Olite / Erriberri, officially Olite/Eriberri (in Spanish and Basque) is a town and municipality located in the Tafalla comarca, Erriberri merindad, in Navarre, Spain.
History
According to Isidore of Seville's Historia de regibus Gothorum, Vandalorum et Suevorum, the town of Oligicus was founded by Swinthila, Visigothic King of Hispania (621–631) in order to control and punish the native Vascones people.
However, this town was not heard of again until five centuries later, when the present-day town was founded and chartered.
The Royal palace of Olite, a fine Gothic castle-palace, was the royal seat of Charles III of Navarre.
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Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- May: Santa Brígida (19)
- July: Fiestas de la Juventud (1)
- August: Virgen del Cólera (26) · XXXII Fiestas Medievales de Olite-Erriberri
- September: Exaltación de la Santa Cruz (13) · Fiestas Patronales de Olite
Trails and hiking
•Sendero Histórico: Navarra (GR 1)
Famous people
•Blanca de Trastámara y Evreux, infanta de Navarra
•Leonor I de Navarra, Reina de Navarra (1479-1479)
•Rafael Marañón, futbolista español
•Félix Ruiz Gabari, futbolista español
•Mariano Cañardo, ciclista español
•Jesús García Leoz, compositor español
•Julián Vergara, futbolista español
•Juan Antonio Zaratiegui Celigüeta, militar español
Town hall
Alcaldía: Francisco Javier Legaz Egea
Web oficial: http://www.olite.es/
Town hall of Olite/Erriberri
Alcaldía: Francisco Javier Legaz Egea Web oficial: http://www.olite.es/
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How to get there
- 🚗 52 km from Pamplona/Iruña (about 37 min by car)
- 🚗 79 km from Logroño (about 56 min by car)
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- ✈️ 45 km from Pamplona airport (about 32 min by car)
- ✈️ 66 km from Logroño-Agoncillo airport (about 47 min by car)
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