Camping De Olite

Roaming to the Royal Palace of Olite is one of the first things on the agenda during a trip to this part of Navarre, as is a tour of the town’s gothic-style Santa María la Real church (both 10 minutes’ drive). Stick around for an afternoon of sampling beverages at the Bodegas Ochoa winery, or learn more about viniculture at the Museo del Vino de Navarra museum (10 minutes). If the countryside’s calling, venture to the Valdorba valley (15 minutes) then combine town times with staring at stunning scenery in Ujué (25 minutes), a hilltop settlement with heart-stopping views over the surrounding plateau. San Martín de Unx (15 minutes), meanwhile, has masses of medieval architecture to admire, as well as ruins of old town walls and a Roman road. Linger in the narrow streets or set off on leafy walks through holm oak, dwarf evergreen oak and juniper bush groves in the nearby hills. For more scenery, stroll through the Senda Viva nature park (35 minutes) before bringing your break to an end with a drive past the strange rock formations in the dusty, desert-like Bardenas Reales reserve (50 minutes).