My Hometwon (Year 9)

I.E.S. Ibaialde (2009-10)

MY HOMETOWN: ARTAZU
I live in Burlada, in the centre of Navarre and in the north of the
Spain. But I'm going to talk about my village Artazu, near Puente la
Reina, in centre of Navarra and in the north Spain. I like my village
Artazu and, if is more or less 38kilometres from Burlada.
My father was born in Artazu and my grandparents lived there. Now
the aunt of my father lives in Artazu. Before, I travelled all
weekends and holidays, but now I travel one day per month. In
September I go to the harvest with my uncles, my cousins, my
parents and my sister. That’s why I’m going to talk about it.
It is a small town in the mountains. There is a lot of vegetation, has many orchards and
many vineyards. The houses are very big and the stables are on the ground floor. The
houses are very old too, made of stones with red roofs and vegetable gardens.
The population of Artazu is around 120 people. During the summer the population is
around 300 people.
The holiday of Artazu is from
15th of August to 17th of August
and the day of the wine, harvest
is in 10th September.
Artazu has some squares, a town
hall, church, a bar, a sweets shop,
a pediment and a small park.
Also has two wineries, one is old
and the other is new. The new
one is Artadi and my father built
it in 2003. It has three rural
homes. Artazu doesn't have a
school and young children go to
school by bus to Puente la Reina
and adolescents go to high school in Estella. Artazu doesn't have shops and the people
go to buy to Puente la Reina and to Pamplona. Next to Artazu is the river Arga.
The summer weather in Artazu is good, around 25º C, the fall and spring are beautiful,
but in winter it's cold.
Finally, I’m going to describe my house: It’s very big and it has four floors.
On the basement is the winery. On the ground floor there is an entry. On the first floor
we have got a kitchen, a dinning room, a bathroom, a ladder and two bedrooms. On the
second floor are four bedrooms and a balcony.
And this is more-less everything about my village and my house...
Josune Ciriza

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 My Hometwon (Year 9)
I.E.S. Ibaialde (2009-10)

BURLADA
Burlada is my hometown, I was born here and I live now
here.
It is a big village near Pamplona, the capital of Navarra in the
north of Spain. Next to Burlada is Villava, it is smaller and in
my opinion Burlada is better.
Around the village there is a small mountain called San
Cristobal.
Here was born a famous musician called Hilarion Eslava,
there are two schools with his name.
Burlada has changed a lot, 10 years ago more o less in many places there were fields
where farmers grew things, but now are buildings, roads... the change is for the better,
but Burlada was nicer before.
All my friends live here, for me this is the best thing of Burlada.
In the centre of Burlada there are some small shops, several primary schools and some
high schools. There is also a culture house, is the principal building in Burlada, here you
can have classes, see spectacles... It is great! Near the main street is Uranga’s park, is
the best place in Burlada, it is a famous park because is very beutiful, all is green, there
are a lot of flowers, all the people take photos here.
The people in Burlada are friendly.
Burlada’s festivals are in August, from the 14th to 21st. All the days are a party!
The best time to come to Burlada is in summer, because the winter is very cold.
After my graduation I don’t want to live here, is boring and here I must move a lot to
study after high school.
Leire Asurmendi

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 My Hometwon (Year 9)
I.E.S. Ibaialde (2009-10)

