Our Lady of Orisson Statue

[The 5 McC's]

Hello, 10 years ago just padt Orrison we stopped and took photo of the statue off our lady. Last Saturday 27 July we passed and did not see the statue, does anyone know if it has been removed or did we just not see it due to a heavy mist. Thank you

 

[CWBuff]

Nothing was said by anyone recently; Im sure if it was removed for some reason - we'd all know.
If you feel that the fog\mist was "heavy" it is possible that you just went right by it
As we also know some only too well - when it gets foggy & misty in Pyrenees you can't see as far as your arm goes.

Just ask poor Daniel Avery.....

 

[trecile]

As I recall, the statue is not directly on the the trail, and would be easily missed in fog or rain. There is a parking area and a viewpoint.

Here's a screenshot from mapy.cz showing the location - the Camino is the red/blue line.

 

[Camo]

Hello, 10 years ago just padt Orrison we stopped and took photo of the statue off our lady. Last Saturday 27 July we passed and did not see the statue, does anyone know if it has been removed or did we just not see it due to a heavy mist. Thank you

Here is a pano taken by a pilgrim in Aug 2022

Pano of Virgin

 

[trecile]

Here is a pano taken by a pilgrim in Aug 2022

Pano of Virgin

You can see in this "pano" the how far the statue is from the parking lot, which is adjacent to the Camino. I don't think that it's visible from the trail, especially in fog or rain.

 

[LeslieC]

Has the statue been moved, then? It's a while since I was there, but my memory is it was right beside the Camino, up on a rock.

And when my wife and I visited in 2004, the baby's head had been replaced by a doll's. Looked very funny!

 

[Camo]

You can see in this "pano" the how far the statue is from the parking lot, which is adjacent to the Camino. I don't think that it's visible from the trail, especially in fog or rain.

The closest you get with Google Street view Car (which follows Camino here) is this one where if you zoom in the statue is that spike above the rock

Street View

That is why is is so fantastic IMHO when an actual pilgrim does a DIY Trekker Panorama for the benefit of all for a specific spot such as this

 

[Kathar1na]

The statue of the Virgin of Baikorri or Virgin of Orisson is about 100 m to the left of the Camino road which turns right at the level of the car park. Below is the view for a pilgrim at that spot, as shown in Google Earth. Can you spot the statue? I can but it is because I know where it is and because there was no fog on the day the camera on the roof of the Google car recorded it.

A local pilgrimage takes place on the Sunday following (or nearest to?) the Assumption of Mary on 15 August. There may be a report in the local press like this one:

Pèlerinage à la Vierge de Biakorri

C’est désormais devenu une tradition en Pays basque intérieur. Le dimanche qui suit la fête du 15 août est dédié à tous les bergers à travers un pèlerinage à la Vierge de Biakorri, sur les hauteurs d

www.sudouest.fr

 

[markie6]

3 times been past it, only seen it once. Fog, mist, rain all hide it

 

[Kirkie]

Here?

It is so long since I used the app, in the end I had to use a finger instead of the pencil!
As I began in Roncesvalles, it was not on my radar. It will not be something I will see with my own eyes.
The past, our history.
Even if we do not know, it is part of us!
Thanks again, @Kathar1na. Your gimlet eye misses very little!

 

[markie6]

Sept '22 First viewing.

 

[Kathar1na]

A local pilgrimage takes place on the Sunday following (or nearest to?) the Assumption of Mary on 15 August. There may be a report in the local press

I checked the local parish announcements: The pilgrimage to the Virgin of Orisson with open-air mass is scheduled for Sunday, 18 August 2024.

 

[tomjane40]

Hello, 10 years ago just padt Orrison we stopped and took photo of the statue off our lady. Last Saturday 27 July we passed and did not see the statue, does anyone know if it has been removed or did we just not see it due to a heavy mist. Thank you

Is this what you were looking for? This was what we saw on May 16, 2024

 

[The 5 McC's]

Is this what you were looking for? This was what we saw on May 16, 2024

Yes thank you we couldn’t see it last week fog/mist must off been too heavy