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MY HOMETOWN: GARRALDAI live in Burlada, in the centre of Navarra andin the north of Spain, but the place I like most

is Garralda where my second home is.

Garralda is in the north of Navarra, 45

kilometres far from Burlada.

My mother was born in Garralda and my

grandparents still live there. I travel there

every weekend and on holidays, thats why

Im going to talk about it.

It is a small village in the mountains. There is

plenty of woods all around the village, the

houses are very big because in the past the

families were very big and the stables were on

the ground floor. The houses are very old too,

made of stones with red roofs and vegetablegardens.

The population of Garralda is around 200

people during the year but during the weekend

and in summer the population increases a lot.

The best thing about my hometown iseverything!!!: the mountains, the feast days. It

is the place where I meet my friends, wheresome of my cousins live

My village has not changed a lot in the last

few years, the only thing we can notice is that

some young people from the village are

building new houses for them. These new

houses are built according to the traditional

architecture of the place.

The festival of my village is the first weekend

in September. I think it is wonderful. The feastlasts four days, every day is full of enjoyable

activities: music, dinner with friends (very,

very enjoyable for me), childrens games

The best time to come to Garralda, I think, is

in autumn because the leaves of the trees in the

wood turn brown, red, yellow, orange andthe view is very, very nice.

A hundred years ago the village burnt down. It

was summer time and all attics were full of

straw and one of the attics was stroken by

lightining and was set on fire. The fire started

in one house and then all the houses were

burnt down.

The most important economical activity of my

village is to breed cows, sheep, horses and

pigs. There are also a hotel and two pubs. To

the school of Garralda go children from three

to sixteen from the villages in the area. There

are people from the village who work in it.

Finally Im going to describe my house: It is

very big and has three floors.

On the ground floor there is a

kitchen, a dinning room, a bathroom, and a bigroom where in the past my grandfather used to

keep the cows. Now we use it to keep the

bicycles and the cars.

On the first floor we have got a

kitchen, a dinning room, a bath room, a ladder

and seven bedrooms.

On the second there is an open space

where we keep old things that we dont use.

And this is more-less everything about my

village and my house

Ainara ARCELUS


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Im from Olage, a small town 20 km fromPamplona (the city of the Sanfermines), I like it

very much because is very calm and is verynice.

My hometown is very small, it has 60 houses

more or less. Most of the houses are on the right

hand of the road, after this, the houses spread as

far as a small hill on the East side. On the other

hand of the road are fewer houses, but on this

side is the square and once there was a bar

called El Mao. On this side are the pharmacy

and the bakery too. Olage is the capital ofAnue (the valley where Olage is). The

population is a hundred persons more or less. It

has two pelota courts: the smaller is in the

square and the bigger is near the council.

The festival of my town is two days long: 22nd

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23rd

of June. The festival lasts a weekend. It starts at 20:00 on Friday (in this moment there is a

rocket called chupinazo, and it means the beginning of the festival) and at night there is dance.

On Saturday is very similar, at midday there is a big lunch in the square for all the people of

Olage and visitors, after that there are more things and at night dance again. On Sunday is a little

different, in the morning is the pelota match, at midday there is lunch, in the afternoon are therural games and the games for the children and at 22:00 the festival is finished.

In my town I never get bored, in

summer I ride on bicycle with

my friends, we go to the

mountains, we play football in

the big fronton (because it has

goals), we play pelota in the

small fronton and a lot of things

more. I like very much to live in

Olage, is the best place in theworld

Ibai Altuna Pascual


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BURLADA, MY HOMETOWNI was born in Pamplona, but

now I'm living in Burlada.

Burlada is between Pamplona

and Villava, in the centre of

Navarre and in the North ofSpain.

I like it a lot because almost all my friends

live there. Burlada is a quite big city with

approximately 18500 inhabitants. It isn't

famous for anything. I have been living here

for ten years.

My father and my mother, when they were

younger and I didn't exist, also lived in

Burlada. Now, of my family, are living here

my aunt, my uncle, my grandmother, my

parents, my brother and me.

Burlada has a 7-day Festival in August, it

starts on the 14th

, it's in summer so is

wonderful to come!! There are a lot of people

dancing in the streets,also there are

attractions, "txoznas",

etc. I think the best time

to come to Burlada is in

summer because the

swimming pool is open

and it's perfect! It is the

best swimming pool!

