Navarra Guide 2019

ronCal ideNtity the roncal valley invites visitors to take peaceful walks or follow paths up to sum- mits like mesa de los tres reyes , the hi- ghest in navarre. the tribute of the three Cows, a festival of brotherhood between the inhabitants of roncal and Béarn, nei- ghbours from opposite sides of the Pyre- nees is held every 13 th of July very close to the road that leads to france, at the stone of san martín. the valley consists of the villages of Bur- gui, vidángoz, garde, roncal, Urzainqui, isaba and Uztárroz. every spring Burgui holds timber rafting day, a festival which pays tribute to the last timber rafters who transported wood down the river. in addi- tion to visiting the rafting museum, you should also take the “Burgui, village of tra- des” walk, the Burgui gorge and its vulture viewpoint. the village of roncal is worth a visit just to walk its beautiful cobbled streets, which lead to the house of the tenor Julián Ga- yarre, now a museum, and the nature in- terpretation Centre. in the village ceme- tery stands Julián Gayarre’s mausoleum, the work of mariano Benlliure. isaba is the northernmost village in the valley, the most populated place in the area and one of the main tourist centres

of the eastern Pyrenees. as well as seeing the Church of San Cipriano and the “House of memory”, in isaba you can take walks which range from the simple climb to the hermitage of idoia to the path to the Bela- barze waterfall or Peña ezcaurre. in Uztárroz , you can visit the Cheese and transhumance museum, a tribute to pas- toral life and cheese with the roncal de- signation of origin. roncal cheese is one of the culinary gems of the valley, which is also known for its exquisite “shepherds’ breadcrumbs” and a host of dishes based on the wild mushrooms found both in ron- cal and the neighbouring salazar valley.

▼ Roncal cheese and “shepherds’ breadcrumbs”

Burgui, timber rafting day

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