PEÑALÉN CANYON
We are going to a place with history, that of a king, Sancho Garcés IV, who while hunting was pushed by his brother Ramón Garcés, from then on called Fraticida, from the top of the Peñalén ravine. If we go there we will understand why the king did not survive the fall. We will depart from Funes and enter through pine forests, cereal fields, vineyards and ravines from whose heights we will enjoy the views of the riverbank and the meanders that form the Arga and Aragón rivers before joining the Ebro.
Route 9,5 km. Circular.
PRACTICAL TIPS
-Getting to Funes is easy from the highway that connects Pamplona with Tudela, taking the exit for Marcilla. Funes is relatively large and is distributed on both banks of the Arga River. We can park going up to the church next to the beginning of this route.
-The route is not signposted but it is easy to follow. A small section is on a road with little traffic but in any case go with caution.
-Access to Peñalén itself is via a path between high ravines. It is not essential but if you go to the very edge of the ravine, do so with great care.
-It is a dry and arid terrain, especially on the hot summer days of the Navarrese shore.
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BERBINZANA
In what is now the town of Berbinzana, next to the Arga River, was the Benedictine Monastery of Santa María, which was donated by King García Sánchez III to that of Santa María de Nájera in the 11th century. In the 12th century, Berbinzana was already a town belonging to the Monastery of Santa María de Nájera. In later centuries, the town had various transactions and owners. By the 16th century it was granted the possibility of holding fairs and markets.
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