EZCAROZ - TOURISM NAVARRA

It is one of the fourteen towns that make up the Salazar Valley. A Pyrenean town between Roncesvalles and the Roncal Valley, very close to the Irati jungle. The urban complex is characterized by its cobbled streets and the stately appearance of its Pyrenean houses with steeply sloping roofs and flat tiles. Livestock town, with sheep and Pyrenean cows; Agricultural, potatoes are grown for seed and consumption; and a large part of its extension is forested, with pine, beech and oak.

The history of Ezcároz is part of that of the entire valley. The entire valley forms a single community, with a single mayor who is called mayor.

Parish church

The town of Ezcároz has a Parish Church of Gothic construction from the late 16th century.

The Presbytery is presided over by a main altarpiece, dedicated to San Román, a transitional work from the first Renaissance to Romanism, attributed to the Sangüesa sculptor Miguel de Casanova y Aibar.

Two Renaissance altarpieces from the transition period to the Romanesque phase, 1.570-1.580. The polychrome with brightly colored branches is from the time. Baroque altarpiece from the mid-XNUMXth century. Image of the Virgin of the Rosary from the XNUMXth century. Altarpiece from the first half of the XNUMXth century. Two beautiful pulpits from the mid-XNUMXth century, carefully polychromed and one of them displays the town's coat of arms.

Hermitage of Santa María Magdalena

At the exit of the town is the Gothic Hermitage of Santa María Magdalena. In 1.174, Alexander III designated Santa María de Ezcároz as Leire's possession, which we do not know if it is the current Hermitage of Santa María Magdalena.

Traditional homes

In traditional homes, the doorways with large voussoirs and mullioned windows stand out.

THE MILL

In 1767 the mill was built, which is currently disused, although the machinery is preserved.

In 1907, after a great flood that washed away the wooden dam, the current one was built.

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PRACTICAL TIPS

– De Ezcaroz highlights the general view of the hamlet with its colorful roofs. You can take a pleasant walk along the edge of the river to the refrigerator, the dam and the raft.

– Ezcaroz has numerous rural houses, since it has a privileged position for all those who want to know the Irati Jungle.

– From Ezcaroz we can take a nice walk along the Jasule trail.

- Short route to the viewpoint 2,8 km

- 5,4 km circular route

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WHAT TO DO IN EZCAROZ/EZKAROZE

LEZERANA FRIDGE

The use of snow for preserving food, cooling drinks or for medicinal purposes has been documented since Antiquity (Mesopotamia, Greeks, Romans, Arabs...). In Navarra its use became widespread from the 170th-1914th century with the construction of refrigerators. It is known of the existence of at least XNUMX storage points, about twenty of them have been kept in very good condition or have been partially rebuilt: Olite Castle, Royal Palace of Pamplona, Aras... and in our Merindad Aoiz, Sangüesa stand out. , Yesa and Burgui. Abundant data is known about the latter regarding its construction, maintenance, lease, price of snow, etc. A LITTLE HISTORY The Ezkaroz refrigerator was built by the Junta del Valle, responding to the request of the doctor Jovito Gayarre y Machín (Beroki house) who, in XNUMX, argued its need in that “the application of some frozen product in the form of snow […]
ALMADÍAS IN EZCAROZ

The history of the almadieros is also an abbreviated memory of a good part of Navarra: the one that relates the Pyrenean towns with those of the south and all the intermediate banks through the rivers that descend from the Pyrenees to the Ebro through the Salazar, Irati, Esca and Aragón. The history of the rafts is a story of survival economy in harsh conditions and is also the memory of the bridges, locks and ports that were built in their path, of the efforts to make the rivers navigable. Almadieros and canyoners were part of the landscape and culture of this land until the mid-20th century. Being an almadiero was a way of life based on risk that gave loggers a way of life full of danger and little money: the rapids and eddies of the river, the dams and mills, the […]
JASULE PATH

CIRCULAR ROUTE – Distance 5,4 KM Beautiful circular mountain walk of 5,4 km in length that runs through the surroundings of Ezkaroz, the Jasule waterfalls, the Xoxo ravine, the Axarixiloa cave, the Ezkaroz viewpoint… Leaving the Church of Ezkaroz there is an explanatory panel, and from there the entire route is marked with yellow marks and wooden signs, very clearly and without loss (see photo of the info panel). Maximum elevation: 965 m Ascent: 267 m Duration: No data Wikilock route Halfway along the route there is a fork from which we can branch off to the waterfalls, increasing the route by 6 km round trip. This section is marked in green on Google Maps. Route on maps

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FESTIVALS AND PILGRIMAGES

PATRON HOLIDAYS: from July 16 to 20 in honor of the Virgin of Carmen.
PILGRIMAGES: June 11, San Barnabas, the fifths and a pilgrimage to the hermitage of Our Lady of Muskilda are celebrated. On November 18, the patron saint, San Román, is celebrated. At the end of September the autumn festival is celebrated. In February the carnival is celebrated.