Virtual tour

Archeology

The Battle of Roncesvalles

The Bolantes

Traditional Kitchen

Tourist office

Map of archaeological sites

Roman, medieval and modern materials
found along the Roman Road of the Pyrenees
as it passes through Luzaide/Valcarlos

EMPEROR CHARLEMAGNE

ROMAN ALTAR TO THE SUN

ROMAN MILESTONE OF GALERIUS

Tourist Office

Roman coin

The Battle of Roncesvalles

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The Bolantes

THE BATTLE OF 778

EMPEROR CHARLEMAGNE AND VASCONIA

LA CHANSON DE ROLAND

MONUMENT TO ROLAND

THE ECHOES STILL REVERBERATE NOW
The Battle of Roncesvalles
has had a great impact throughout history,
whether through La Chanson de Roland
that made it popular across Europe,
or due to the cultural and political connotations
associated with this historical event in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Battle is now famous across the world.
This historical passage has made these valleys
a place of remembrance, where history meets legend,
creating a tradition that society still craves today.
A good illustration of this phenomenon
is the huge amount of publications, comics,
novels, plays, posters, songs, etc.
Luzaide/Valcarlos wants to create
the leading European documentation centre on this subject.

Archeology

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Roman, medieval and modern materials
found along the Roman Road of the Pyrenees
as it passes through Luzaide/Valcarlos.

Entry

The Bolantes

Archeology

Traditional kitchen

The Bolantes

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OBJECTS WITH LIFE

PRINTS OF LUZAIDE/VALCARLOS

THE TRADITIONAL KITCHEN IN LUZAIDE/VALCARLOS

KATALANBROTX, MARRAKUKUS
AND THE GASTRONOMY OF LUZAIDE/VALCARLOS

THE HEART OF THE KITCHEN

“GASNA”, CHEESE

“PEKOTXETAKO ARTO XURIA”. CORN

BREADMAKING
Bread and ‘talo’ (similar to a tortilla)
were staple foods for many years.
Made with wheat flour in the case of bread,
or corn flour in the case of ‘talo’,
water was added, and they were kneaded
on a table like this one,
with a hollow for working the mixture.

Fresh eggs were placed in this clay vessel
and covered with water and lime,
so that they stayed fresh for a long time.

This ‘ferreta’ is a container that was used
to fetch water from the fountain
and then carry it home on the head,
a task usually performed by women.

Built-in cupboards are common in all the houses in the village,
both in the kitchen and in the bedrooms.
This is an original feature of the room,
restored and completed with objects that used
to be stored in cupboards like this one.
Here we can see hygiene and personal care items
on the top shelf, such as medicine bottles.
On the other shelves we find utensils
related to food preparation and preservation,
such as jars and bottles.
The clay vessels we see at the bottom
were used to store chorizo sausages
and pieces of meat preserved in lard.

Traditional cooking could be dangerous for children,
especially due to the risk of burns.
This park or enclosure allowed them to be kept under control
while domestic tasks were being performed.

In the warmest corner, we find a bench,
a very unique piece of furniture as it has a built-in folding table.
On the wall, we see several everyday items
hanging on a rack, which were hung up
when the workers came home after finishing their work:
wooden snowshoes, scales, a sickle, shears, etc.
At the top, we see a piece of furniture with a very fine mesh:
it is a pantry and was used to store food inside.
This object is one of the few that came from this house.
It was used by the nuns and was recovered from the basement.

This is a piece of furniture made “on site” called an ash pit.
It has three square cast-iron holes at the top
that were used to fill with embers
and place pots of food on top of them.
This kept the food warm until mealtime.
At the front, it has a metal door
for removing the ashes, hence its name.