Stage from Monreal to Puente la Reina

• Hard section between Monreal and Tiebas:The
  first 13 kilometers of the stage are a continuum up and down the slopes of the Sierra de Alaiz. During this first stage we will find sources in Yárnoz, Otano and Guerendiain and bar-restaurant and a couple of hostels in Tiebas.
• From Tiebas there is a catering service in Olcoz, Eneriz, Obanos and Puente la Reina with all the services.

The two "jewels" of today's stage are the Romanesque chapel of Santa Maria de Eunate and the Romanesque bridge over the river Arga in Puente la Reina.

Between Eunate and Puente la Reina there is a marked deviation to go direct to this last town without going through Obanos. They save only about 200 meters, but it's more enjoyable. One kilometer after Eunate we reached the junction of the N-6064, the official road crosses that road, but we continue along the arcén of it a kilometer and a half where we take a marked road to the left, we cross the river Robo by a bridge, and after another kilometer and a half we turn right to enter Puente la Reina at the height of the Reparadores Lodge.

In the town of Obanos the French and Aragonese roads are joined, there is a monument in the form of a pilgrim before entering Puente la Reina with the following inscription, “And from here all the roads to Santiago become one”.

• ELORZ VALLEY:The last
  stage runs through the domains of the Elorz Valley, bathed by the river of the same name and cloaked south by the Alaiz Mountains. The town hall resides in Noáin but the Camino de Santiago passes through other locations in the valley, such as Yárnoz, Otano, Ezperun and Guerendeain.
• YÁRNOZ:
  • Medieval tower: On the right of the Camino, it is the only vestige of a probable medieval palace of the 14th or 15th centuries. His owner was Martin de Yárnoz, squire of the king of Navarra Carlos III el Noble (1387-1425).
• OTANO:
  As with Yárnoz, the route leaves the population of Otano on the right hand.
  • Church of the Assumption:
    Enlarged in the 16th century, it still retains original elements from previous centuries, such as a window engulfed in the presbytery, a baptismal stack and a size of the Virgin of the 14th century.
• GUERENDIIN:
  Located 590 metres, it is the highest locality in the Elorz Valley. People cared for and decorated with multiple Jacobean references.
  • Church of St. John the Baptist:
    Single nave divided into three sections and barrel vault. It has an 18th-century baroque altarpiece.
• TIEBAS-MURUARTE DE RETA:
  Although it belonged to the Elorz Valley, today it is a municipality in the Region of Pamplona. It has two councils, one formed by the towns of Tiebas and Campanas and another by Muruarte de Reta, next population of passage on the Camino de Santiago.
  • Castle of Tiebas:
    At the entrance of Tiebas you can see the ruins of this fortress of the thirteenth century, one of the residences of the Navarros kings Teobaldo II (1253-1270), Enrique I (1270-1274) and Carlos II (1350-1387). Destroyed in 1378, it was abandoned until the middle of the 15th century, when it was restored by the Beaumont family. Despite being in the hands of this family and its successor, the house of Alba, until the 19th century, is in disuse from the first half of the 17th century.
  • Church of Santa Eufemia:
    Although its construction was planned in the thirteenth century during the reign of Tybalt II of Champagne, the final work was not completed until the sixteenth century. In a Gothic style, both exterior and interior features of the Castle were used. The height of Santa Eufemia is 17th century.
• VALDIZARBE:
  A geographical area bordering the Region of Pamplona and consisting of a dozen populations. Cross this valley both the route from Roncesvalles and Somport. The itinerary of the Aragonese Road enters Valdizarbe by Olcoz and continues through Enériz and Obanos (where the French Road and the Aragonese are gathered) to end in Puente la Reina.
• OLCOZ:
  • Church of San Miguel: The highlight is the front cover, facing north is a replica, but mirror view, of the one found in the chapel of Eunate.
• ENÉRIZ:
  • Church of Santa Maria Magdalena: It presents inside a monumental Romanist-style altarpiece of the late sixteenth or seventeenth centuries.
• EUNATE:
  One of the symbols of the Jacobean route. Photogenic, solitary next to the fields of Valdizarbe and original Romanesque architecture: unique, octagonal plan and provided with an interior patio surrounded by a gallery of 33 half-point arches, are some of the arguments that have led to being the main image of many tourism poster and cover of numerous guides and books related to the Camino de Santiago. Built in 1170, its constructive purpose is still uncertain. Some studies claim that it is the work of the order of the Temple and others that was raised as the funeral chapel.
• OBANOS:
  In the center of the Plaza de los Fueros de Obanos, next to the church of San Juan Bautista, the pilgrims who come from Roncesvalles join those from Somport. There has been a lot of speculation about whether it is Obanos or Puente la Reina the point where the two pilgrimage routes converged. The official signs go up to Obanos, although there are pilgrims who, instead of accessing this population, turn left when they reach the road NA-6064 and head for it directly to Puente la Reina. Obanos is characterized by the beauty of its streets and its houses. We can observe a varied civil architecture, with gothic elements and in marble and brick. The Muzquiz, Zabalegui, Tximonco and Don Fidel houses stand out.
  • Church of St. John the Baptist:
    Built in 1912 and restored in 2007, this church replaced an ancient Gothic construction. The Gothic temple maintains, among other elements, the gates of the 14th century, the tower, the baptismal pile and sculptures of the 17th century altarpiece. In the sacristy there is a Romanesque carving of the Virgin of Arnotegui.
• PUENTE LA REINA
  GARESEn this locality Navarre joins the roads starting from Roncesvalles and Somport. The bridge that gives name to the villa dates from the 11th century. It crossed over the river Arga and was sent to be built for the passage of pilgrims by Queen Doña Mayor, wife of Sancho III. Calle Mayor offers a beautiful recovered tour since the opening of the highway of the Camino that connects Pamplona with Logroño. To the village has returned the tranquility and atmosphere alien to cars and motor noises.
  • Church of the Crucifix:
    After the shelter of the Reparadores parents, the Jacobean route passes under the porch that connects this church with the convent. Santa María de los Huertos, as it was known in its origins, was built at the end of the 12th century. In the 14th century, another Gothic ship was added to the master Romanesque ship, which holds a German size from Jesus Christ crucified. The cover is richly decorated with various reasons.
  • Church of Santiago:As you
    walk through Calle Mayor it is impossible not to pay attention in your tower, which seems to touch the sky. It was built at the end of the 12th century, but its appearance was shaped by the remodeling of the 16th century. It is important to stop at the polylobulated front facing Calle Mayor and at the gothic height of Santiago Beltza.