City/Town:Elizondo

Name of the place:Baztan-Bidasoa

Country:Spain

Province/Département:Navarra

Region:Navarra

Natural characteristics:An evergreen landscape with fern-covered hillsides and forests of beech, oak and chestnut trees crossed by abundant streams. The valleys of Baztan and Bidasoa have spectacular festivals and carnivals and the performance of the akelarres.

Location:43°08?49?N 1°31?02?O

Reasons for its inclusion:Feel the forest', a book published by the Baztan-Bidasoa tourism association, is a proposal to get to know and feel Baztan-Bidasoa in a different way. This project combines natural and cultural resources (popular stories, mythology, beliefs...).

Presence in films, literary works, art, etc.:The Baztan Trilogy, three films based on the novels of the same name by Dolores Redondo

Related organization:Asociación Turística Baztan Bidasoa Turismoa https://baztan-bidasoa.com/ 608 544 800-info@baztan-bidasoa.com

Related stories or tales:Dolores Redondo explores this landscape in her novels Trilogía del Baztan.

Photos:https://turismo.navarra.com/wp-content/uploads/Ziga_valle_de_Baztan_Luis_Otermin_Turismo_Navarra.jpg