El Serrano (The Highland)
Although Puerta de Cameros is Viguera, the first village of Highland typology is Nestares, located on a sunny slope and far from the humidity of the Iregua Rive
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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Mushrooms
The mushroom tradition has been very important in Cameros Nuevo (New Cameros). Nowadays, many municipalities regulate its collection
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
1 · Church of Saint Martin
Church devoted to this charitable Saint, so common in all the Sierra de Cameros
2 · School-Museum
The School-Museum of Nestares was opened in 2012, coinciding with the commemoration of the centenary
4 · Chasms of the Maño and the Maestro
Within the jurisdiction of Nestares, we find the caves-chasms of the Maño and the Maestro, where there was settlement at the end of the Neolithic
6 · The Oak tree
In Nestares we can find a spectacular oak tree specimen, that has been estimated to be 700 years old
4 · Prado Libarache Hostel
The building that was the teacher’s house has been used to accommodate hikers, youth groups and hunters
5 · Chapel of the Virgin of la Cuesta
We can observe archaeological remains in its walls, with embedded embossments in the facade
The big game
Traditionally, the mountains of Cameros have been rich in hunting species and hunting was a common practice for its inhabitants
4 · Chapel of Nuestra Señora del Valle
At one end of the village, in the most airy side near the threshing floors, a chapel from the XVIII century and devoted to the Patroness
5 · The Cañada Real
Between the two Cameros, the Old and the New, a series of peaks that almost connect the riverbank with the port of Piqueras
2 · Parish church of La Asunción
As in many other places in Cameros, the large size of the temple is remarkable compared to the small number
3 · The school of the Gallinero
The importance of education in these mountain regions is demonstrated by the age of many of the schools
Pueblos y Paisajes del Camero Nuevo. La Rioja