Nájera

Nájera [' naxeɾa ] is a small town on the Camino de Santiago Camino Francés in the autonomous region of La Rioja. The name comes from Arabic and means place between the rocks.

In the 10th and 11th century Nájera was at times the seat of the Kings of Navarre. Nájera is known today by a former Benedictine monastery, which was founded on a cave wonders, after the King of Navarre García el de Nájera let go a hunting falcon on a partridge and both peacefully later found in a small cave at the foot of a statue of Mary.

The eponymous rock by the river Najerilla

Comarca List of postal codes in Spain Order of Saint Benedict Najerilla (river) Chronica Naierensis Navarrete, La Rioja Azofra, Spain Burguete-Auritz Uterga Obanos Cirauqui – Zirauki Villatuerta Los Arcos Sansol Viana, Spain Santo Domingo de la Calzada Redecilla del Camino Castildelgado Viloria de Rioja Belorado Tosantos Villambistia Espinosa del Camino Villafranca Montes de Oca Atapuerca, Burgos Burgos Tardajos Hornillos del Camino Hontanas Castrojeriz Itero de la Vega Boadilla del Camino Villarmentero de Campos Ledigos Moratinos (Palencia) Calzada del Coto Bercianos del Real Camino El Burgo Ranero Mansilla de las Mulas Valverde de la Virgen San Justo de la Vega Astorga, Spain Molinaseca Ponferrada Camponaraya Cacabelos Villafranca del Bierzo Trabadelo Vega de Valcarce Triacastela Samos, Lugo Sarria Palas de Rei Melide, A Coruña Santiago de Compostela Autonomous communities of Spain Alfaro, La Rioja Anguiano Arnedo Autol Calahorra Canales de la Sierra Cihuri Clavijo Entrena Ezcaray Haro, La Rioja Lardero Leiva (La Rioja) Ojacastro Tirgo Tormantos Tricio
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