My Hometwon: Añorbe
Hello!
I live in Burlada in the centre of Navarre in the North of
Spain but I’m go into to tell you about a village of
Navarre called Añorbe. It’s the village of my father and I
have gone there 2 o 3 times so I don’t know a lot about it
and I tell something that my father has told me and
something from Internet.
Añorbe is a small village of Navarre, it’s in the middle
zone of Navarre, in the Valdizarbe valley. There are very
few inhabitants, only 508. I was there little time but I like it, it’s very beautiful, it’s
more or less at 30 minutes or 45 minutes from Pamplona by car.
My grandparents don’t live in it now but the
uncle of my father and some cousins of my
father live in it.
Añorbe has a beautiful mountain called San
Martin. I sometimes climb this mountain
because it isn’t very high and on the peak of
the mountain there is a hermitage and it is
called San Martin’s. The landscape of it is with
mountains and in spring and summer it’s green,
in autumn yellow or brown and in winter
sometimes white because it snows. The climate
is cold in winter and warm in summer.
From Añorbe there is an ex-goalkeeper called
Javier Vicuña and now he trains the
goalkeepers of his team, Osasuna, which is the
football team of Navarre.
The festival, I think, it’s in August but I don’t know.
I don’t like this place to live because it hasn’t got a lot of shops and there isn’t a lot of
people to talk and it’s a solitary confinement but it’s very beautiful.
Edurne Urricelqui

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 My Hometwon (Year 9)
I.E.S. Ibaialde (2009-10)

My Hometown: Leache
Leache is a very small village located in the west centre of
Navarre. It is only 45km away from Pamplona, Navarre’s
capital.
It is surrounded by high mountains and most of the
territory is occupied by large fields (wine yards, cereal
fields...), for that reason most of the inhabitants were
farmers.
Leache is my mother’s village. She was born there and she
lived there for 13 years.
When she lived there, 30 years ago, things were very different. Since those years most
of the population has moved to bigger villages near it, such as Sangüesa. That is why
Leache hasn’t got
hospital, shops, industry...
and the school was closed
25 years ago.
Nowadays all the
inhabitants are very old.
There aren’t any children.
Although it has changed a
lot, many people who
lived there still go to visit
it during the summers, at
the weekends...
Leache has big houses but
they are very little. Some
of them are empty. The
streets are steep and not
very long.
The most important building is the church, Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, it is
situated in the centre square of the village.
Two years ago a Roman fountain with a washer was found. Some people of my
village are restoring it. It is made of stone and it is an interesting historical monument.
It has a continental climate. Winters are very cold and sometimes snows. Summers are
very dry and hot. Rainfall is more abundant during autumn and spring.
This is my village and I love it!
Naiara irigoyen

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 My Hometwon (Year 9)
I.E.S. Ibaialde (2009-10)

MY HOMETOWN
The composition about my hometown is for me a problem, because I
don’t know if my hometown is Ansoain or Burlada because I live in
Ansoain but I spend all my day in Burlada and I know that is going
to be boring to read and correct all about the same places (Burlada
and Villava) but I don’t know Ansoain well, so I’m going to write
about Burlada, the place of my childhood.
Burlada is a big village or a small town, I’m not sure. It’s in the
middle of Navarre, between Pamplona (the capital city of Navarre)
and another village called Villava.
I like it very much, because is beautiful, the people are nice, there are lots of kids...
I think Burlada is big, there are lots of shops, squares, supermarkets, a health centre,
parks, a big new city hall and a lot of schools.
But for me the best thing of Burlada is "Uranga´s Park". I really like it because is quiet
(sometimes) and is a good place to relax and read, and I love reading in the park in
summer, although my friends are really noisy. In the park there are some animals like
chickens, turkeys, rabbits, and there’s a big beautiful old palace, perfect to draw it, and
there are also lots of trees, flowers...
We also have a sports centre called "Elizgibela", where the boys and girls play handball,
basket, gymnastics...
And the people also can play instruments in "Hilarión Eslava" music school, or dance in
"Sol Sostenido" academy.
In summer, from 14th of August until 21st of August Burlada has its festival. I really
like it, in the festival we have music and dances, a lot of people come, have lunches,
fireworks, things for the little ones, and the old ones...
And all things are very funny!!
But the best thing in summer is the swimingpool area, it’s fantastic!!
Burlada is hot in summer (up to 36ºC) and cold in winter (about 4ºC), and summer is
wet, but in winter rains a lot, and sometimes also snows.
You would enjoy visiting my hometown because there are a lot of places to see and the
people are very nice and friendly, and although in the future I want to live in the USA, I
think Burlada is a great place to live in.

