The valley, as a local entity, is classified as an agrupación de carácter tradicional or "grouping of traditional character" within Navarre.

[2] As a tourist destination, the Roncal Valley is known for hiking trails in the Pyrenees, its villages, the tomb of the tenor Julián Gayarre, and the Larra-Belagua Ski Center.

The milk used to make Roncal cheese comes from Rasa Aragonesa and Latxa sheep who feed on pastures and forage.

[5][6][7][8] The cheese enjoys Spanish denominación de origen and EU Protected designation of origin status.

The Roncal Valley was historically home to the Roncalese dialect of Basque and all of its municipalities are located in Navarre's mixed language zone.