Wanderlust World Wanderlust World The Navarre region of northern Spain has much more to offer than the bull run of Pamplona. American author and journalist Ernest Hemingway once spent quite a bit of time traveling and fishing for trout in the Pyrenees mountain region. The local tourism board for the Navarre region suggests a themed route that retraces Hemingway's footsteps around the sights of Pamplona, Auritz-Burguete and Lekunberri. In Navarre's central region the Walls of Artajona, an 13th century stronghold, transport visitors back to the Middle Ages. The Pyrenees mountain region of Navarre has a plethora of visit-worthy natural monuments, like the beautiful pools, waterfalls and rock formations in the Sierra of Urbasa in the Urbasa National Park. The Castle of Javier, birthplace of St. Francis Xavier, is also located in Navarre's central region.
Galicia's inland and coastal region features a number of natural monuments worth visiting. The ocean-sculpted arches amongst the cliffs, known as Praia das Catedrais to tourists, is an impressive seaside natural monument in the province of Lugo. In Allariz exists what many consider to be the most beautiful riverside walks in the region, as a stroll along the banks of the Arnoia passes by the water mill in Ethnographic Park and leads into the labyrinth of twisted streets in the small town's historic district. The craggy, dangerous shores of Galicia's coastline, known as Costa da Morte or the "Coast of Death," are home to two of Spain's most notorious and beautiful lighthouses--Cap Finisterre Lighthouse and Cabo Vilan Lighthouse.
Spelunkers have a number of caverns to explore in the Cantabria region of northern Spain, including Cave of Covalanas, Cave El Soplao and Cave of Altamira with its prehistoric cave paintings. In the Miera Valley region of Cantabria, the town of Lierganes has been declared a historic site due to its architectural heritage dating back to 1565, and the 16th century Puente Mayor bridge at the town's center. In Comillas, the Sobrellano Palace draws tourists to view its Neo-Gothic architecture as well as furnishings within designed by famed Spanish architect, Antonio Gaudi. In the Cabarceno Nature Park, near Santander, guests can take in the beauty of the natural terrain of abandoned iron mines while observing animals from five continents.