LaGuardia

Where to shoot

• The town walls and five surviving gates — Mercadal, Carnicerias, Paganos, San Juan, and Santa Engracia — ordered built by King Sancho the Strong.
• The underground cellar network — more than 232 tunnels dug originally for wartime defense, repurposed for wine storage for centuries.
• The three main streets — the medieval north-south layout, lined with stone houses largely predating the 1500s.
• Working bodegas built into the walls — several of the town's oldest wine cellars still run tastings in tunnels dug hundreds of years ago.

When to go

September through October for the Rioja Alavesa grape harvest, when the surrounding vineyards turn color and bodegas are at their most active; late spring is a quieter, milder alternative.

What to eat

The town sits directly on top of its own cellars, so start there: pair a glass of Rioja Alavesa with roast lamb or the local pintxos found along the three main streets inside the walls.

Where to stay

Stay inside the walls if a room is available — the old town is compact enough that every gate, street, and cellar door is a short walk from anywhere within it.