Secrets of the Pyrenees

Tuesday, 02 July 2019 / Published in Visit the Pyrenees
Map of the French and Spanish Pyrenees
Ten things you probably don’t know about the Pyrenees. Secrets of the Pyrenees that the normal tourist does not know and inside tips to make the most of your travels.

The Invisible Guardian by Dolores Redondo

Monday, 14 April 2014 / Published in Basque Culture and Tradition, Baztan Valley, Dolores Redondo, Elizondo
The Invisible Gardian by Dolores Redondo
Review by Steve Cracknell When I read Georgina’s article, I thought: this is a book I have to buy. I haven’t read any detective novels since George Simenon died but I have lived in the Baztan valley where the novel is set, and I can use it to improve my Spanish. So I wasn’t particularly

Baztan Valley – Traditions and Code of Honour

Wednesday, 19 February 2014 / Published in Basque Culture and Tradition, Baztan Valley
Basque ox and cart
Views of the Baztan Valley The Baztan Valley in Navarre is an area of extreme beauty and mediaeval Basque landscapes which, due to geographical, social and political factors, still keeps many of its secrets to itself. There are almost eight thousand people living in the Baztan Valley, spread between its fifteen pretty, white-washed villages. Elizondo