It looks like the moon, but it's on Earth . The Bardenas Reales desert It is a unique enclave, difficult to explain in the evergreen Navarra. Its fauna and flora are more characteristic of the African continent, in fact, than from the north of the Iberian Peninsula. So much so that it has been, for a long time, the kingdom of crocodiles and turtles; today, eagles and vultures watch over their capricious forms from the sky.
They are not the only ones who do not want to miss this exceptional landscape that has attracted filmmakers from all over the world. Here it has been rolled 007: The world is never enough; the counselor, Ridley Scott and even Game of Thrones , which transformed their tongues from dry land into the vast Dothraki sea.
There is something else that makes the Bardenas Reales Natural Park special, declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO: it has a huge network of tracks and paths going through science fiction scenarios. Some can be traveled by car, in itineraries that will make you feel like the legendary travelers of Route 66 crossing the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.
See photos: the perfect companion for the most daring travelers is in the form of glasses
Or as the protagonists of the new campaign of Race , the legendary eyewear brand founded by an exceptional adventurer and named after the longest, fastest and most dangerous race in the world: the Pan American.
for the australian Wilhelm Anger, that circuit of extreme hardness that passed in a section of the newly built Pan-American Highway -from El Paso, in Texas, to the border with Guatemala, crossing all of Mexico- represented the future, like his glasses.
Soon, the innovative light and resistant materials of his designs, as well as his amazing aesthetic They became iconic. Al Pacino He was wearing Carreras when he played Tony Montana in Scarface (1983); don johnson did the same as James "Sonny" Crockett in Miami Vice (1984-1989). Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl they made them mythical in Rush (2013). Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Leonardo Di Caprio and Mark Ruffalo , among others, have made them essential.
Career is synonymous with adventure . It is the perfect complement for those who dare, for those who go further. To go deep into the mysterious Bardenas Reales desert on four or two wheels following the La Blanca route, which runs through the depressed area of the Park, the one with the greatest erosion.
It is also the most photographed and visited, since the most spectacular formations are located there, such as Castildetierra and Pisquerra. Watching them through the window, with your Race of the new FW21 collection protecting you from the desert dust that swirls behind the wheels, you too will feel like a movie star. Which ones will you wear? Take a look at our gallery to decide.