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
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 · Chapel of Saint Antón and Viewpoint of the Corazón de Jesús
This temple devoted to Nª Sª de la Expectación (XVI century) stands at the top of the neighbourhood of Campillo and is known as “Chapel of Saint Antón”
10 · Chapel of Saint Peter
The Chapel of Saint Peter, declared a National Historical Monument in 1982, is located about two kilometres from the town, following the channel of the river
11 · The Bridge
Bridges have been very important in the past and have conditioned communications between towns. The Barruelo Bridge joins the neighbourhood of Saint Martin with that of Barruelo
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
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 · 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
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 · The Mill
In the current Rural House there was an old flour mill that still keeps all its milling machinery
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
Pueblos y Paisajes del Camero Nuevo. La Rioja