This circular tour that is located in the village of Segura crosses the village, a neighborhood of farmhouses and the edge of the river Oria. In this way you will have the possibility to find thematic panels in which the determining aspects of the village: the nature that surrounds it, its medieval structure, the Saint James Way, the trade, the uses of water…
All of this brings us to a time when Segura was a major village of the region.
Bidegorri or bike path that connects the towns of Legorreta and Zegama through Itsasondo, Ordizia, beasain, Olaberria, Idiazabal and Segura. It can be done by bike, walking, skates, etc.
Tourist Office Segura
Traditional cheese factory that shows the process of making cheese from the very hands of the shepherd! Understand the process with visual aids and see the animals in their routine.
You can buy local products in their shop.
If you want to know more about the cheese and its story, they will show you in their own Interpretation Centre next to the dairy. Spending the night is also possible since they are also an agrotourism.
Service: Idiazabal Cheese factory / Ovine Cattle.
Address: Beheko Arrabala, Segura.
Opening time:by appointment only.
GPS: 42.996416, -2.233196
Phone: 689 192 508
Email: ondarresegura@gmail.com
Website: www.ondarre.com
Villages
For many years, Segura was a mandatory transit point for those coming from Castilla and France, and there are still some stately homes and palaces, like Ardixarra Palace (now the office of the Interpretation Centre of Medieval History), Lardizabal Palace (now City Hall), or the parish church of La Asunción.
The village has kept its medieval quarter in very good condition. Known for their Holy Week processions, you will see 10 pasos -scenes of Christ’s Passion- between Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. The most renowned procession is Jesucristo Crucificado, whose image was carved by the sculptor Juan Martínez Montañés, from Seville.
Other important festivities are Saint Nicholas day, the medieval festival or the Basque Country and Navarre typical dance competition –baile al suelto-.