IRATI SEGURA TORRES

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 My Hometwon (Year 9)
I.E.S. Ibaialde (2009-10)

MY HOMETOWN: CILDOZ
Hello, I’m Alberto and I going to write about my town,
where I live.
Its name is Cildoz; it is in Spain, in Ezcabarte valley, ten
kilometres from Pamplona, the capital of Navarre. It is very
little, it has around sixty inhabitants. All of the people from
my village know each other. We are very friendly and all
the children play together. It is beautiful and very quiet
because there are few people and there isn’t a lot of traffic.
The weather is cold in winter and hot in summer. There is a lot of rain.
I love it because it is in quiet and there is a lot of nature, we are surrounded by
mountains. One of them, San Cristobal (the biggest), separates Cildoz from Pamplona.
The best thing of my town is the nature because it is not in all places and it is very
important. The worst thing is that I have to take a bus to go to the school.
Cildoz has very short festivals. They are
on 19th, 20th and 21st of June. There are
contests, games, shows… they are very
funny. The children buy firecrackers and
they light them everywhere in the town.
Some people don’t like them but I like
them, I don’t know why.
In the past, in Cildoz, the people worked
only on the agriculture, but now they can
not do that because there isn’t enough
money in it and they work in other jobs
like butcher (like my father), like
plumber…my father works in the
agriculture too, because he has some land
he cultivates, plants…
In the future I would like to go to live in
another place, because of the transport, as I said. I don’t know where I will go but I will
not go out of Navarre because I like it a lot. Oh! I forgot to say that in my village there
are not any shops!! It is terrible.
So this is Cildoz, my village, and I like it, as it is.
Good bye!!
Alberto Aragón

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 My Hometwon (Year 9)
I.E.S. Ibaialde (2009-10)

MY VILLAGE
The name of my village is Aizarotz, it’s in Basaburua
valley, near Igoa.
It’s in the north of Navarre, the temperature is cold in
winter and mild in summer with abundant precipitations.
The vegetation is abundant and in autumn we see the
trees with different colours. So I think it has an Atlantic
climate.
The festival of Aizarotz is on the 29 of December and the
carnival in February.
Aizarotz is a small but very beautiful village, with a
population of 43 people, and also there are other people like
me that have a house but only go there for the weekends.
It’s crossed by a road and there is one fronton, one small lake,
where there are some ducks, many flats and two old houses.
There’s also a very small pool and one café. There isn’t any
school, so the children go to the school of Jaunsaras (a village
near Aizarotz).
Aizarotz is near a river, with very cold water, called Artius,
where I go swimming in summer.
I prefer staying in Burlada, because in my village there aren’t many people of my age
and sometimes I get bored there.
But I like it, because I like walks around the mountains and in Aizarotz I can do it, I
also like walking with my dog and he loves my village, because he’s all the time on the
street.
Amaia Garacochea

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 My Hometwon (Year 9)
I.E.S. Ibaialde (2009-10)

MY HOMETOWN
I live in Villava, in the centre of Navarre and in the north of
Spain, but I have another place to live, my village. My
second home name is Muzqui. Muzqui is 35 minutes far
from Villava, is located in the north of Spain, in Navarre
too.
My mother was born in Muzqui and my grandparents still
live there. They have lived in Muzqui all their lives. I travel
to Muzqui all the weekends and when I haven’t got school.
Muzqui is a very small village. The population is very small. During the week there are
6 or 7 persons and at the weekends the population increases a lot. In summer there are
almost forty or fifty persons. The best month to go is June. In June there are a lot of
people of all ages.
My village has some weird things.
For example: In my village there
isn’t any shop; we buy the bread
from a man who carries the bread
from bakery by car. Another weird
thing is the fronton. In the middle of
the fronton is the road that crosses
it. When we are playing, one person
has to be on one side of the road to
stop the cars. But not usually come
a lot of cars.
Now I am going to describe my
home: I live in the house of my
grandparents. It has 3 floors. On the first floor there are: the storage room, a room to
keep the tractor, the barn and the room for the dog. On the second floor there are: seven
bedrooms, the kitchen, the dining room, the living room and two bedrooms. And on the
third floor there is a very, very big attic. With a lot of things: new, old and especially
very old.
This is my calm village, surrounded by mountains. When I want to relax I go to
Muzqui, It is the best place to rest and to relax. I love it, and when I get older I want to
buy my home, my second home there.
Iranzu Rípodas

