Zubiri, a municipality in the Esteríbar valley in Navarra, was selected by the competition jury for its proposal for the restoration and extension of a currently derelict building with a highly significant siting in this urban ensemble, by the Way of St James as it comes down from Roncesvalles and the bridge that gave the village its name. Historically this building has had various uses, including as an inn or a school, and is now to be turned into a cultural centre.
Esteríbar is a municipality in the north of the region of Navarra. It has a population of 2868 (according to the 2020 census) and is made up of 10 districts, 18 populated villages and 4 uninhabited ones. The municipality has a north-south orientation through a long, narrow Pyrenean valley, following the course of the river Arga from the massif of Quinto Real to the Pamplona basin.
The chief town of the valley is Zubiri, in roughly its geographic centre. Zubiri in Basque means ‘village of the bridge’, which indicates the long history of this river crossing. Other notable villages are Eugi, in the upper valley, Urdániz and Larrasoaña in the middle part, and Olloki in the south. Of these, Olloki is the village that has gained most inhabitants in recent years due to its proximity to Pamplona, and today its population accounts for 40% of the valley’s total.
Zubiri, a municipality in the Esteríbar valley in Navarra, was selected by the competition jury for its proposal for the restoration and extension of a currently derelict building with a highly significant siting in this urban ensemble, by the Way of St James as it comes down from Roncesvalles and the bridge that gave the village its name. Historically this building has had various uses, including as an inn or a school, and is now to be turned into a cultural centre.
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