As for the flora and fauna, the melojos form the natural forest that surrounds Zipiotegi, accompanied by oak, alder and pine woods. Around our vineyards and meadows, however, gorse and heather grow.
With regard to the fauna that surrounds this rural house in Zarautz, it is common to see roe deer coming out of the forest at dusk and, why not, the odd wild boar, badger or fox. The variety of birds is also remarkable, as you can find from large griffon vultures to smaller neighbours such as wrens.
Our country house in Zarautz is located in the Pagoeta Natural Park, which was declared a protected area in 1998 for the conservation of natural values and the development of activities related to recreation, enjoyment and public use.
It has a great wealth of fauna: the white vulture, the grey vulture, the peregrine falcon, among others, and native breeds of livestock, such as the betizo cow or the pony horse.
Likewise, the forest landscape of this area is characterised by hardwood forests, flat mazels and conifer plantations, such as yew, insinis pine and Lawson cypress, which represent the homogeneous aspect of the northern slope of Pagoeta.
In addition to valuable natural resources, it also has other elements of interest: the Agorregi ironworks, the refrigerators, the parquet training and sewing offer in Iturrara, the prehistoric remains that make up the dolmens (Otagain, Olarteta and Zaingo) and the cave sites (Erratia and Amalda in the Alzorala valley).
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