The Castle of San Vicente is located on the top of the hill overlooking the Ebro. It was once the largest fortress in Navarre built near the river, forming part of the defensive line of Laguardia and Labastida. It was built from 1170 or 1172 under the direction of Ferrant Moro, by order of Sancho the Wise of Navarre, who, in 1172, gave the town a charter, making it royal. The solidity of its walls and its advantageous position overlooking the Ebro must have made it impregnable. It lost its military interest after 1512, when the kingdom of Navarre became part of Castile, and in 1516 it was sold by Pedro Girón, Count of Ureña, to the Velasco family. Therefore, when the parish church was built, it had already lost its military function, recovering it in the 19th century, when it was used during the first Carlist war (1833-1840). After 1898, with the collapse of part of the walls and the use of its stone for construction, the complex was systematically demolished. During the second half of the 20th century, several attempts were made to restore and recover it. It is a typical castle-fortress built on a hill, an old […]

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Santa María Briones is a place in which to live without haste, a comforting space in which to reconnect with oneself and from which to discover the great historical and cultural offerings of La Rioja. A corner from which to enjoy the golden light of the sunset over the vineyards, the sinuous curve of each meander of the Ebro; the history behind each stone slab, the flavour and aroma of each grape and the reddish autumn of this land that has tanned hands and bent backs. Our boutique hotel is located in a 16th century manor house, listed for its high historical value, located near the Torreón and the walls of the Forties of the medieval town of Briones. A manor house steeped in history that we have wanted to respect and transmit from the very beginning, and which we have enhanced with the project to restore the building carried out by the architect Ignacio Quemada (Bodegas Campoviejo) and the interior designer Isabel López Vilalta & Asociados. We have 16 spacious rooms overlooking the river Ebro and the defensive wall of the city or the centre of the medieval village of Briones. The wall, naturally integrated as part of the […]

Brands Santalba, Viña Hermosa, Abando, Ogga, Ermita de San Felices, Amaro and Nabot. In the heart of the Rioja Alta, BODEGAS SANTALBA is characterised by a marked family character that combines the winemaking tradition of the family to which they belong with international oenological training. Viticulture, specific and daily work in the vineyard, is the key to obtaining quality wines and healthier wines, as BODEGAS SANTALBA is at the forefront in this aspect, based on achieving a higher content of antioxidants in the grapes that are beneficial to human health (resveratrol) by means of natural viticulture techniques. Winery visits

The hermitage of San Juan or Santo Cristo de los Remedios is a beautiful building with a centralised structure located in the centre of the historic quarter of Briones. It was built between 1737 and 1748 on the site of the old hermitage of San Juan. On the façade there is a niche with the image of San Juan, the patron saint of the original church. The hermitage we can see today was built by the master builder Juan Bautista Arbaizar, assisted by his son-in-law Ignacio de Elejalde. It is remarkable for its octagonal plan inscribed in a rectangle and its large central dome. Inside, altarpieces, paintings and carvings from the period are preserved. It is delimited by cylindrical buttresses and has a lintelled entrance with a mixtilinear moulding between Corinthian columns that support the entablature. In the second section there is a niche between pilasters with the typical mixtilinear moulding finials. The image that guards this niche reminds us that the chapel was built on top of the previous ruined chapel of San Juan Bautista. The façade ends with the single-egg belfry that crowns the whole. The three altarpieces in the chancel are 18th century Rococo style, with images […]

An 18th century palace which during the civil war was the headquarters of the Italian troops and which today, magnificently restored, houses a small hotel, the Hospedería Señorío de Briñas, with all the nobility and splendour of its past. The hospedería has 20 rooms decorated in both avant-garde and traditional styles, ranging from singles, doubles, triples and suites. There are also meeting rooms for up to 20 people. The hotel is located in a small village bathed by the river Ebro, Briñas, where you can see a large number of ancestral homes with coats of arms on their facades. Surrounded by vineyards and surrounded by the foothills of the Cantabria mountain range. Well communicated and only 3 km. from Haro, where you can find the best centenary wineries in the area.

