DESCRIPTION AND WHAT TO SEE IN JAURRIETA
It is a pretty town located between Ochagavía and Roncesvalles, which spreads across a hillside around the Gothic church of San Salvador. It has numerous hotels and rural houses. After visiting the town, a short walk takes us to the hermitage of the White Virgin.
Between Ochagavía and Roncesvalles we will find high mountains, lush forests, clean streams and a pretty town that is spread around the Gothic church of San Salvador. Jaurrieta is, with its inn, its hotels and rural houses, a rest along the way and a starting point for excursions in a privileged environment: the Irati Forest, Roncesvalles, Mount Abodi, the Lumbier and Arbayún gorges and the Roncal valleys. and Salazar. Two not-too-long walks start from Jaurrieta, one that takes us to the top of Beiegu and the other to the source of the Laurence and the old Jaurrieta mill. Once you have visited the Irati jungle and its Irabia reservoir, not too far away are the highest peaks of the Navarrese Pyrenees, the surprising landscape of Larra and the picturesque towns of the Roncal valley.
VILLAGE WITH VIEWS
Arriving from Ochagavía there is a viewpoint that offers us a wide view of Jaurrieta and its crowded houses.
CHURCH OF SAN SAVIOR
In Gothic style it has undergone successive renovations and preserves interesting sculptural pieces inside.
STREETS AND FARMHOUSES
The houses are characterized by their steeply sloping roofs, their doors with semicircular arches and their shields.
HERMITAGE OF THE WHITE VIRGIN
Along a beautiful path we climb to a simple Romanesque hermitage from the 13th century surrounded by ancient oak trees.
