Discover Arbizu: Townscape, Churches and Aralar

Arbizu does not stand out in its historic townscape because of a single remarkable building, but rather because of its ensemble of adjoining houses from different styles and periods; its architectural value lies mainly in the ensemble and not in any single outstanding building.

Those who include a holiday apartment in Arbizu in their travel plans can view travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions side by side on the respective offer pages. These details represent different aspects of the stay: the period concerns the choice of dates, the room category the available classification, and the cancellation conditions the applicable rules. This keeps these three pieces of information separately readable when making a personal selection.

Culture

The church of Santa María is predominantly a Gothic church dating from the 17th century. Its floor plan is in the shape of a Latin cross, and the building has a single nave. It includes a four-sectioned tower with a bell chamber, as well as a wooden portico on stone bases.

Jakaantxa is a medieval tower house. Its floor plan is square. The house has four floors and a hipped roof.

History

Inside Santa María is a modern main altarpiece in the late Neoclassical style. A Renaissance sculpture of the Virgin and Child dates from the 16th century. There is also a Romanesque-style representation of Saint Peter from the 17th century. Baroque altarpieces of Our Lady of the Rosary and the Crucifixion are also part of the furnishings; they too date from the 17th century.

Jakaantxa was a defensive or noble house in Arbizu known as a “cabo de armería.” It is recorded in the Armorial of the Kingdom of Navarre.

The San Juan hermitage has a single nave. The year 1792 is inscribed on its entrance door. The hermitage contains a Baroque altarpiece from the 17th century and a likewise Baroque representation of Saint John from the 17th century.

Nature

The Artabakargoa dolmen is one of two prehistoric dolmens in the forest on the Aralar side of the municipality of Arbizu.

The PR-NA 135 Sendero de las Bordas begins at the bus stop in Arbizu and leads through oak and beech forests uphill to a karst area in Aralar. It is a moderately difficult short hiking trail with a stated route length of 19.150 km, a duration of seven hours and an elevation gain of 600 m.

When planning the route, several separate details are available: the classification as a moderately difficult short hiking trail, the route length of 19.150 km, the duration of seven hours and the elevation gain of 600 m describe different aspects of the same route. Together with its course through oak and beech forests uphill to a karst area in Aralar, the trail can be compared objectively with other routes without mixing up the individual details.

Other places

Espronceda, Etxalar, Garde, Lumbier, Noáin, Tudela, Basaburua, Gallipienzo Antiguo

Culinary traditions

The Day of the Txistorra takes place in Arbizu on the Sunday that falls approximately around 12 October. The date should therefore be understood as an approximate time reference rather than a fixed calendar day.

For the overarching travel overview: Navarre.