Photographing Logroño
The capital of La Rioja wine country, famous for a single street of tapas bars.
Where to shoot
- Calle Laurel — a dense warren of pintxos bars where each specializes in one dish paired with Rioja wine, busiest in the evening.
- Co-Cathedral of Santa Maria de la Redonda — a baroque church with distinctive twin towers in the heart of the old town.
- Rioja Vineyards — rolling vineyard country backed by the Sierra de Cantabria just outside the city, golden in autumn.
- Puente de Piedra — a stone bridge over the Ebro River on the Camino de Santiago, framing the riverfront skyline.
- Calle del Laurel — a dense street of tapas bars in the old town, each specializing in a signature dish
- Co-Cathedral of Santa María de la Redonda — a church distinguished by its twin Baroque towers above the old town
- Stone Bridge over the Ebro — a riverside crossing on the Camino de Santiago with views along the river
- Rioja vineyards — rolling vine-covered hills around the city, turning gold and russet at the autumn harvest
When to go
Visit in late September for the Rioja wine harvest festival, or come in spring and early autumn for mild weather perfect for tapas crawls on Calle Laurel.
What to eat
Pintxos along Calle Laurel, grilled lamb chops over vine cuttings and patatas a la riojana, all with Rioja wine.
Where to stay
Stay in the old town near Calle Laurel for the pintxos scene and easy day trips into the wine country.
Use Logrono as a base and drive out to wineries and the medieval villages of Haro and Laguardia in the surrounding Rioja.
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