This article was translated by John R. Bopp
German-language public satellite and cable channel, SAT3, made up of the public TV networks of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, produced a documentary in 2015 on the Navarrese Foral Community, which is now available on YouTube in German.
Although we do not speak that language, the route they take from the Ebro to the Pyrenees offers us some spectacular images of that part of our country. It’s a shame that they didn’t go a bit further to Orreaga/Roncesvalles to give a complete overview of Navarre to their viewers, because, lest we forget, the part of Navarre north of the Pyrenees is just as Navarrese as the part south.
We’ll leave you with the info about this documentary offered to us by Austria’s ARD (part of SAT3), and the YouTube video we found with this report.
ARD – 2015 – Austria
Navarra – Grünes Spanien zwischen Pyrenäen und Ebro
Navarra ist wie Spanien in Kleinformat. Abgesehen von blauem Meer und weiten Stränden gibt es auf kleinerem Raum alles, was das große Spanien zu bieten hat. Da sind die Pyrenäen mit ihren schattigen Wäldern, kühlen Seen und Bächen, den Klöstern und dem Tal Roncesvalles, dem Schlachtfeld, auf dem die Nachhut Karls des Großen unter dem legendären Paladin Roland den Rückzug bis zum Tod verteidigte.
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Last Updated on Dec 20, 2020 by About Basque Country