Nájera

According to legend, the first church was built next to the cave where in 1044 King García Sánchez III, while hunting and following his falcon, found an image of the Virgin Mary together with a bunch of lilies and a bell (the current carving on display dates from the late 13^th century). The Panteón Real, guarding the entrance to the cave, houses the remains of the monarchs of the Kingdom of Nájera-Pamplona.