Citadel of Pamplona

The Citadel of Pamplona, also known as the New Castle (in Basque, Iruñeko zitadela; in Spanish, Ciudadela de Pamplona), is a Renaissance-era military bastion fort constructed between the 16th and 17th centuries in the city of Pamplona, the capital of the Navarre community in Spain. A large part of the fort remains intact and is currently incorporated into a public park, where cultural activities are held in its buildings.

In 2015, as part of UNESCO's approval process for the further development of the Camino de Santiago in Spain (The Camino de Santiago de Compostela: The French Camino and the Caminos in the North of Spain), Spain submitted documentation entitled Retrospective Inventory – Associated Components. In this inventory, the Citadel of Pamplona is listed as component number 180.

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Citadel of Pamplona ranks #2,821 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #104 of the 603 mapped in Spain. Founded 1571, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,488 times in the last 60 days, more than 72% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vitoria-Gasteiz, 84 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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