Mirador del Perdón
At 790 metres on the Sierra del Perdón ridge, this windswept viewpoint delivers one of the most photographed panoramas on the entire Camino de Santiago. A line of iron silhouette sculptures depicting medieval pilgrims marches across the skyline, framing a 180-degree sweep over Pamplona and the Navarran plain below.
The View and the Sculpture
The famous iron installation — 'Donde se cruza el camino del viento con el de las estrellas' ('Where the wind's path crosses that of the stars') — was created by sculptor Vicente Galbete in 1996 and has become the defining image of the Camino Francés. At sunrise the silhouettes cast long shadows across the scrub and the effect is genuinely moving.
On clear days you can pick out the Pyrenean foothills to the north and the flat Ebro basin stretching south toward Logroño. The modern wind turbines spinning alongside the medieval pilgrims create a quietly surreal juxtaposition.
How to Reach It
The classic approach is on foot from Pamplona via the Camino de Santiago — a 12 km hike with a steady 450 m climb that takes around 3.5 hours. Most walkers do it as a day hike, returning the same way or continuing to Puente la Reina.
Drivers can reach the ridge via the NA-6012 road from Zariquiegui village, parking near the turbine service track and walking the final 10 minutes to the sculptures. Go on a weekday to avoid weekend crowds.
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