Culture
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The area around Labastida reveals the story of the land long before wine. Just a few kilometres away are Romanesque hermitages, walled towns, archaeological sites, dolmens, burial grounds and remains that bear witness to the ancient settlement of Rioja Alavesa and the lands near the Ebro.
This is a different way to explore the region: through its towns and wineries, but also through places that preserve a deeper memory, sometimes visible in an isolated church among the vineyards, sometimes in a stone raised thousands of years ago.
- Santa María de la Piscina Hermitage
One of the best-preserved Romanesque hermitages in La Rioja, set among vineyards near San Vicente de la Sonsierra. - La Hoya Settlement
An archaeological site beside Laguardia offering an insight into life in an ancient pre-Roman settlement in Rioja Alavesa. - Chabola de la Hechicera Dolmen
One of the area’s best-known megalithic monuments, in Elvillar, on the Rioja Alavesa dolmen route. - Rioja Alavesa Dolmen Route
A journey through prehistoric remains at the foot of the Sierra Cantabria, where vineyard scenery coexists with a much older heritage. - Laguardia
A walled medieval town with underground cellars, narrow streets and a heritage that embodies much of Rioja Alavesa’s historic identity. - San Vicente de la Sonsierra
A village defined by its castle, church, viewpoints over the Ebro and close connection with the history of wine. - Briones
A historic town in La Rioja, with noble houses, cobbled streets, vineyard views and the Vivanco Museum, one of the leading cultural landmarks of the wine world.
