Half way between Pamplona and Logroño, in an area between the mountains and the plains, lies Estella, a historic city that came into being when pilgrims were travelling along the Pilgrim’s Way to Santiago de Compostela in large number. To wander quietly through Estella-Lizarra is an exercise to be recommended and will lead you to discover wonderful little palaces and grand houses, such as the Eguía Palace (16th century), the stately mansion of the Ruiz de Alda family (17th), the house of Fray Diego of Estella-Lizarra, a heavily decorated 16th-century noble house, the Governor’s Palace (17th)that today houses the Carlism Museum and old Gothic arches that housed shops and inns for the pilgrims. Do not miss the “calle Mayor” (Main Street), with its emblazoned buildings, and a Baroque palace of the 18th century at number 41, the old railway station building [now the bus station] (1927) and the Luquin Palace (17th century).