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
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.
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
Torrecilla has excellent social spaces, big and little squares with a long tradition and several fountains that provided water to each neighbourhood
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”
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
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
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
On Sagasta Street, in front of the Town Hall, this narrow house deserves to be visited for its unique features
Honey is very present in the mountainous regions of La Rioja and tradition reminds us that the Virgin of Valvanera, Patroness of the region
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 particular location of the Sierra de Cameros, due to its altitude (1.100 m) and its cold and dry weather has enabled the development
‘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
The Rasillano mountains and pastures host a wide range of mushrooms, some of them highly prized, such as “marzuelos, perrechicos,
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
A proposal, for those who enjoy trekking, is to walk along this Long Distance Trail, which gives us the opportunity to get to know the region of the Iregua…
In the past, this space was occupied by a prestigious school built in 1869 by a private individual, Mr. José Sáenz Navarrete