Monestary in Roncenvalles

The Monestary in Roncenvalles has a website at http://roncesvalles.es/contenidos.php?c=12&s=162&t=&cat=&a=&idioma=3

Roncenvalles with the archaeological remains of the first supposed hospital of the Collegiate in the foreground (Image taken from http://roncesvalles.es/contenidos.php?c=19&s=144&t=6&cat=&a=)

This site details some of the history of Roncenvalles including pointing out that the beginnings of the Monestry were in 1127 when the bishop of Pamplona created a fraternity of lay people and Priests to take care of Pilgrims in the Orreaga-Roncesvalles area. In 1135 a collegiate of canons took charge of the Pilgrim hospital in Roncenvalles and the bishop gave this group the incomes of the valleys nearby to support their work.

The site also details all of the accommodation in the village and has website and contact details for these places (http://roncesvalles.es/contenidos.php?idB=8&c=16&s=139&t=17) as well as for the bars and restaurants in the area (http://roncesvalles.es/contenidos.php?c=23&s=153&t=&cat=&a=).

There are also details about buses and taxis should anyone wish to start their Pilgrimage in Roncenvalles (http://roncesvalles.es/contenidos.php?c=16&s=141&t=&cat=&a=).

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