Experience: Four Days by Car or Motorcycle to Discover Navarra from the Pyrenees to the Desert
A journey through Navarra from north to south to enjoy lonely roads in spectacular places.
4 nights – Price starting from XXXXX – Category: Motor
Explore its Landscapes and Great Contrast
Travel
Travel through the Pyrenees between Navarra and France, discovering incredible corners, visiting dreamlike villages, and enjoying curves in the high mountains.
Head towards the Middle Zone of Navarra via winding roads between the Roncal and Salazar valleys to reach the medieval town of Gallipienzo, a region of wines and famous Navarra vegetables.
Visit medieval jewels
Visit medieval jewels that speak of Navarra’s millennial history: castles, monasteries, churches, and towns that will surprise you.
Explore
Explore the northernmost desert in Europe and be amazed by its curious formations.
Enjoy the hospitality and gastronomy
Enjoy the hospitality and gastronomy of Navarra with our hosts: Pyrenean delights, including cheeses, meats, or the famous migas de pastor (shepherd’s breadcrumbs) and the Middle Zone with its renowned seasonal vegetables and the wines from Navarra’s best wineries.
Arrive at Catalin Garde, settle in, and let us take you to the Museum of Memory to learn firsthand about the history and lifestyles of the Roncalese people. Enjoy a walk to the Idoia chapel, explore the village, and return for a Pyrenean dinner that we will arrange with you. A hint? Migas de pastor, Roncal cheese, beef from our farm, suckling lamb, a good broth, vegetables…
Accommodation: Catalingarde
Dinner with mountain products: Catalingarde
Location: Isaba
We set off on this extraordinary mountain road that will take you from Isaba to the Belagua Valley and then to the French alpine ski station of La Pierre de Saint Martin with incredible views of the Pyrenees. You’ll travel through France along the winding D113 between alpine meadows, returning via the picturesque town of Arette, ascending again to the high Pyrenees, and back to Isaba.
Recommendations: Visit the Marengo cheese factory, stop at Juan Pito for some migas de pastor. Take a stroll through the Larra Karst, and visit the church and cemetery of Saint Engrace.
Accommodation: Catalingarde
Breakfast: Catalingarde
Dinner with mountain products: Catalingarde
Location: Isaba
Today it’s time to leave Isaba and head towards Navarra’s Middle Zone. Do you want to go straight? We suggest linking the Roncal Valley with the Salazar Valley to Ochagavía on a magical road between beech forests, moss, and streams; follow from Güesa to Igal Heights to Vindángoz and return to the Roncal Valley to continue south. Pass by Javier Castle and Sangüesa, with its Santa María la Real church, and arrive at the medieval village of Old Gallipienzo, where we await you at the Heredad Beragu Hotel. Settle in, relax, enjoy some wines in its beautiful garden or medieval lounge, and dine with local and seasonal products, including Navarra’s magnificent vegetables.
Recommendations: Stop in Ochagavía and take a walk around the village. Enjoy an organic meal at Azpea Wineries in Lumbier and explore the Foz de Lumbier on foot. Visit Javier Castle, admire the Santa María la Real portal in Sangüesa.
Accommodation: Heredad Beragu
Breakfast: Catalingarde
Dinner with seasonal products: Heredad Beragu Restaurant
Location: Old Gallipienzo
Shall we go to the desert? The contrast from the Pyrenees will amaze you. You’re following the path that the flocks of the Roncal and Salazar valleys have taken for hundreds of years, descending from the high valleys of the Pyrenees to the Bardenas Desert for the winter. Along the way, you’ll pass by San Martín de Unx with its excellent wines, Olite with its well-preserved Royal Palace, and near the Ribera of Navarra. Between the towns of Valtierra and Arguedas, we venture into the desert on a dirt track to the Virgen del Yugo and steppe landscapes to the curious formation of Castildetierra. The return will take us along the Carcastillo road, passing by the Cistercian Monastery of La Oliva, skirting the Bardenas until returning to Heredad Beragu.
Recommendations: Visit the wineries of San Martin de Unx. Walk through Olite and tour the Royal Palace. Admire the Bardenas from the Bardena Blanca Viewpoint. Enjoy vegetables prepared by Aitor Lorente at the Camino de las Bardenas Hotel Restaurant. Relax at the Monastery of La Oliva. Arrive back at Heredad Beragu for an evening of wines.
Accommodation: Heredad Beragu
Breakfast: Heredad Beragu
Dinner with seasonal products: Heredad Beragu Restaurant
Location: Old Gallipienzo
Shall we go to the desert? The contrast from the Pyrenees will amaze you. You’re following the path that the flocks of the Roncal and Salazar valleys have taken for hundreds of years, descending from the high valleys of the Pyrenees to the Bardenas Desert for the winter. Along the way, you’ll pass by San Martín de Unx with its excellent wines, Olite with its well-preserved Royal Palace, and near the Ribera of Navarra. Between the towns of Valtierra and Arguedas, we venture into the desert on a dirt track to the Virgen del Yugo and steppe landscapes to the curious formation of Castildetierra. The return will take us along the Carcastillo road, passing by the Cistercian Monastery of La Oliva, skirting the Bardenas until returning to Heredad Beragu.
Recommendations: Visit the wineries of San Martin de Unx. Walk through Olite and tour the Royal Palace. Admire the Bardenas from the Bardena Blanca Viewpoint. Enjoy vegetables prepared by Aitor Lorente at the Camino de las Bardenas Hotel Restaurant. Relax at the Monastery of La Oliva. Arrive back at Heredad Beragu for an evening of wines.
Accommodation: Heredad Beragu
Breakfast: Heredad Beragu
Dinner with seasonal products: Heredad Beragu Restaurant
Location: Old Gallipienzo
Map and Locations
Catalingarde
Heredad Beragu Boutique & Rural Hotel- Adults Only
Accommodations
Catalingarde and Heredad Beragu – Two carefully selected establishments for your stay. Catalingarde is a rural mountain house located in Isaba. Heredad Beragu is a boutique hotel in a medieval building with incredible views.
Meals
The proposal includes breakfasts and dinners. Lunches will be on the go, and we will suggest alternatives.
Activities
We will recommend the best places to visit on your route, always according to your preferences. These can be visits to castles, medieval churches, monasteries, or visits to wineries, cheese factories, and other producers in Navarra. We can also suggest shorter or longer routes. Just ask us!
Personalized Attention
Our hosts are professionals committed to their work, to the attention of travelers, and to their surroundings, with an intimate knowledge of the area. Owners of small exclusive accommodations will assist you whenever needed. We are at your service.
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Hosts of the Cañada de los Roncaleses Route
Hosts of the Cañada de los Roncaleses Route
María Ángeles Ezquer
Discover the territory of the Navarrese Pyrenees and the Cañada Real of the Roncal shepherds with María Ángeles Ezquer. A mountaineer, expert in the nature, culture, and gastronomy of the Pyrenees of Navarra, and a ski instructor.