Ezcaray is the largest town in area in the Upper Oja Valley, set at an altitude of 813 meters, in an environment of peace and quite.
Ezcaray is located in the west area of La Rioja, where I live. Surrounded by mountains, woods and abundant water,
This town of less than 2000 inhabitants is a place to discover, a place to admire and feel, a place where to move practicing numerous sports (the ski resort of Valdezcaray is only a few kilometers), where to taste the best of the traditional and avant-garde gastronomy (The Echaurren restaurant has a Michelin star), where to enjoy relaxing or meeting.
It has been a reference in the textile sector for centuries (The Hijos de Cecilio Valgañón S.L. business is the continuation and legacy passed down by Cecilio Valgañón, who in around the year 1930 switched from making cloths on manually operated looms to making shawls, scarves, sashes and blankets.).
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It´´s only 14 km from Santo Domingo de la Calzada, one of the most important points of the Camino de Santiago, the medieval pilgrim route stretching from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain, where tradition has it that the body of Saint James the Apostle (Spain’s patron saint) is buried.
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Haro, the wine capital of Rioja, with its centuries-old wineries, its «chiquiteo area» (drinking one cup of wine from bar to bar), its museum of contemporary art … is just 35 kilometers along a good road. The highway connects Haro with Logroño, Bilbao, Zaragoza, Barcelona, …
The resources of the area have made its economic development possible for hundreds of years, despite being a bit out of the way, but at the same time so close…
If you have the opportunity, don´t miss it.