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 My Hometwon (Year 9)
I.E.S. Ibaialde (2009-10)

My village

My village is Obanos. Obanos is in Navarre, my village is

near Pamplona, about 20 minutes away. My village has
more or less 900 inhabitants and all are wonderful
persons.
In Obanos the two roads of Santiago way in Spain join
here. A lot of pilgrims follow these routes so many
of them ask me and my friends questions, it's very funny
because the don't speak Spanish so I have to speak
English. It's a good form to learn. They speak a lot of
languages such as Italian, French, German, Portuguese, Catalonian and English!! They
have a very good pronunciation also.
Obanos is a very beautiful village, it's is not
a farming village with cattle and chicken on
the stereets, it's like a city but smaller. It has
a lot of businesses such as a coffe bar, 2
hotels...
Obanos has also a football pitch, the team is
called Infanzones. They are very good!! It
has also 2 restaurants, a pharmacy, 2
bakeries and one small market. Last year we
inaugurated the new fronton, it's beautiful
and it's covered, so when it's raining we go
there. Then it has a church , it's very old but
very well restored.
I go to Obanos all the weekends and in the
summer. On holidays I have a very good time there because it's so different to villava I
stay all the days out. We go to the swimming pool that isn’t very big but there we have
a tennis court, then at night we stay in the park until late. I have a very good time there
because I have a lot of friends: they are fantastic I love them to much.
The festivals in my village are in summer so I stay there. They are the last week in
August. They are great fun. At the start, when the mayor lights the rocket, we throw
soda one to another. Then other days we see the small bulls and at night we go dancing I
have a terrific time there.
In my village live my grandparents. Their names are Jose Antonio and Amelia. They are
the parents of my father, they are very lovely.
This is my village I hope you like it because is the best village in the world!!!

Maider Eguílaz

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 My Hometwon (Year 9)
I.E.S. Ibaialde (2009-10)

MY HOMETOWN
Hi, I’m from Villava but I’m going to talk about my mother’s
village, Isaba.
Isaba is on the north-east of Navarra, in the north of Spain. I like
it a lot because it’s small and I have friends there. The population
of my Isaba is 500 persons approximately. Isaba is famous in
winter if you like skiing.
The best things about Isaba are my friends, the mountains and
going with my uncle to work with his cows.
I don’t live there but I go to Isaba a lot of weekends and in summer. My grandparents
and my uncle and my aunt live there. I don’t remember how Isaba was when I was a kid
but I think it has changed.
The geography around Isaba
is mountainous. The main
attractions in Isaba are the
skiing track and the
mountains. The economical
resources of my hometown
are a cheese factory and the
stockbreeding.
When I’m an adult I think I
will not live in Isaba but I’ll
visit it a lot because it is a
fantastic village. In Isaba
there isn’t a high school but
there is a primary school. In my hometown the winter is very cold and rains and snows
very often, but in summer it is hot and you can do a lot of sports in the street and in the
mountains.
Arkaitz Ezker

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 My Hometwon (Year 9)
I.E.S. Ibaialde (2009-10)

