With the arrival of the autumn, hunting game is one of the main attractions of the
western Pyrenees in Navarre. Enthusiasts and lovers of good food can enjoy these dishes in the months of
October and November.
Villages in the Baztan valley - Malerreka, Cinco Villas, Bertizarana and Xareta - offer exquisite
menus with
game of the season. Traditional recipes combine with haute cuisine to delight all palates and budgets. This initiative is organised every year by the
Tourism Consortium of Bertiz.
Tourist attractions in the area are rounded off by
guided visitsto the palomeras of
Etxalar, where a hundred-year-old tradition of hunting doves with nets is maintained. All the secrets of the art are explained in the visits, plus the methods and origins of this mode of hunting. The
palomeras are located in a pass between Mounts Larun and Peña Plata, between Etxalar and the French village of Sare on the slopes of Mount Iarmendi. They are high towers from where the hidden hunters throw wooden paddles to direct the passing doves towards the nets.
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