Brands Covilda, Señorío de la Estrella, Dominio de la Salle, Valprado, Dominio de Valprado, Aritxeta. Bodegas Señorío de la Estrella was founded in 1987, 25 years ago, on the initiative of a group of farmers, mostly from the town of San Asensio, and with the aim of responding to the economic changes and marketing needs of grape and wine production in Doc Rioja. Winery visits

Brands Muñarrate Red, Muñarrate Rosé, Muñarrate White, Solabal Crianza, Solabal Reserva, Esculle de Solabal, Vala de Solabal. This young winery located in the heart of Sonsierra Riojana, has modern facilities and the latest technological advances without forgetting the traditional Rioja winemaking techniques. Visits to the winery

Marks Solana de Ramírez, Valsarte. The Solana Ramírez Ruiz winery is a family winery located in Ábalos – Rioja Alta, one of the most prized areas of the appellation, dedicated for several generations to the cultivation of vines and the production and ageing of its wines. Visits to the winery Visit Solana de Ramirez exclusively with the help of the winery family itself, learn about the world of wine and end the experience with a wonderful wine tasting accompanied by a “Riojano brunch”. Cheer up, it will be an unforgettable experience.

Brands Sonsierra, Androsela, Pagos de la Sonsierra, Sonsierra Perfume Bodegas Sonsierra was born in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, in the heart of a region with unique characteristics for vine growing, where the Tempranillo grape finds its ideal habitat. In 1962, more than 240 winegrowers decided to pool their 430 hectares of vineyards, making a long-standing desire of the village’s farmers come true: the creation of a cooperative in which to produce their own wines. This is how Bodegas Sonsierra began, and after several generations cultivating their own vineyards with practices perfected over time, they have managed to produce wines with their own identity, a reflection of the landscape and the centuries-old winemaking tradition of our region. In Sonsierra they were the first cooperative in Rioja to start selling bottled wines and to focus on the quality and uniqueness of the exceptional vineyards of the Rioja Alta sub-area, being pioneers in indicating this origin on the labels.  The innovative spirit is one of the hallmarks of their identity and continues today with projects such as the Perfume de Sonsierra wine, which has revolutionised the sector. At the winery they make single-varietal wines that begin to be made in the vineyard, […]

The parish church is a building in honour of Saint Thomas the Apostle and was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest on 4 June 1931. It is located at the foot of the hill of La Mota, the primitive nucleus of the town, currently known as “La Atalaya”, and was built on top of an earlier building made of ashlar stone. The German “hallen kirche” or hall plan is divided into three naves of equal height without transept with fifteen star-shaped ribbed vaults and different geometric arches over pointed arches and attached columns and pilasters. Inside, the choir and the altarpiece stand out. In the choir we can contemplate the seating from the end of the 17th century and the organ from 1798 by Domingo Garagalza and the great altarpiece of the main altar is the largest in the whole of La Rioja, dating from 1730 and was made of polychrome wood with great decoration that gives us the sensation of filling the whole space, the “Horror Vacui”. On the outside, it is worth highlighting the main doorway under an arch with scenes of Calvary and imagery of the Apostles and the Eternal Father together with the coats of arms […]

Like Sajazarra and Villaseca, Castilseco is located on the banks of the river Roganto and its name is related to the drying up of the marshy areas of the river in the 11th and 12th centuries, when it changed its name from Castriello to Castello Sicco or Castilseco. Construction of the church seems to have begun at the beginning of the 13th century, at least as far as the presbytery is concerned, and continued in another building stage with the nave. The church consists of a nave, an apse and an apse, the first two separated by a triumphal arch over which rises a belfry with a single opening. Another belfry with two openings rises above the west gable. On the outside, the apse is divided into five bays by four columns attached to a high plinth, which end in capitals with vegetal decoration, except for the second, which ends in a capital with two crowned heads. The carving of the faces, hair and expression anticipates Gothic aesthetics. The three central panels are the only ones with windows. The entire apse is crossed by two imposts, a chequered one at the start of the windows and a plain one that […]