts the frenches in your flight.

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