TRAILS AND WALKS IN NATURE
Thanks to Camping Aritzaleku’s enviably strategic location, you can also go on plenty of trips and do lots of things in the surrounding area to make your stay at the campsite even more pleasurable.
Some of our suggestions are:
Urbasa-Andía Natural Park: a mountain range 50 km from the campsite on the NA-120 road. These medium-sized mountains form a geographical barrier between two major bioclimatic zones: the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
You can go on lots of interesting trails in the park, like the mountaineers’ trail, the shepherds’ trail and the trail of the springs. There is also an interpretation area where you can find out all about the park.
The Sierra de Urbasa is home to the Source of the Urederra river, one of the most beautiful and most visited spots in Navarra; a place well worth seeing. To access and visit the source, you need to make a reservation at the following link https://administracionelectronica.navarra.es
The campsite is also strategically located on the route of the Way of St James, on the stretch from Puente la Reina to Estella, so it is also a great idea to walk the 22 kilometres of this, the fifth stage of the French route of the ancient pilgrims’ road.
Another must-see if you are staying at the campsite is the Monastery of Irantzu, just a 25-minute drive away on the NA-7171 and NA-7320.
Hidden in the green valley of Yerri, in an isolated area surrounded by mountains sits this grandiose Cistercian abbey, built between the 12th and 14th centuries. The elegant, austere Gothic cloister, one of the most beautiful features of the building, invites visitors to discover the rest of the monastery, which was renovated in 1942.
After visiting the monastery, you can enjoy the beautiful natural surroundings of this semi-wild valley, with its pools of crystalline water, and stroll along the path up the canyon formed by the Iranzu river at the foot of the Sierra de Andía.
Half an hour away from the campsite on the NA-7320 lies Estella, a monumental Romanesque city created thanks to the Way of St James where you mustn’t miss the chance to see the Church of San Pedro de la Rúa, the Church of El Santo Sepulcro, the Basilica of El Puy and the Palace of the Monarchs of Navarra.
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Cycle tourism
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Paragliding flight
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Sailing school
The Navarra Sailing School has been based at Camping Aritzaleku for more than 15 years....
EVERYTHING YOU CAN DO IN THE CAMPING SITE AND SURROUNDINGS
One of the activities you can try on the Alloz reservoir, on whose shores the campsite sits, is sailing. Whether you want to learn or already know, the services of the Navarra Sailing School, which operates on the reservoir, are at your full disposal.
The campsite has its own jetty, so you can stay at a campsite with all the amenities and enjoy sailing all in the same place. The Sierras of Andía and Urbasa (home to the source of the Urederra river) delimit the mountainous north of Middle Navarra and surround the village of Riezu , the source of the Ubagua river, which flows into the Alloz reservoir. An area with a wealth of natural beauty.
From Puente La Reina (where the routes join) to Estella, the Way of St James marks its historical and artistic significance with beautiful examples of Gothic and Romanesque architecture, such as the Cloister of the Monastery of Iranzu in Abárzuza.
Estella-Lizarra was founded in 1090 due to the need to attend the growing influx of pilgrims from all over Europe on their way to Santiago. Important examples of Romanesque (San Pedro Cloister in the Church of San Pedro) Gothic (façade of El Santo Sepulcro, Convent of Santo Domingo) and Plateresque architecture enrich a remarkably cultural city.
Middle Navarra is the home of great wine and tasty, varied cuisine, based on local products.