Gallinero de Cameros - Sierra Cameros | Turismo en La Rioja, Camero Nuevo | Pueblos y Paisajes

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.

Gallinero de Cameros

Serrano town located within the forest area and separated about three kilometres from the town of Pradillo to the Iregua Valley.
The chapel of the Virgin of the Cuesta is located in the highest part of the hill, and the remains of another, which was devoted to Saint Cristopher, is beside the cemetery.

In the village, it is said that this place was depopulated in a time of a big drought, that its inhabitants went to Gaul and on their return, they rebuilt the town and called it “Gallinero”, that is to say “place of Gauls”.

There are excellent examples of traditional Camerano architecture with interesting semi-circular masonry doors.

At present, it has 23 registered inhabitants (2017 data).
Height: 1.060 m.

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1 · Noble home

At the entrance of the village, we are received by a stately building, with ashlar big corners

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

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

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6 · The Field of Libarache

As a memory of an old livestock farm is the Field of Libarache, located just less than one hour of easy walk

The big game

Traditionally, the mountains of Cameros have been rich in hunting species and hunting was a common practice for its inhabitants

Villages and Landscapes of the Camero Nuevo. La Rioja