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A TOURTHROUGH

LA RIOJAA CULTURAL EXPERIENCE


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HERE WE ARE!


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THE EBRO RIVER ENTERING LARIOJA FROM NORTH-WEST


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LANDSCAPES

RIOJA MEDIA LANDSCAPE RIVER LEZA CANYON


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LANDSCAPES

SAN LORENZOMOUNTAIN

MATUTE AT DAWN

(or at dusk?)


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A TOUR THROUGH LA RIOJA

La Rioja is one of the seventeen autonomouscommunities into which Spain is divided. It isthe smallest one and it is placed on the Ebrovalley. Its population overcomes 300.000inhabitants and its surface covers 5.034square kilometres. The capital city is Logroowith about half of the population.Geographically speaking, we can distinguish

Rioja Alta (Upper Rioja), Rioja Media (MiddleRioja) and Rioja Baja (Lower Rioja).


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DIVERSITY

The climate is not very extreme: soft coldin winter and warm in summer, although itdepends on whether you live in the

mountainous south of the region (Sierra deCameros) or in the north (on Ebro valley).


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ENCISO

Dinosaurs footprints were discovered there. Sobig they were!


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AGUILAR DEL RO ALHAMACONTREBIA LEUKADE

An Iron Age Celtiberic Settlement


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CANTABRIA MOUNTAINCeltiberic settlement. Logroo city

origin.


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VAREARoman settlement


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TRICIOROMAN INHERITANCE

Paleochristian Hermitag


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DEFENSIVE CASTLESVital in the fight agains Arab invasion

(From top to bottom and from left to right)

Quel, Arnedo, San Vicente de la Sonsierra y San Asensio


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CLAVIJO AND ITS CASTLE

The castle is a temoin of resistence agains Arabinvasions in the Middel Age. Saint Jacques cross is inone of its round turret.

The legend says that Apostle Saint Jacques appearedriding a white horse and holding a sword to helpchristians against invasors.


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SORZANOPROCESIN DE LAS CIEN DONCELLAS

(One hundred young girls procession)

Every year the invasors demanded fromthe villages of our region 100 young girls

(virgins) for them as a tribute, whatmade our ancestors furious.


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JACQUES SHELLSIGN THAT IDENTIFIES THE PILGRIM TRAIL


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AN INTERNATIONAL ANDCULTURAL WAY

Coming through Navarra from France, ThePilgrim Trail to Compostela enters LaRioja in Logroo and drives you on along

La Rioja Alta, and invites you to discoverour villages, customs, traditions etc., whilewalking on the route that finishes 600 kmbeyond our borders, there, in Santiago de

Compostela.


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JACQUES WAYthrough Logroo

By bycicle, on foot The purpose is to get to Compostela.


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THE SPANISH LANGUAGECRADEL

San Milln de la Cogolla: There are twomonasteries in this little village: Yuso andSuso. Both of them have been considered

cultural worlds inheritance by UNESCO.San Milln has been given the honorifictitle as the cradle of the Spanish language.


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SAN MILLN DE LA COGOLLASUSO AND YUSO MONASTRIES

They are considered the Spanish language cradle

In the middle: Gonzalo de Berceo, the first writer known in

Spanish language.


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THE GLOSSESThe first words in Spanish and Basque language. The

manuscript dates about 970 A.D. They were found in a

church book. The glosses are the comments in Spanishand Basque that priests wrote on the right side of the pagewith texts in latin to use them when preding.

On the right: Spanish Language Room in Yuso Monastry.The flags represent the American countries and the

Spanish regions where our language is spoken


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N JERACapital city of Najera-Pamplona s Kingdom in XI centurySANTA MARA LA REAL MONASTRY (FRONT, CLOISTER AND

KING S GRAVES)


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MONASTRIES

VALVANERA(Romanesque)

CAAS (Gothic)


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ROMANESQUEHermitage Santa Mara de la Piscina (San Vicente de la Sonsierra),San Cristbal (Canales), Valgan and Navarrete cemetery gate.


