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Corella
«Corella conserva numerosos palacios barrocos y casas señoriales.»Corella preserves numerous Baroque palaces and stately homes.
Corella is located in the Navarrese Ribera, on the banks of the Alhama river, in the middle of the irrigated orchards of the plain. The families who grew rich in the 17th century filled it with Baroque palaces and convents, so much so that it is called the court of Navarrese Baroque, and today it lives on agriculture and preserves.
Did you know
A golden age of Baroque.
In the 18th century, Corella experienced an artistic golden age thanks to nobles and religious figures who commissioned magnificent Baroque buildings.
How they talk in Corella
«Ribera» is the key territorial word and indicates the agricultural Navarra of the Ebro. Euskera has a much smaller daily presence compared to the north.
auzolan
Community or neighborhood work done together. Basque term for a practical collaboration in which the inhabitants contribute to the good of the neighborhood or the town.
Everyday life in Corella
The «Baroque» inside the churches
Corella preserves a huge baroque heritage for its size, with gilded altars and convents: you enter the churches and it is surprising how rich it is for a town of eight thousand.
The asparagus of the Ribera
Between April and June, white asparagus is harvested by hand, under the ground, one at a time: the canneries work in those two months, and those who buy it fresh peel it immediately.
«Espárragos frescos, de la huerta.» — Fresh asparagus, from the garden.
The «Cierzo» here too
The north-west wind arrives from the Ebro valley and blows dry for days: it makes winter harder than the degrees say, and the tunnels of the gardens are anchored for this reason.
What to eat in Corella
Alcachofas de Tudela
Tender artichokes from the Ribera, cooked plain or stewed.
Pimientos del piquillo
Peppers roasted on the grill and peeled by hand, stuffed with meat or salt cod.
Menestra navarra
Vegetables from the garden stewed one by one and then put together.
Festivals in Corella
Fiestas de San Miguel
around 29 September
The peñas fill the town and the patron saint goes out among the baroque churches that the nobles had built.
What to see in Corella
Casco barocco
A town of six thousand inhabitants with more baroque palaces than many provincial capitals.
Iglesia de San Miguel
The large church of the town, baroque, with a brick tower.
Convento de la Encarnación
The Carmelite convent, where you can still buy sweets from the revolving door.
Where Corella comes from
The court of the Navarrese baroque
Roman era
The settlement
A settlement in the Ribera, in the middle of the gardens irrigated by the Alhama.
1630
The city
It obtains the title of city from Philip IV.
17th–18th century
The baroque
The enriched families build palaces and convents: the town fills with baroque.
20th century → today
The huerta
Artichokes, asparagus and peppers from the Ribera support the economy.
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