Roncesvalles

[ron-suh-valz, rawn-thes-vah-lyes]

noun

1. a village in N Spain, in the Pyrenees: defeat of part of Charlemagne's army and the death of Roland a.d.

Roncesvalles

/ ˈrɒnsəˌvælz, rɔnθesˈβaʎes /

noun

1. French name: Roncevaux. a village in N Spain, in the Pyrenees: a nearby pass was the scene of the defeat of Charlemagne and death of Roland in 778

Example Sentences

Ahead of our return to the city, we drive back up the ridge, back through Burguete, the inn still shuttered, and up to Roncesvalles, where the old monastery looms like a sentinel over the pass.

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Cardona, who managed the Andean Parrot Reserve of Roncesvalles in the center of the Tres Cordilleras mountain range in western Colombia, labored for 20 years to save the endangered yellow-eared parrot.

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Cortés, of ProAves, and a small team traveled to Roncesvalles in search of the bird.

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For the first phase, I began my trip in Roncesvalles, a Spanish town in the Pyrenees, and ended it in Logrono.

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Highlights and high points: In Spain, the French Way is a 500-mile route to Santiago that most pilgrims embark on in Roncesvalles.

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