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GOTHIC ART. Ceilings:Casalarreina, Logroo, Caas y Calahorra


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SANTO DOMINGO DE LA CALZADACATHEDRAL

Romanesque and gothic outside, baroque tower, henhouse,

romanesque inside and gothic ceiling.


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STO. DOMINGO DE LA CALZADAMIRACLE

(Legend)

A young pilgrim on his way to Compostela was falsely accusedof the robbery of a silver goblet by a young woman, who hadfallen in love with him without success. The punishment for thecrime of robbery was death. He was hanged. His parents wentto see him before continuing their way to Compostela. They

realized that his son was still alive, saying that Santo Domingohad saved his life. They communicated it to the Corregidor,who was meanwhile having dinner.

Your son is as dead as this hen and that cock I am trying toeat now , he replied. At that time the cock and the hen leapedfrom the plate and began to crow.

Since then it is said: Santo Domingo de la Calzada, where thehen crows after being roasted .

This is the reason why there are a hen and a cock in a henhouse in the church.


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EZCARAYTypical architecture in streets and main square. At the bottom Church

and ski facilities.

Ezcaray: On feet of Demanda chainof mountains lies Ezcary, an almost2.000 inhabitants village, thatreceives summer tourists as well aswinter tourists. In its closest

mountains there is a ski station. Itslandscapes are beautiful andpeaceful.


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VINEYARDS IN LA RIOJA ALTA


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La Rioja Alta. It coversthe part of the region from the middleto the west.

It is world-wide known by the quality of itswines with Haro, San Asensio, Ceniceroand Fuenmayor as reconized places.


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The fertile land is cultivated with special care andprovides excellent products: fruits, vegetables,

grapes for wine (Rioja wine, considered one of thebest in the world) and many others.


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HAROOn the left, The Town Hall. On 29th June takes place, in the mountainsclose to Haro, La Batalla del vino( the Wine-battle), in which peopleusually throw some wine to each other, as if it were a battle, using the

most original devices. Haro was in the nineteenth century the first placein Spain, at the same time that in Madrid, that got the electricity

equipment. From that time comes the expression: We are near Haro,as we can see its lights .


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Haro: La Rioja Alta capital. In Haro you can findin the Barrio de la Estacin(railway station area)the biggest amount of centenary wine cellars all

over the world.


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THE GRAPE HARVEST

Every year around 400 million kilogramsgrapes are harvested. After fermentingand pressing them in the wine cellars, abit more than 300 million litres of wine areobtained. The most produced is the redone and in less amount the pink and thewhite ones.La Rioja is world-wide famous for its redwine.


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THE GRAPES ARE ALREADYRIPE. IT IS HARVEST TIME


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WINE IS PUT INTO OAK BARRELS TOBECOME CRIANZA, RESERVA AND

GRAN RESERVA(Juan Alcorta winecellar in Logroo. It

contains 70.000 oak barrels)


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WINE MUST BE WATCHEDOVER and tasted.


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BRIONESIts name comes from Berones: So were named the first settlers

in our region. From left to right: Church and main square, general viewand Vivanco Dinasty Museum


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Magnificent view from Briones im autumn:River Ebro and vineyards.


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CENICERO


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NAVARRETE(From left to right)

Church and tower, baroque altarpiece (the baroque largest one in LaRioja) the ruins of a romanesque monastry, the monument to the pottery

and a large earthen jar.


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GRAPES, WINE and ART


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RIVER EBROBriones, San Vicente de la Sonsierra,

Logroo y Alfaro


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LOGROOTHE RIOJA CAPITAL CITYIt is by river Ebro. Worth visiting is the cathedral, La

Redonda, with its baroque twin towers, designed by thearchitect Berata.


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LA REDONDAThe cathedral. Inside and behind the main altar you can admire the

picture called The Crucifixion , by Michelangelo Buonarroti.


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The Town Hall is a modern and functional building, designed by theworld wide famous architect Rafael Moneo. On the right, the local

festival San Bernab, on June11th. In the middle, the grapes harvestevent on September 21st, San Mateo festival.


