In The Rioja there is a wonderful place to plan routes and getaways: the Sierra de Cameroswhere the Sierra Cebollera Natural Park. Furthermore, this territory is home to numerous towns where you can discover the traditionsthe gastronomy and the heritage Rioja.
So you can better plan a excursion through the Sierra de Cameros or one car route to know some essential placeswe discover their most beautiful towns. Do you dare to travel to La Rioja?
Viguera
One of the most beautiful towns in the Sierra de Cameros is Viguera. Walking through its streets will allow you to see the traditional adobe houses and the buildings with sunroom. Don’t miss either parish church, inside which you can admire an altarpiece from the 17th century and a Christ carved in ivory from the 18th century. Other essential visits are the medieval bridge and the hermitage of San Estebanwhich treasures the Romanesque wall paintings most important in La Rioja.
Torrecilla in Cameros
12 kilometers from Viguera, following the N-111 highway, you reach Torrecilla in Cameros. The richness of its heritage is surprising, with numerous palatial houses and shields on the facades. In the town hall there is the Sagasta Space, dedicated to the figure of the politician Mateo Sagasta, a native of the town. In front of the building is the Casa Solé.
You can’t forget to visit temples like the St. Martin’s Churchthe Church of Our Lady of Expectationfrom the 16th century, the Romanesque hermitage of San Andrés and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tómalos.
El Rasillo de Cameros
In the vicinity of the reservoir Gonzalez Lacasait’s found El Rasillo de Cameros. A beautiful town that preserves samples of traditional architecture around of the church of Our Lady of the Ages, built between the 16th and 17th centuries. Don’t forget to visit the Victoriano Labiano Ethnological Museum.
The Rake is known as he town of a thousand festivalssince you can enjoy its festivities throughout the year, as well as the reservoir, where it is possible to practice water activities such as windsurfing, canoeing and swimming, among others.
Cameros nettle
Five kilometers from El Rasillo, the mountain town of Ortigosa de Cameros It is another one that you cannot miss in the Sierra de Cameros. They highlight the hermitage of Santa Lucíathe street of the Portals, the Casino building and the church of San Martín, from between the 16th and 18th centuries. It houses beautiful carvings and a sculpture from the 17th century, the work of Hernando Munillas, with Saint Anne, the Virgin and Child.
Take in the views from the San Martin viaduct and let yourself be surprised by him Iron bridgebuilt in 1910. If you cross it, you will be able to see the Ortigosa cavesthe only ones that can be visited in the community: the Grotto of Peace and the Vineyard Grotto.
Pradillo
With less than 100 inhabitants, Pradillo It is an idyllic town at 883 meters above sea level, near Ortigosa de Cameros. You will love the garden space around the St. Martin’s Churchfrom the 18th century, and the popular Pradillo granarywhich currently houses the Cameros Tourist Office. The bread ovens hanging from the houses on the wooden overhangs and the vertical oven They are samples of the typical architecture of the area that always surprise the visitor. And don’t stop coming to the hermitage of the Virgen del Villar.
Every summer, during the month of August, the so-called Festivals of the Hanging Almazuelaswhen quilts, curtains and covers made of different fabrics and colors, made in a traditional and artisanal way, are hung from balconies and windows.
Cameros Chicken Coop
About three kilometers from Pradillo, the next town on this route is Cameros Chicken Coop. With less than 30 inhabitants, and at about 1,060 meters above sea level, it hosts sites of interest such as the Chaplain’s House and the Assumption Church, from the 16th century. Another of the most beautiful places in its vicinity is the Libarache meadowa large pasture with a shepherd’s hut, surrounded by beech forests.
Cameros Louvres
Nor can we forget Cameros Louvrescapital of the 13 villas in Camero Nuevo, about 20 kilometers from Gallinero de Cameros. Buildings like the Asylumthe St. Bartholomew’s Church and the baroque hermitage of the Virgin of the Tower They are part of its most outstanding heritage. In addition, in the surroundings you can have fun in the Sierra de Cameros adventure parkwith a climbing wall, zip line circuits and hanging bridges and activities such as archery, among others.
