Visit Irati Landscape Before Autumn

It is the second largest beech and spruce and best preserved in Europe.

17,000 hectares are in a state that remains almost untouched.

Irati are two areas of nature reserves, of Mendilatz and Tristuibartea, and another is integral reserve the Lizardoia.

The Irati in Navarra is one of those magical and unique forests which enjoys the Iberian Peninsula. Autumn is about to come, so we should take because the variety of colors of the landscape reaches its peak in the autumn when warm browns, yellows, intense or intoxicating red dye the tops of the trees. A unique forest of beech, grasslands, fir and streams This is the second largest beech and spruce and best preserved of Europe after the Black Forest of Germany. A huge green spot about 17,000 hectares which is kept in an almost virgin.

The Irati Forest is located in the eastern Pyrenees of Navarre , in a basin surrounded by mountains (Ori, Abodi...), at the top of the Pyrenean valleys Aezkoa and Salazar. Dense beech forests, grasslands, fir and cool waters make this unique forest, a brightly colored landscape that changes with each new season. This forest is a natural treasure of great ecological value living in different forms of protection as nature reserves Mendilatz and Tristuibartea and comprehensive book Lizardoia.

An almost virgin forest

The Irati Forest offers a multitude of sensations: the meeting alone with nature, wild rumors of water between beech and spruce, the coolness of the river or reservoir Irati Irabia the elusive sound of animals and fallen leaves autumn, the smell of forest fruits and soft blanket of grass that covers this jewel of the Pyrenees. 14 new interpretive lookouts offer the best views is Rich and varied flora. Today, beech and fir live with lime, hazel, elm, willow, maple, boxwood, juniper, ferns, lichens, mosses, and solitary oaks patxaran remember that the tree was originally majority. The dense forests or the bright upland pastures provide shelter and habitat for valuable wildlife populations. Birds such as wrens, finches, robins, white-backed woodpecker or black, aquatic species such as trout and others such as foxes, wild boars, martens and deer. To enjoy all there is 14 new viewpoints interpretations that have been located in strategic locations and offering the best views.