Covarrubias, Spain

Covarrubias is a village and municipality in the province of Burgos in the Spanish autonomous community of Castile and León.

Covarrubias is situated in the valley of the river Arlanza, which is extensively wooded with among other species Spanish Juniper.

A church honouring Saint Olaf II of Norway, designed by the architect Pablo López Aguado, has been built in the town and dedicated in 2011.

[citation needed] One of the first areas to be reconquered from the Moors in the late ninth century, Covarrubias had an influence on Castile and its language.

[4] The link between these municipalities resides on Princess Christina of Norway, who travelled from Tønsberg to Spain in 1257 and was later buried in Covarrubias.

Tower of Fernán González
Tomb of the Norwegian Princess in the cloister of the collegiate church.