Plazaola

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Plazaola Tourism Consortium

The Consortium (formed in 1994)is a non-profit making association set up to develop tourism in certain areas.

It is made up of 5 town councils and more than 130 private enterprises which are members of various associations

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History of Plazaola
At the beginning of the last century the narrow track of the old steam train route was used to transport iron from the Plazaola mines to Andoain (Guipzcoa). In 1914 the Plazaola was converted into a passenger train which linked the neighbouring capitals of Pamplona and San Sebastin Over its 40 years of active service the route was the focal point of both commercial and cultural communication between Guipzcoa and Navarre. However, the floods of 1953 together with the tough competition of bus routes led to the closure of the Plazaola railway in 1958. The tracks were dismantled but their marks remained firmly imprinted on the landscape.
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Recovering the route

The Plazaola Tourism Consortium is the driving force behind the reconstruction of the old Plazaola railway track. The project has been financed by the Ministry for the Environment with the further participation of local groups and the Government of Navarre. The Consortium belongs to the European Association of Greenways since 2000.

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We are based in the old Plazaola Station in Lekunberri which was renovated in www.plazaola.org 1998 to house the Tourist Office and Visitors Centre.

Recovering the route

So far, 22km of the 85 km-long track have been reconstructed at different points in Navarre: 1st STAGE: The section of the track between Mugiro and the Uitzi tunnel was finished by winter 2000. It is a relaxing 7km walk through beautiful countryside. 2nd STAGE In May 2003, 12km of track were opened in the Leitza area. This new stretch runs through a total of 14 tunnels, 3 of which are illuminated. In addition to the stretches of the route itself have been restored:

15 tunnels (4 illuminated) Bridges (as a characteristic feature of the route, special interest place) Complementary features have been installed: signposts, wooden fences, tables
and benches in 4 rest areas, information boards, etc.
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The greenway
The location
Nearly 44 km of the route, dominated by beech and oak forests, can now be enjoyed between Mugiro (Navarre) and Andoain (Guipzcoa).

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The greenway
The Plazaola environment
Plazaola forms part of the mountainous region in the northwest of Navarre. The predominate rainfall in the area plays an important role in the vegetation and wildlife here.

The landscape is taken up by beech forests with an

undergrowth of bracken, holly and hawthorn.
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Plazaola train Station of Lekunberri

Offers services related with tourist and rural development.

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Offices
The Plazaola Tourism Consortium headquarters:
the director and the secretary are based here.

Offices: There are other offices and

personnel based in the buildings: o the Regional Development Agency

o the Professional Advice service

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The Tourist Office:www.plazaola.org the Tourist Office is run by the Plazaola Tourism
Consortium in conjunction with the Government of Navarres Tourism Service.

www.plazaola.org Traditional Crafts Shop : offering products made by local handcrafters

Conference room:

designed for presentations, group activities, conventions, meetings, etc. At present there is an exhibition on Plazaolas history.

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Guided Visits to discover the old train Plazaola and the greenway

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The Games Wagon

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Its near the Plazaola train station. It is a leisure place for children, and in its walls www.plazaola.org adults can read the history of this train, tales and anecdotes of that time.

Events
The greenways day
(May)

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Events
Mountain bike march and Half Marathon along Plazaola
(September, European greenways day)

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Our Web

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Our Blog http://viaverdeplazaolanaturbidea.blogspot.com.es/

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Social networks

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Come to visit us, enjoy our greenway and you will have the chance to discover other amazing places

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Monastery of San Miguel de Aralar

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The Iribas Spring

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Iturraskarri; paths of Larraun

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Orgi oak grove

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Mendukilo caves

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Centenary oaks of Basaburua

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Thank you
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