Locality: UHARTE-ARAKIL (31840)
Address: Monte Monte Artxueta
Zone: The Pyrenees
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Style: Romanesque
Centuries of construction: IX
Visiting hours: de septiembre 2010: todos los días, de 10:00 a 19:00.
Price of the visit: 2€
Telephones: 948373013 - 626030234
San Miguel en Excelsis (St. Michael in Excelsis), a sanctuary with more than a thousand years of history, stands high up on the Sierra of Aralar, just below the peak of Mount Artxueta, from where you can enjoy a stunning view. Its interior houses a Romanesque altarpiece, a masterpiece of European enamelwork. This spot will speak to you of the legend of the dragon and Teodosio de Goñi, of its Charlemagne-related past, and of the remote times of the dolmens that can today be found scattered amongst the fields and the beautiful beech woods in the surrounding area.
*Timetables and prices are approximate. Please check with the institution.