Mendaza

Mendaza is the natural gateway to the Berrueza Valley, an open and sun-drenched region where the agricultural landscape, mountain ranges, and small villages come together to create a peaceful and deeply rural experience. As the seat of the municipality that bears its name, Mendaza is the heart of a setting where heritage, nature, and historical memory coexist, offering sweeping views of the Berrueza Valley and the Dos Hermanas and Lóquiz mountain ranges.

The town center retains a scale defined by the presence of the Church of San Félix, which houses the main altarpiece and the carving of the Virgin of Grace. A short distance away stands the rustic chapel of Santa Coloma, linked to an archaeological site of protohistoric origin that attests to a very early settlement of the area.

The surrounding area features forests of holm oaks, gall oaks, and oak groves, home to wildlife characteristic of the Ega Valley and the Berrueza region. Very close to the town center stands the Encina de las Tres Patas, designated a Natural Monument of Navarre—a unique specimen over a thousand years old that has become one of the region’s most distinctive natural symbols.

Alongside the main town, the municipality of Mendaza includes the districts of Acedo, Asarta, and Ubago—towns that share close historical and scenic ties. Traditional paths, the course of the Ega River, and a landscape characterized by a mix of forests and farmland define this territory, which is also marked by events in contemporary history such as the Battle of Mendaza (1834) during the First Carlist War.