Sanguesa Attractions 
From Pamplona N 243 runs southeast and in 43km/27mi reaches the little town of Sangüesa (alt. 404m/1,326ft), which was fortified in the 12th century by Alfonso el Batallador (Alfonso I of Aragon, the "Battler"). In the 15th and 16th centuries many noble families built handsome mansions in the town, the finest of which are the Palacio del Príncipe de Viana (now the Town Hall) and the Palacio Vallesantoro (now the Casa de Cultura) with its imposing doorway and elaborately carved canopy.
Santa María la Real
The south doorway of the Romanesque church of Santa María la Real (11th-13th C.) is covered with a profusion of fine sculpture. In the tympanum is the Last Judgment; on the arches are animals, fabulous beasts and human figures; and above the arches are Christ, Apostles and prophets. The spandrels, too, are filled with fabulous beasts and other figures. Other interesting churches in Sangüesa are the Virgen del Carmen and San Francisco, which has a Gothic cloister.
