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Data of the Town |
Igantzi |
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Town |
Council and Town hall: Igantzi-Yanci |
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Municipality / council |
Merindad: Pamplona / Region: Bidasoa opposite |
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Province |
Navarre |
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Community |
Navarrese Jurisdiction |
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inhabitants 2003 |
615 the town hall / 236 Igantzi |
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Town hall |
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Direction |
Karrika Nagusia, 14 2nd |
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ZIP code |
31790 |
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Phones |
948-637781 |
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Fax |
948-637301 |
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Office Tourism |
To contact with telf. quoted |
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Official web |
Igantzi, I populate of Five Towns, the calm vales |
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Web of Interest |
Igantzi, tourist card |
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E-mail municipality |
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The Igantzi town hall is formed for the Towns: Igantzi, Piedadeko Gaina, Berrizáun, Sarrola, Unanua, Elusta, Frain, Irisarri. It is part of called Country of the Bidasoa; in particular of a well-known area as them "Five towns". Igantzi, historical information.
In a ravine, not far from the Ist populate of Yantzi or Igantzi (Navarre) finds a chapel dedicated to Saint John Bautista called Saint John of Xar. It is located in Nature reserve of Saint John of Xar. On the foot of chapel exists a source called San Juan-itturri \"San source Juan \". Many persons, especially young Town, come of the Towns nearby to the pilgrimage that there is celebrated on June 24 and her on night of his eve. Those who suffer from some cutaneous illness, bathe in his waters, to which they attribute this special virtue in the night, and they light, with burning sails, to the San-Juan-txiki image \"small Saint John \", that occupies a niche opened in a rock next. The towels or handkerchiefs with which the patients dry off after the bath, are left in the nearby bramble patches. The sacristan of Yanci is in charge of gathering them and of burning them. (source forums of em.luberri.net).