There are a lot of slides,

grass, space... There's

also a golf track.

In Burlada there are some schools, private and

public, in Spanish and in Basque; some

institutes also in Basque and in Spanish.

Burlada has some restaurants, banks, shops,pubs, blocks of flats, supermarkets, etc. It has

two churches too, where old people go.

One of the

things that I

like best is the

library, it's

fantastic! In

the same

building there

are two parts,a library for

children, and other for adults. I always go to

the second because is better to study and have

silence. A lot of people go there to read a

book, do the homework, study or relax. It has

lots of very interesting books and films. There

are computers too.

In Burlada there is a very important park for

people who live there: Uranga Park. It's very

special because are some animals like rabbits,ducks, peacocks, hens, birds, etc. People can

visit them and also feed them. Uranga Park is

quite pretty, has a lot of grass and people like

a lot going there! There are swings and slides

for the children. It's a great place to go for a

walk. Near it is the swimming pool, so in

summer is even better!!

Near the swimming pool too, there's the

Nogalera, another park with many trees. It's agreat place too to run, go for a walk, etc. Now

we are constructing the new City Hall in front

of my flat and it'll be so attractive. To sum up,

Burlada for me is very special, I like it a lot, I

like staying here with my friends and

although it could be better, I like a lot how it

is. But I think that I'd never change anything!!

I hope to hear from you soon!!

Bye-bye!!

Ariadna SOTERAS IRIBARREN


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MY HOMETOWN:Idoate

Im from Idoate and I live there. It isbetween Urroz and Aoiz, near Pamplona, the

capital of Navarre. Navarre is in the north ofSpain. Also, near Idoate, there are more

villages: Lizarraga, Artaiz...

I think Idoate is a beautiful village. We are

about twenty inhabitants, and there are a few

houses. The houses are big, generally, and

there is one very big, the oldest of the

village, but nobody lives there.

Here, in my hometown, the people are

usually farmers, therefore, there is a verybeautiful countryside surrounding Idoate,

really beautiful.

Idoate is on the mountain, and a very big

mountain near Idoate is Izaga. Its famous

and a lot of people sometimes go there.

My hometown has a festival. Its the first

weekend in June, it begins on Friday evening

and finishes on Sunday at midnight.

My village is very small, and obviously it

hasnt got any school or university, because

of that, I go to Ibaialde, in Burlada.

Well, now I am going to describe my home:

I live in a big house. I have a garden, and in

front of it, is the dogs house. On the first

floor of my home is the garage, a very big

lumber room and an empty room. On the

second floor there is the kitchen, the living

room, the bathroom and three bedrooms, onefor my parents and the other two for my

brothers. On the third floor is my bedroom

and two rooms more. Also, there are a very

big living room and another bathroom.

This is my hometown and my home. I love it

and after I graduate I want to live here, in

Idoate.

Luis IBARROLA

MY HOMETOWNI am from Puente la Reina, a small town that

this between Pamplona and Estella in

Navarra. Navarra is a region/ community in

the north of Spain.

Puente la Reina is a calm town and has some

very pretty Roman buildings like the church

of Santiago, and the stone bridge and is

surrounded by fields and mountains, it also

has some small farms..

This town is famous because of Saint James

Way. The prettiest area of Puente it is the old

one and my favourite place is the garden that

this under the bridge, next to the river and

also a church and a nuns convent that are

next to the river (Arga). Those are two very

nice places to relax and to paint.

There are shops where you can buy food,

gifts, clothes, Also for the children there

are schools, parks, one centre where they can

play and see films Although it is a small

town it has everything that you need.

Enea UGARTE


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MY HOMETOWN: REDIN

Im going to tell you about my house, my

village

I live in Spain, in the north of Navarra, in asmall town called Redin since 2003. That is

between the mountains and countries. It is the

town of my father. It is a village derelict,

almost abandoned

Here are eight habitable houses,

the homes of my grandfather, my

uncle, and some residents, also

are ruins and gardens.

My home has there floors: On thefirst floor are one bathroom, one

pantry, and a big sitting room

with a kitchen. The garage, and

the stairs (there is one enormous

window and four plants in them).

