In north-west Navarre lies the Pyrenean valley of Aezkoa, which contains the villages of Garaioa, Aribe, Garralda, Aria, Hiriberri/Villanueva de Aezkoa, Orbara and Orbaitzeta, Abaurrea Alta and Abaurrea Baja; they will captivate you with their scenary and architecture. Its singular relief, overlooked by a sinuous mesh of gullies and mountains, means that four of the ten highest villages in Navarre are located here: Abaurregaina/Abaurrea Alta, at 1,035 metres above sea level is the highest of them all. You can get some fabuluous views of the Pirineos from this natural viewpoint. The main feature of this valley is the Selva de Irati (Irati forest), one of the biggest beech-spruce woods in Europe. Other things that stand out in these picture-postcard villages, with their traditional red-roofed houses and stone bridges, and they are surrounded by mountain…