The Monasterio de Iratxe is 2.5km southwest of Estella, near Ayegui. This ancient Benedictine monastery has a lovely 16th-century plateresque cloister and its Puerta Especiosa is decorated with delicate sculptures.
Monasterio de Iratxe
Navarra
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