Saint-Martin-D'arrossa: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

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The Sentiers des Mines trail runs along the slopes of Larla and explores the mining history of Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa can plan this village as a holiday destination.

Hiking and nature

The Sentier découverte is 3.2 km long, has an elevation gain of 180 metres and has a stated duration of 1 hour and 45 minutes. The Sentier des mineurs is 9.4 km long, has an elevation gain of 550 metres and has a stated duration of 4 hours and 30 minutes.

The Haritzondo hiking route is 9.2 km long, has an elevation gain of 495 metres and has a stated duration of 3 hours and 30 minutes. The route passes through wetlands with sundews growing on sphagnum moss cushions and past rocks where griffon vultures breed. The Sentier des contrebandiers bridleway is 23 km long, starts in Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa, has an elevation gain of 1,458 metres and has a stated duration of 4 hours and 30 minutes.

On the Nive in Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa, there is a 1 km long, low-impact no-kill fishing section. The Larla mines are not yet open to the public.

History and culture

Around the church cemetery and in the higher-lying new cemetery, around eleven discoid steles have been preserved. Saint-Martin Church has a single-nave body with tall windows and a five-sided polygonal chancel.

The Arrossa extract factory in the Presondoa district used chestnuts taken from the surrounding forests. Among the recorded houses and farmsteads, the majority were built in the 18th century; the oldest identified examples date from the 17th century.

Crafts and regional products

Biondo Joël is listed as a leather goods manufacturer. Goicoechea is listed as a pottery and ceramics business run by Iñaki and Maitena Goicoechea. At Sohatia, Ossau-Iraty sheep's cheese bearing the Idoki designation and made using organic farming is produced.

Geographical location

The Haritzondo hike starts at the fronton on the village square of Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa. The municipal fronton is freely accessible to everyone. The train journey from Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa to Bayonne station takes 45 minutes.

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