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Javier

Navarre, Spain · Europe

About Javier

Javier is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Undués de Lerda, 10km from Foz de Lumbier.

Javier is a town located in Navarre, Spain. With a population of 68, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Javier sits in Spain, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Madrid time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Javier to your route.

About Javier

The Castle of Xavier (Basque: Xabierko gaztelua; Spanish: Castillo de Javier) is located on a hill in the town of Xavier (Navarre, Spain), 52 km east of Pamplona and 7 km east of Sangüesa. The town of Xavier was part of the Kingdom of Navarre. Built in the 10th century, this castle was the birthplace and childhood

Read more home of Saint Francis Xavier, son of the Lords of Xavier, hence his surname.

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Where is Javier located?

Javier is located in Navarre, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 42.5912 latitude, -1.2088 longitude.

What is the population of Javier?

Javier has a population of approximately 68 people, making it a town in Spain.

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Quick Information

Population
68
Continent
Europe
Country
Spain
Region
Navarre
Timezone
Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
42.5912, -1.2088

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Spain

Police
091
Ambulance
061
Fire
080
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.

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Worth the detour from Javier

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Monasterio de Leyre

A serene Romanesque monastery clinging to the Sierra slopes above the turquoise Yesa reservoir, famed for its crypt and Gregorian chant.

3 km · about 5 min drive

natural wonder

Foz de Lumbier

A short dramatic gorge where griffon vultures wheel above the Irati river, walked via an old railway tunnel into a sheer limestone canyon.

10 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Sos del Rey Católico

Walled medieval hilltop village in the Cinco Villas where Ferdinand II of Aragon was born in 1452, its cobbled lanes and Romanesque church of San Esteban almost untouched since. Orson Welles filmed Chimes at Midnight here.

10 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Ochagavía

Stone-and-slate Pyrenean village at the meeting of the Zatoya and Anduña rivers, crossed by a medieval cobbled bridge and lined with coats-of-arms on whitewashed houses. The classic base for the Irati Forest via the NA-2012.

36 km · about 40 min drive

castle

Royal Palace of Olite

A fairy-tale 15th-century Gothic castle of turrets, towers and hanging gardens that was once the lavish seat of the kings of Navarre.

38 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

Pamplona Casco Viejo

The medieval heart of Navarre where Hemingway drank and the bulls thunder down Calle Estafeta each July during the San Fermin festival.

44 km · about 50 min drive

national park

Selva de Irati

One of Europe's largest beech-fir forests, ablaze with colour in autumn around the Irabia reservoir deep in the Pyrenees.

44 km · about 50 min drive

landmark

Monasterio de San Juan de la Pena

A medieval monastery dramatically tucked beneath a vast overhanging rock cliff, the legendary one-time home of the Holy Grail.

45 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Javier

  • 49 kmPuerto de IbañetaThe Roncevaux Pass of legend, where Roland fell in 778: a 1,057 m Pyrenean crossing above Roncesvalles on the classic Camino Francés route into Spain.
  • 50 kmPuente la ReinaAn elegant Romanesque pilgrim bridge arching over the Arga, where the two main Camino routes merge into one path to Santiago.
  • 60 kmPuerto de SomportA 1,632 m Pyrenean border pass used since Roman times and by Camino de Santiago pilgrims, descending past the monumental Canfranc railway station on the Spanish side.

Driving in Spain

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.55/litre
Motorway tolls
~€4.00/100km

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Javier.

Yesa

🇪🇸 Spain

3 km awayPop. 259

Undués de Lerda

🇪🇸 Spain

4 km awayPop. 63

Liédena

🇪🇸 Spain

6 km awayPop. 341

Sangüesa/Zangoza

🇪🇸 Spain

6 km away

Navardún

🇪🇸 Spain

10 km awayPop. 54

Urriés

🇪🇸 Spain

10 km awayPop. 56

Sos del Rey Católico

🇪🇸 Spain

11 km awayPop. 737

Lumbier

🇪🇸 Spain

11 km awayPop. 1,435

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