Urdazubi/Urdax

• Name — Urdazubi • Settlement Type — Village • Official Name — Urdazubi / Urdax • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Spain • Subdivision Type1 — Autonomous community • Subdivision Name1 — Navarre • Subdivision Type2 — Province • Subdivision Name2 — Pamplona • Elevation M — 90 • Elevation Min M — 0 • Elevation Max M — 90 • Area Total Km2 — 7.75 • Established Title — Founded • Population Total — 392 • Population As Of — 2014 • Population Demonym — Urdaizubitarra • Population Density Km2 — auto • Blank Name Sec1 — Official language(s) • Blank Info Sec1 — Basque language, Spanish • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 31711 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Area Code — 948 • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Santiago Villares Oteguy. (2015) • Leader Party — Azkar • Website — www.urdax.es

Well known because of its caves, Urdazubi is an interesting place for speleology at a basic level. Urdazubi caves were created by the underground river Urtxuma 14,000 years ago, and nowadays only a single cave can be visited by the public. The only cave that is opened to those interested in it, is the Ikaburu cave where visitors can enjoy a guided visit through its corridors and stances. The Ikaburu cave tour includes more than seeing the wonderful stalactites and stalagmites, but also stories of witches, shepherds, monks, Spanish Civil War, or even contrabandists.

The Monastery of Urdazubi is said to have been established during the 11th century by an Augustinian Congregation who built a pilgrim hospital there for those who were doing the Way of St James. Even if the monastery is there, the original building does not longer exist due to a fire that happened in 1526 and another one in 1793. The external appearance and architecture in renaissance style, which was not the original style, and the only things that are completely original and did not disappear during the fires are the church and the cloister.