Landscape near Haro, in La Rioja.
“He who does not rest in you does not know what life is,
Rioja, so open, secret and mysterious,
taste of the senses confirming the rose,
stirrup of the Angels that raise the Gloriosa”
'Saying from La Rioja', Gerardo Diego
We delve into the mysteries discovered by the poet Gerard Diego and we discover some of the most charming towns in La Rioja, a walk to get to know their cultural historical heritage , for awaken the senses between vineyards, to woo our palate and admire those fields, which now in spring are quite a spectacle. Can you come with us?
BRIONS
At 80 meters high look Briones to the rest of the mortals. East small town northwest of The Rioja It is possibly one of the most beautiful in the province and perhaps also one of the best to get to know the wine tradition of this land.
Here he waits for you Vivanco Museum of wine culture , the largest in all of Europe with 300 hectares of vineyards. The Church of Our Lady of Assumption , Elizabethan Gothic style, is yet another reason to visit Briones and another reason why it was listed as Well of Cultural Interest in 1973.
BERCEO
We got off at the High Rioja , in the valley of San Millan de la Cogolla , in Berceo, a town of 190 inhabitants that will steal your heart. Their hiking trails They are perfect to meet mountains riojanos and the Monasteries of Suso and Yuso , World Heritage.
the path of Gonzalo de Berceo part of the town hall square to Suso by the way of The plains , then passes through Yuso and returns to Berceo through the way of Santa Maria . A route that not only puts us in contact with the nature but with those Little pleasures of life , which for those from the city sound like glory, like enjoy a spring afternoon in a picnic area.
HARO
wine city above any other, this is the main locality of High Rioja , where the famous wine battle . Haro is also known for viticulture and the elaboration of wines quality within the Rioja qualified denomination of origin. Of course, it would be a sin to miss out on the wineries in the area and not have a pincho at the old town of mediaeval style.
Haro was also named Well of Cultural Interest in 1975 for its eight palaces, churches and the Breton Theater , a historical set difficult to forget.
VALGAÑÓN
In the Upper Oja Valley we find this town located in the Saw of Demand , which will conquer you if you are in love with nature and the mountains, because here you will find the largest holly in Europe and the Bullcrow's Peak at 1,933 meters high.
Valgañón is also a neighbor of Ezcaray with whom he shares that style of mountain houses So peculiar to the area. Not forgetting the Parish Church of Our Lady of Tresfuentes , in honor of the apparition of the Virgin to the shepherdess Inés; and its 18th century hermitage.
BRIÑAS
We finish this route in Briñas, walking at the foot of the Ebro river , in one of the most beautiful municipalities of La Rioja . You won't be able to leave here without knowing what it is a shrine and discover that this town has one of the two preserved in La Rioja, dating from 1669.
Nor without visiting their manor houses from the 17th and 18th centuries, its bridge considered the 'Portal of the Rioja' and another route to complete the Camino de Santiago.