MY VILLAGE

My village’s name is Zudaire, it is a small village near Estella, and it takes you about
25 minutes more or less to get there. Zudaire is like an ancient village. In Zudaire there
is part of my mother’s family.
As Zudaire is a small village it hasn’t got any shops, it only has a pub, a hotel with a
snack bar, but of course the hotel isn’t very big. It has a big square with swings, a
playroom and a lot of green grass. If you go down to the beginning of the village you
can find the chemist. In Zudaire there isn’t a hospital so, when somebody gets ill he or
she has to go to Estella.
I don’t go to my village very often but is true that when I go I really have a good time
there and I would like to go more frequently. Every year I go there during the festival.
They are during my holidays, at the end of August. I like them because as it is a small
village all the neighbours know one another and they organize the festival on their own
way. I like it very much. It is so funny. I love summer days
when I go to Zudaire and I spend a long time on Urbasa
mountain range (I have to recognised, it is a very pretty
place) with the horses that are almost wild because of the
freedom they have.
I am very happy in my village! Oh! I forgot to place it, it is in
Urbasa´s mountain range, and the climate is colder than the
climate here. In winter it usually snows much more than here.
It is really small, there are about 50 inhabitants. It is about
60km from Pamplona.
Marina Tiscar

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 My Hometwon (Year 9)
I.E.S. Ibaialde (2009-10)

My Village
Its name is Larrasoaña, its a town in the north of
Navarre near Zubiri. You are there in only 10 minutes
from Pamplona. I like it very much because is the town of
my paternal grandparents. The population is very small, it
hasn’t got a lot of inhabitants. Like the majority of the
towns in Navarre, it only has 200 inhabitants. The
inhabitants are old people. But also there are some young
people and almost of the young people are of my age, so I
like it. My hometown isn’t important for anything and we
can say that the people of Navarre have never heard about it.
The best thing of my hometown is the river Arga, because it is a natural phenomenon.
Sometimes I go to my hometown to see my friends and to have parties or to spend the
day with my family, my cousins, my aunts, grandmother, grandfather… Nobody in my
family lives now there, because it
hasn’t got the resources of the city.
So they prefer to live in Pamplona
or in Villava. It has a society, a
very big fronton, a lot of beautiful
houses. And a lot of houses have
their own swimming pool.
It is a mountainous town, so in
winter there is a lot of snow and it
is very cold. But summers are very
hot. It rains a lot in winter. And
there are a lot of storms. The best
season to go there is summer
because of the weather and of the
people who visit the town. After I
graduate, I don’t want to live there, I want to live in Pamplona. My hometown has
changed a lot since I was a kid, for example there are many houses and there is a new
fronton. Now all is better.

Naiara Palomo

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 My Hometwon (Year 9)
I.E.S. Ibaialde (2009-10)

MY HOMETOWN
Hello!! I’m from Villava, Villava is near Burlada, and Burlada is near Pamplona.
Villava is more or less in the middle of Navarre.
I will describe my town as a very funny and curious town. You can always do
something. It is impossible not to do something.
The population is about eleven thousand persons.
Villava is so famous because ten years ago here
was the best cyclist in the world, Miguel
Indurain.
I think the best thing of my town is the new sports
centre, it is near Lorenzo Goicoa, the school were I
did my primary education.
In Villava there are some mountains around, for
example, San Cristobal and Miravalles.
The festival in Villava is in October. The town
hall, with the famous “Crisis” does not spend a lot
of money now, and that is not good. We have got
bull races, theatre plays, chocolate, small shops…
At night we stay in the street until 3:00 o´clock at
night. My friends and I think that the night is the
best moment and great fun.
In summer we go to Villava’s swimming pool. They’re private but it isn’t a very
important problem. Sometimes we go with some girls and with some Burlada’s people
to Iroz, because in Iroz there is a bridge, not very tall but… We ride our bicycles about
12 km next to Iroz. Some people don’t dive into the water
because they are scared to do it but the brave people, like me,
do jump into the water. It is something great.
Apart from going to the swimming pool and to Iroz, I
sometimes go fishing to different village like Puente la Reina,
Burlada, Monreal, Villava with my dad and my brother. The
biggest fish I have fished is about 3 kilos.
I think villava is OK!!! I don’t complain about the town I have
got. Villava is a good town to live here. I advise you, come to
live here.
Rubén Recalde

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