Parador de Olite-Erriberri

The Parador occupies the Old Palace of Olite, the oldest part of the castle-palace of the kings of Navarre, which Charles III the Noble rebuilt in the French taste. Its wall-sharing neighbour is the New Palace, the one you visit, and on the other side is the church of Santa María la Real. At the base of the towers you can still see remains of the Roman praesidium on which it all was built. The address is Plaza de los Teobaldos, 2, right in the centre.

Door to door with the Royal Palace

The practical thing about sleeping here is that you do not have to move the car all day. The Royal Palace is next door: in autumn 2026 it is open every day from 10:00 to 18:00, and from 1 December from 9:30 to 17:30, with an entry fee of €4.40. The tourist office is at number 4 of the same square and is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 14:00. The church of Santa María, with its Gothic doorway, is visited Tuesday to Sunday for €2. The old town, with its streets, medieval galleries and Plaza de Carlos III, can be walked in a short while.

Standard, superior and accessible rooms

Paradores offers three types of room: standard, superior and adapted for people with reduced mobility. All have a minibar, flat-screen television and free wifi. The hotel has room service, laundry and a shop. If you want views of the towers or a particular room, ask when you book: the Paradores website does not publish which rooms face which side.

The Parador's table

The restaurant cooks Navarrese recipes with local produce; one of its dishes is natural pochas with quails stewed in red wine. For a change, in the old town you have the Asador Erri Berri, a grill, a couple of minutes away, and the wine shop Reyna de Copas on Plaza de Carlos III for a tasting before dinner.

Arriving by car or bus

Olite is 5 km from Tafalla and about 40 km from Pamplona; the main access is the N-121. Without a car, bus line 321 leaves from Pamplona station and reaches Olite in under an hour, with stops a few minutes' walk from the Parador: you will find the timetables on the page for the Pamplona – Olite bus. Ask when booking where to leave the car: the Parador's page does not give details. Telephone, 948 740 000; email, [email protected].