On the second floor are four

bedrooms, two bathrooms, the

sitting room and the kitchen.

More over there is a big terrace.

On the third floor, the last floor,

is one big room. We use it as alair for us, the children. I love it.

The places of my town that I like

very much are: one field were I

can see the sunrises and the

sunsets very well, there are some

pear trees (I usually go here to

relax and draw), the bank of the

river (that is the limit of my town) and the

ruins of three houses.

My hometown has changed since I was a kid,

but not much. Now there are three detached

houses. I dont like them very much because

the now residents are old and the houses are

built above, in a place very important for me. I

dont speak very much with them.

There are three historical parts: the church, the

fronton, and the ruins of a canteen.

Redin was property ofD. Tiburcio de Redin,his biography is very interesting. Im not sure,

but I think that is on the internet.

The best season in my town is autumn,

because the fields are green, but its very cold.

In winter is very, very cold (when snows we

play with the sledge) and the summer is very

hot. It rains very much during the year.

My town doesnt have any festival, and here I

havent got friends.

In Redin, you can play tennis, football etc...,

go cycling, and walk.

Redin lies between Urroz and

Lizoain and is near Burlada and

Pamplona.

After I graduate I dont want to

live here, I want to live in

Pamplona.

I like Redin for the weekend but

not for every day because there is

very much calm, and Im bored,

and alone. Im from another town,

I love it very much: it is the

village of my grandparents. It is in

Spain, in La Rioja, a communitynear Navarra. The name of the

village is Ortigosa de Cameros, it

is famous for its caves. Its

opposite to Redin, it is a big

village, with many people,

friends, shopsI go there in

summer. In winter snows very

much, and it is also very cold.

Pablo Iribarren Toni.

Don Tiburcio de RednTitulo:Don Tiburcio de

Redn (hacia 1635)

Autor: Juan RicciMuseo: Museo del PradoCaracteristicas: Oleo sobrelienzo 203 x 124 cm.


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BURLADA, MY HOMETOWN

Hi

I live in Burlada. This is a town near Pamplona. This is the capital of Navarre and is a

very beautiful town. Pamplona is 1,5kn approximately from Burlada. In Burlada there are 17000

inhabitants more or less and is the fourth town in Navarre. Burlada isnt very famous, there arent

many famous people here, only two: One is Ruben Beloki. He is a pelotari but is famous inNavarre and in Pais Vasco because in Europe and

in the world the pelota isnt a very famous sport.

The other person is Mateo Garralda and is ahandball player. He won the world cup this year

with Spain and he was playing in Portland San

Antonio team, from Pamplona, but now he plays in

Ademar-Leon team, in Castille.

My mother and father werent born inBurlada, they are from Chantrea. Chantrea is a

small neighbourhood in Pamplona. It is small and

there live my grandfathers and my grand mothers.

It is a very beautiful place but it doesnt have many

activities to do.

In Burlada, there is a park. This park is big

and there are trees, animals, places to swim and

green zones. The name of is Parque Uranga. Also

there is a green zone, there is the Nogalera (seephoto on the right side)and there are many trees.

Near this it is the Ripas. There is a small mountain

and on top there is a water deposit. From this area

you see Burlada, Villava and Huarte. Also there is

a bridge, it is very old but is beautiful. For this

area passes Arga river. This bridge was built in

the Roman times.

Burlada was a small town. The people

lived in this area because is near Pamplona and they worked in the town. Before Burlada was a

small town but now it isnt big but it isnt small either.

In Burlada there are two festivals, one to celebrate San Juan and then another devoted tothe Virgin. In San Juan are the blazes. In this festival the persons jump over the blazes but

sometimes it is impossible because theyre very big. The other festival is in summer, there is

karaoke music and many activities for the children and for the old people. It is a very beautiful

festival.

Also there are two churches. One is modern but the other is older. One is San Juans

church and the other is San Blas. In Burlada there are any shops, supermarkets also there are

two sports Centres, one for Hilarion Eslava school and then the other for Ibaialde and

Askatasuna schools. In Burlada there are 4 schools and the other is the Basque school. Also thereare 2 different institutes. One is in Basque and the other in Spanish.

IIGO IGEA

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