Laguardia

Araba-Álava

Max 13ºC / Min 4ºC

Laguardia is the largest town of Rioja Alavesa and one of the most beautiful. It is famous throughout the world for its wines and for being the birthplace of the fabulist Samaniego.

Rioja Alavesa has a very suitable climate for wine cultivation, which have given it well-deserved fame. It is also an area abundant in archaeological remains, with Paleolithic, Roman and medieval testimonies.The entire urban area of Laguardia is surrounded by walls that were built at the beginning of the 19th century. 13th century.

At the ends of its main street are the churches of San Juan, Romanesque in origin although it currently has a mix of several styles, and Santa María de los Reyes. It has an impressive Gothic façade, and is one of the few from that period that preserves the original polychrome. At one end of the walled enclosure -on the “El Collado” walk- is the monument dedicated to the fabulist Samaniego, who was a native of the town. It is definitely worth talking a stroll through Laguardia, since its entire centre is of artistic and historical interest, as well as visiting one of its many wineries to taste and purchase some of its magnificent wines.Very close to the urban centre of Laguardia are the dolmen of San Martín and the Settlement of La Hoya, whose remains seem to date back to the first millennium BC. You can also take a trip to the “Las Lagunas” nature spot, declared a protected biotope.

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