Santo Domingo de La Calzada Cathedral

SANTO DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA CATHEDRAL
Romanesque and gothic outside, baroque tower, henhouse, romanesque inside and gothic ceiling.
STO. DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA MIRACLE

(Legend)
A young pilgrim on his way to Compostela was falsely accused of the robbery of a silver goblet by a young woman, who had fallen in love with him without success. The punishment for the crime of robbery was death. He was hanged. His parents went to see him before continuing their way to Compostela. They realized that his son was still alive, saying that Santo Domingo had 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 to eat now , he replied. At that time the cock and the hen leaped from the plate and began to crow. Since then it is said: Santo Domingo de la Calzada, where the hen crows after being roasted .
This is the reason why there are a hen and a cock in a henhouse in the church.
EZCARAY
Typical architecture in streets and main square. At the bottom Church and ski facilities.
Ezcaray: On feet of Demanda chain of mountains lies Ezcary, an almost 2.000 inhabitants village, that receives summer tourists as well as winter tourists. In its closest mountains there is a ski station. Its landscapes are beautiful and peaceful.
VINEYARDS IN LA RIOJA ALTA
La Rioja Alta. It covers the part of the region from the middle to the west. It is world-wide known by the quality of its wines with Haro, San Asensio, Cenicero and Fuenmayor as reconized places.
The fertile land is cultivated with special care and provides excellent products: fruits, vegetables, grapes for wine (Rioja wine, considered one of the best in the world) and many others.
HARO
On the left, The Town Hall. On 29th June takes place, in the mountains
close to Haro, La Batalla del vino ( the Wine-battle), in which people usually 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 place in 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 .
Haro: La Rioja Alta capital. In Haro you can find in the Barrio de la Estacin (railway station area) the biggest amount of centenary wine cellars all over the world.
THE GRAPE HARVEST

Every year around 400 million kilograms grapes are harvested. After fermenting and pressing them in the wine cellars, a bit more than 300 million litres of wine are obtained. The most produced is the red one and in less amount the pink and the white ones. La Rioja is world-wide famous for its red wine.
THE GRAPES ARE ALREADY RIPE. IT IS HARVEST TIME
WINE IS PUT INTO OAK BARRELS TO BECOME CRIANZA, RESERVA AND GRAN RESERVA (Juan Alcorta winecellar in Logroo. It contains 70.000 oak barrels)
WINE MUST BE WATCHED OVER and tasted.
BRIONES
Its name comes from Berones: So were named the first settlers in our region. From left to right: Church and main square, general view and Vivanco Dinasty Museum
Magnificent view from Briones im autumn: River Ebro and vineyards.
CENICERO
NAVARRETE
(From left to right) Church and tower, baroque altarpiece (the baroque largest one in La Rioja) the ruins of a romanesque monastry, the monument to the pottery and a large earthen jar.
GRAPES, WINE and ART
RIVER EBRO
Briones, San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Logroo y Alfaro
LOGROO
THE RIOJA CAPITAL CITY
It is by river Ebro. Worth visiting is the cathedral, La Redonda, with its baroque twin towers, designed by the architect Berata.
LA REDONDA
The cathedral. Inside and behind the main altar you can admire the picture called The Crucifixion , by Michelangelo Buonarroti.
The Town Hall is a modern and functional building, designed by the world wide famous architect Rafael Moneo. On the right, the local festival San Bernab, on June11th. In the middle, the grapes harvest event on September 21st, San Mateo festival.
FOUR MORE MONUMENTS

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 mudejar tower and a romanesque porch. Another historical place is El 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 till Logroo started its enlargement at the beginning of the 20th century.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND FROM TOP TO BOTTOM
The churches San Bartolom, Santiago, Santa Mara de Palacio and the gate Puerta del Revelln.
There is a museum in the palace where General Espartero lived. His equestrian statue arises in the most famous Logroo s square, called El Espoln.
A COMMERCIAL STREET IN THE OLD TOWN. The best thing in Logroo? People

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SANTO DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA CATHEDRAL

STO. DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA MIRACLE

VINEYARDS IN LA RIOJA ALTA

THE GRAPE HARVEST

THE GRAPES ARE ALREADY RIPE. IT IS HARVEST TIME

WINE MUST BE WATCHED OVER and tasted.

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

GRAPES, WINE and ART

FOUR MORE MONUMENTS

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

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