Irotz, Navarra French Way | Senditur.com Way of Saint James

Did you know that... Irotz

Belonging to the municipality of Esteribar, is located at the foot of Mount Iturratx, on the left bank of the river Arga. On 16 November 1794, the French, in a second attempt to reach Pamplona/Iruña, took Irotz and Zabaldika and were later rejected and forced to withdraw to their posts in Sorauren and Oloña. At the end of the foral period, it was governed by means of the deputy appointed by the valley, with the town councillor, elected by alternative houses. The bridge, also called Iturgaiz, in the year 1550 received a logging canon.

Irotz

To discover What to see in Irotz?

Their houses are scattered at the foot of the mountain and are characterised by their ashlar walls plastered with ashlar masonry in corners and openings. One of them has a cubic tower attached to one side and is located in the upper part of the village. The parish church of San Pedro is a modern construction, dating from 1920, although it follows 16th century style models. A tower with a cubic shaft and small windows is adjoined to the section of the choir on the Epistle side. Next to the door is a holy water fountain that may belong to a Romanesque style and is decorated with a relief that seems to be a fish, and also in this part we find a rococo altarpiece from the second half of the eighteenth century that lacks the carving of the holder. There is a Romanesque bridge built for the Pilgrim's Way to Santiago in the middle of the 11th century.

Parish of San Pedro in Irotz

Festivities

Irotz celebrates its festivities on 29 June in honour of San Pedro.

Curiosities

Three hermitages are known to have disappeared today: San Miguel, which had a hospital and brotherhood, Nuestra Señora de Asituri and the hermitage of Nuestra Señora de Monserrat, which is now a dwelling house.

Getting to Irotz by car

As far as Irotz we arrive following the N-135 between Pamplona/Iruña and Roncesvalles/Orreaga, turning off shortly after crossing Zabaldika, as we come from Pamplona/Iruña, along the road on our right that ascends towards this town.

By bus

There is a bus service from Monday to Saturday, which covers the route Pamplona/Iruña-Roncesvalles/Orreaga, another service is that of Pamplona/Iruña-Zubiri-Eugui from Monday to Friday.

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List of Routes

River Walk of the Arga Section of the Magdalena

Pamplona-Iruña, Navarra

2:45 h.11.6 km.

River Walk of the Arga Section of the Magdalena

Difficulty-MediumGreen difficulty category, level 3. Excursions of moderate distance and slope, not exceeding either great distances or slopes.

Stage 04 Pamplona-Iruña-Cirauqui-Zirauki

Pamplona-Iruña, Navarra

7:10 h.31.5 km.

Stage 04 Pamplona-Iruña-Cirauqui-Zirauki

Difficulty-RemarkableRed difficulty category. Level 2. Stages with great slopes or important distances, which require good physical preparation.

Stage 03 Zubiri-Pamplona/Iruña

Zubiri, Navarra

5:00 h.20.8 km.

Difficulty-MediumGreen difficulty category. Level 3. Stages of moderate distance and slope, not overcoming great distances or slopes.

Stage 02 Orreaga-Roncesvalles-Zubiri

Roncesvalles-Orreaga, Navarra

5:35 h.21.7 km.

Difficulty-ModerateRed difficulty category. Level 1. More demanding stages, either because they are longer, with a greater unevenness or present a specific difficulty.