Pyrenees Guide

Alasasua - Altsasu - In the fertile La Barunda valley, between the Sierras of Aralar and Andia, there is Alsasua, an important centre of communications. Its Hermitage of san Pedro seems to have been the site of the coronation of Garcia Jimenez, the first king of Navarra. At heights of 1.230m in the Aralar Sierra lies ...

Arizkun - Lying in the Baztan Valley a few minutes from Elizondo is this magnificent example of a typical Baztan village, surrounded by the tranquil green countryside that characterises the valley. It is made up of six districts, the most notable of which is Bozate, where according to legend the ?agotes' ...

Baztan Valley - Entering to Baztan through the Velate way, near Ziga you will see the impressing 16th century church, from where you can enjoy one of the best panoramic views of the valley. In the near Irurita we recommend visit Dorrea and Gaston Iriarte palaces and the San Salvador church. Arraioz has a ...

Elizondo - Elizondo lies at the geographical and nerve centre of the Baztán valley. Located in the north of Navarre, the valley encompasses fifteen towns within its municipal boundaries, which are dotted throughout the luxuriant green landscape of the Atlantic Pyrenees. The town, divided by the river ...

Irati Forest - The Irati forest is a natural reserve, since 1986. It’s the biggest wood extension of Europe, and goes through Aezcoa and Salazar Valleys, with the Port de Larrau on the west and Puerto de Ibaneta on the west. Irati has a different beauty, with absolutely virgin areas, refuge of amazing types ...

Leyre Monastery - Located at 50 kilometres from Pamplona and 16 from Sangüesa the foot of the mountain range that gives it its name, the Monastery of Leyre contains magnificent treasures such as an 11th-century crypt, a Gothic church vault and the Porta Speciosa, a beautiful Romanesque portico from the 12th ...

Lumbier - This historical town of great strategic importance in the past lies in the Lumbier-Aoiz basin at the foot of the Sierra de Leyre, close to the confluence of the Irati and Salazar rivers. In its compact urban centre, the hilly streets remind us of the proximity of the Pyrenees. There are ...

Roncesvalles - Roncesvalles is a myth for the Saint James Way. From this peak started one of the main Spanish Saint James ways or Tierra de Santiago (Saint James land). The legend came from the traditional belief that says that when the Charlemagne army fought the muslims, Roldan and his 12 warriors died fighting ...

Sierras of Aralar and Urbasa - Aralar, Urbasa and Andia stand among the most important mountain ranges of the region. Located in Western Navarre, they share their borders with the provinces of Alava and Gipuzkoa, except for Aralar, which stretches over Western Navarre and Eastern Alava, and which has the status of Natural ...

Valley of Ulzama - Cows, horses and sheep of the "lacha" breed graze in the meadows which surround the villages in the valley's rolling, green landscape. The villages are mountain villages, full of charm, given over to farming and the timber industry and, over recent years, significant growth in the dairy ...