Nájera

Nájera stands beside the Najerilla on the pilgrimage road to Santiago. Its monastery of Santa María la Real was founded by King García of Navarre in 1052 and became a burial place for his dynasty. Noble families later chose the cloister for their own tombs, giving it the name of the Knights' Cloister. The old church was replaced between 1435 and 1516, while the monastery left the authority of Cluny and joined the Benedictine congregation of Valladolid in 1513.