Rioja

General information

Rioja is a autonomous Communauté north of the Spain, uniprovinciale, without coastal area, crossed by the Èbre and the Oja which gives its name to the area (río Oja). Limited by the Basque Country to north, by the Navarre in north and the east, by the Aragon in the east and by the Castille-and-León in the south and the west.

The culminating point of the province is the San Lorenzo with: 2271 meters (Sierra of Required).

The area is famous for its wines (D.O. Rioja).

Origin

The known oldest traces of settlement of Rioja date from the Neolithic . The monuments megalithic are not rare.

The area was invaded like all Europe by the Celts. Will berons founded the town of Varea, very close to current Logroño.

Logroño, it, was rested by the Romans at the 2nd century. With the fall of Rome, the Visigoth S dominate the whole Spain. Rioja remains under their supervision until in 714, date of the invasion Moor. It will remain Arab possession during three centuries. It is incorporated in Castille by Alphonse VI in 1073.

It was on the road of the pilgrimage of Saint-Jacques-of-Compostelle, el Camino francés. The pilgrims who crossed it were at the origin of his economic development.

Navarre will dispute several times the area, but the domination Castilian will remain undeniable until the unification of Spain under Isabelle the Catholic.

Internal bonds

List of the communes of the autonomous community of Rioja

External bonds

Government of Rioja
Universidad of Rioja

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