The agricultural and farming past
In the XVIII century, Ortigosa with its villages owned 40.000 head of transhumant sheep
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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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…
10 · The church of Saint Michael
This mid-XVI century building, devoted to Saint Michael (who is venerated on the main altar of the temple) was is located in the Barrio de Abajo
11 · The goat cheese
La tradición quesera de la sierra se continúa en Ortigosa con una instalación artesanal, que elabora queso
2 · The village square
On the covered course of the Albercos River, work accomplished by the Ortigosana Union in 1890, is the centre of the village
4 · Parish church of Saint Martin
This temple, divided into two naves with three sections, was built in the XVI century. Its altarpiece is devoted to Saint Martin
6 · The chapel of Saint Lucía
Just after arriving in Ortigosa and built on the ravine, we find the chapel devoted to Saint Lucía. It was also renovated and enclosed
9 · Hiking through El Serradero
The summit separating the New Cameros from the Najerilla Valley is called “Serradero”. Tradition relates this name with Serra de Bero
The Legend of an Ancient Monastery
From medieval times, the existence of a monastery within the mountain (devoted to Nª Sra. de Castejón) is mentioned
1 · The Casino
The Tertulia Ortigosana (Ortigosana gathering), association of different residents, commanded by the illustrious son of the village, Mr Gabriel de la Riva
2 · The chapel of La Soledad
From the Schools, a promenade marked by chestnut trees is opened along a wall with a terraced seat and protected by a wrought iron fence
3 · Prehistoric times
On the Iregua River, next to the N 111 road, is the Peñamiel Cave, one of the first excavated in Spain, thanks to the work
6 · The Castle
It is the only castle in the region. Above the village rises a rock that is crowned with this defensive construction, unique in the Cameros
7 · Chapel of the Virgin of El Collado
A space generates a square in the centre of the town, presided over by the Baroque Chapel of the Virgin of El Collado, from the XVI century
Pueblos y Paisajes del Camero Nuevo. La Rioja