13 · Spring of Peñaclara
One kilometre away from the urban centre of Torrecilla and under the cliffs of Peñaseto, is the Peñaclara spring, formerly known as Balneario de Riva los Baños
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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4 · Parish church of Saint Martin
It has a lean tower dating from 1764, turned into a permanent watch tower for the town, and an atrium and arcades that have witnessed
5 · Parish Museum
On the porch of the Church of Saint Martin and near the staircase leading to the tower, the Parish Museum is located
6 · Palace of the Counts of Superunda
One of the most interesting civil buildings is the house of the Manso de Velasco family, located in the neighbourhood of Saint Martin
7 · Centre of the Riojan Emigration
This cultural space is located in the old church of the Convent of the Immaculate Conception of Saint Francisco (XVIII century) and was opened in 2008
8 · The Felipe Nestares Park
Torrecilla has excellent social spaces, big and little squares with a long tradition and several fountains that provided water to each neighbourhood
The Moraga
The particular location of the Sierra de Cameros, due to its altitude (1.100 m) and its cold and dry weather has enabled the development
The migas (breadcrumbs)
‘If you bring the pan, oil, bread, garlic and paprika, you’ll see between the two, what good breadcrumbs we do”. This song-recipe book of one of the pastoral dishes
Mycology
The Rasillano mountains and pastures host a wide range of mushrooms, some of them highly prized, such as “marzuelos, perrechicos,
2 · Lóbrega Cave
Cave Lóbrega is about two kilometres far from Torrecilla. This cave was one of the first to be studied, from a scientific point of view
3 · The Solé House
On Sagasta Street, in front of the Town Hall, this narrow house deserves to be visited for its unique features
5 · Honey production in Cameros
Honey is very present in the mountainous regions of La Rioja and tradition reminds us that the Virgin of Valvanera, Patroness of the region
7 · The fountain
The fountain, with a circular base and a main pillar with four water pipes, is in the centre of the town to facilitate the service to all the neighbours
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…
Pueblos y Paisajes del Camero Nuevo. La Rioja