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Not far from the cathedral, there are three more churches,whose art you can appreciate: Santa Mara de Palacio,Santiago and San Bartolom. The last one has a mudejartower and a romanesque porch. Another historical place isEl Revelln.It is and arch and part of the high and thick former wall that

surrounded the city in the Middel Age and that stood tillLogroo started its enlargement at the beginning of the20th century.

FOUR MORE MONUMENTS

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND FROM TOP TO BOTTOM


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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

The churches San Bartolom, Santiago,Santa Mara de Palacio and the gate Puerta

del Revelln.


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There is a museum in the palace where GeneralEspartero lived. His equestrian statue arises in the

most famous Logroo s square, called El Espoln.


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A COMMERCIAL STREET IN THEOLD TOWN. The best thing in Logroo? People


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SUN SET IN LOGROOABOVE THE RIVER EBRO


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BEECH TREES


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ITS VILLAGESIn the little villages we can find the authenticalRioja, our roots, the farmers that cultivate the

ackerland and grow sheffers. Some of the picturesbelong fortunatelly to the past. Our agriculture is

nowadays modern and productive.

Vill l d S t d T ill d


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Villoslada, Soto and Torrecilla deCameros. Below: Viniegra de

Abajo, Canales de la Sierra


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ORTIGOSA DE CAMEROSView from above and caves

ANGUIANO


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ANGUIANOVillage in the river Najerilla valley. On July 22nd takes

place every year the traditional dance, reminding sheffer s

celebrations. It is danced since 500 years.


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TRADITIONAL CAR PULLED BY A MULE AND FLOCKOF SHEEPS

(LIFE IN THE VILLAGES)


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TURRUNCN, an abandoned village,and MANSILLA DE LA SIERRA, that

remains under a reservoir water.


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CROSSES IN CORERA ANDENTRENA

Religion is present in some rural areas


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La Rioja Baja has a varied and verydeveloped agricultural economy.Of course grapes are produced to makewine, but also a large variety of vegetables suchas peppers, tomatoes, asparagus; fruits, in

general, and another product (mushrooms) insuch a big amount that therefore La Rioja is thefirst Spanishs province producer of mushrooms,being Pradejn, Autol and Ausejothe main centres.


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CALAHORRA

Calahorra is considered the capital city inLa Rioja Baja. As a city, it was founded byJulius Caesar more than 2000 years ago,and therefore there are still roman culture

traces in there. Worth visiting is thecathedral, consacrated to San Emeterioand San Celedonio and built in the sameplace where these saints were sacrified in

the earliest Christianity. On top of the cityyou can visit San Franciscos church.


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On the left, Cathedral front. In the middle, Quintiliano,famous Roman orator. On the right, San

Francisco church.


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ARNEDOHermit caves, general view and shoes museum.

ALFARO


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ALFAROSAN MIGUEL CHURCH

The largest church in La Rioja,made of brick in baroque style


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San Miguel Church is worth visiting by itself andfor another reason: on its roof seats the biggest

storks colony in Europe. There are more than 100

storks nests!


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CERVERA DEL RO ALHAMAHistorically divided into two parts: the jewish and the moslem. They

make rope-soled sandals in craft way.


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CORNAGOMedieval village and its castle


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CHURCHES


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CHURCHESDIFFERENT ARQUITECTONIC STYLES:

Medrano, Cuzcurrita de ro Tirn, Murillo de ro Leza, balos,Casalarreina y Baares.


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CASTLES(From top to bottom and from left to right)

Sajazarra, Cuzcurrita de ro Tirn, Leiva, Agoncillo


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PALACES(From left to right and from top to bottom)

Briones, Fuenmayor, Casalarreina e Igea


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NAVAJNPyrites mines


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IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE ABOUTLA RIOJA, BUT THERE ARE

MORE.DISCOVER IT BY YOURSELF!

THE END


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GRUNDTVIG LA RIOJA


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A TOUR THROUGH LA RIOJA

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