| What is it? |
This was the hill where the legendary battle between Roldán and Ferragut took place! |
| What makes it historical? |
In the late 8th century AD, somewhere between the battle in Villamayor de Monjardin and his death in Roncesvalles, our hero, Roldán, decided to go on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela! When he arrived at the castle of Nájera, an Islamic giant named Ferragut, who lorded over the castle, challenged Roldán to a duel that lasted two days and nights! At the dawn of the third day, Ferragut fell on top of Roldán, who stabbed him in the bellybutton! Ferragut’s followers hustled out of Nájera! |
| HOW CAN I HELP KEEP IT HISTORICAL? |
IT’S EASY!
- You can be a responsible visitor! That means respecting the signs and pathways and treating all structures and artifacts with respect! After all, they’ve endured a lot already to make it into the present! They’ll need our help to make it to the future!
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| How do I find it? |
Since this is located on the Camino proper, there is no special address, but the hill is about a mile and a half before the town of Alesón, and the informative sign is about half a mile after that!
From Barcelona: ~308mi (496km) — 5.2hrs
From Madrid: ~208mi (335km) — 3.5hrs
From Sevilla: ~496mi (799km) — 8.3hrs
From Santiago de Compostela: ~370mi (596km) — 6.2hrs |
| When should I go? |
Whenever the mood strikes you! |
