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#OnceUponATime, the royal residence built for the kings and queens of #Navarra became one of the most luxurious in #Europe. The castle-palace of #Olite 🏰 was finished in the 14th century. This is its story. 👇

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During the time the castle-palace of #Olite 🏰 was a royal residence, it held jousts, it had its own zoo, and impressed everyone with its hanging gardens 🟩. Some of them still remain!

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The castle-palace of #Olite 🏰 consists of the New Palace, the church, and the Old Palace, now a Parador hotel. The whole building was declared a #NationalMonument. Have you fallen in love? 😍

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