5 · The Mill
In the current Rural House there was an old flour mill that still keeps all its milling machinery
Sierra Cameros | Turismo en La Rioja, Camero Nuevo | Pueblos y Paisajes
En uno de sus valles recorrido por el río Iregua, está el Camero Nuevo, tierra de bosques, pastizales, cumbres y pequeños valles, donde se sitúan 13 pueblos con historia, tradiciones y leyendas, que siglos atrás se agruparon bajo la denominación de Hermandad de las 13 Villas.
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9 · The chapel of Villar
Tradition says that a village was built in this place in the past, of which only the parish church remains, now established as a chapel
Liquors
From the valley, the wine was transported to the mountains in wineskins loaded in carriages that stopped in the existing points of sale on the way to the Piqueras mountain…
1 · The church
In this building we can see the last reminiscences of the Gothic style and the continuity of the construction throughout the XVI and XVII centuries
3 · The Meadow
This place of rest and leisure is grouped together with the church, the road and the pelota court
4 · The festivity of Almazuelas Colgadas
Every year, during the month of August, colourful textile tapestries, called “almazuelas” are hung on the balconies and windows
3 · Popular architecture
Pinillos, due to its isolation and depopulation, has retained the traditional architecture of the Cameros Nuevo (New Cameros), combining constructions
4 · The Solar de Las Calderas
The legend affirms that the Solares are a concession of territories that were made to the descendants of those who took part in the Battle of Clavijo
5 · The pelota court
An impressive pelota court, used in the summer days by young vacationers, stands out in this small population village
The trasnochos
In the long winters, the inhabitants of these small Camerano villages used to meet in the kitchens or even in the yards
1 · The church of Saint Martin
The church is located in a garden area where the public and social activities of the place are carried out
2 · The granary. The Tourist Office of Cameros
It is a building attached to the temple, used to collect the tithes that the locals paid to their parish
The agricultural and farming past
In the XVIII century, Ortigosa with its villages owned 40.000 head of transhumant sheep
2 · The chapels
Inside the town centre, the chapel devoted to the Saint Christ serves as a parish church during all the year, except during the festivities of the Patron
9 · School-Home
It is very loved by the Cameranos, since many of their children studied in this centre. It was created in 1927 as the Charitable Asylum of Nuestra Señora del…
Pueblos y Paisajes del Camero Nuevo. La Rioja