La Rioja

Spain

La Rioja is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordered by Basque Country, Navarre, Aragon and Castile-Leon. The region is popular because of its gastronomy and well known internationally thanks to the Rioja wine.

  • Logroño. — The capital and hub of the region.
  • Briones. — Small picturesque medieval town that hosts the Vivanco Museum of Wine Culture.
  • Enciso. — The Paleontological Centre it's a good start to follow the dinosaur footprints spread across the southern part of La Rioja.
  • Ezcaray. — Small scenic town home of the 2-Michelin starred restaurant El Portal del Echaurren and the ski area Valdezcaray.
  • Haro. — Wine town that celebrates the Battle of the Wine every year on June 29.
  • San Millán de la Cogolla. — The Yuso and Suso Monasteries were declared World Heritage Site in 1997, as the birthplace of the modern written and spoken Spanish language.

Logroño. — The capital and hub of the region.

Briones. — Small picturesque medieval town that hosts the Vivanco Museum of Wine Culture.

Enciso. — The Paleontological Centre it's a good start to follow the dinosaur footprints spread across the southern part of La Rioja.

Ezcaray. — Small scenic town home of the 2-Michelin starred restaurant El Portal del Echaurren and the ski area Valdezcaray.

Haro. — Wine town that celebrates the Battle of the Wine every year on June 29.

San Millán de la Cogolla. — The Yuso and Suso Monasteries were declared World Heritage Site in 1997, as the birthplace of the modern written and spoken Spanish language.

Cathedral of Santa María, Calahorra

Cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Santo Domingo de la Calzada

Co-cathedral of Santa María de la Redonda, Logroño

Monastery of Nuestra Señora de Valvanera, Anguiano

Monastery of Santa María, Cañas

Monastery of Santa Maria la Real, Najera

Yuso and Suso Monasteries, San Millán de la Cogolla, World Heritage Site

The Rioja Alta wine region

  • El Barranco Perdido, Enciso. Palaeontological park with swimming pool and activities related to the dinosaurs.
  • Valdezcaray, Ezcaray. Ski resort with 22 kilometres of slopes and San Lorenzo as the highest peak with 2125 metres.

El Barranco Perdido, Enciso. Palaeontological park with swimming pool and activities related to the dinosaurs.

Valdezcaray, Ezcaray. Ski resort with 22 kilometres of slopes and San Lorenzo as the highest peak with 2125 metres.