Walking Tour of Logroño

The Concatedral de Santa María de la Redonda is a magnificent cathedral that was built in the 15th century and reformed until 18th century. It is a magnificent church that clearly traces the history of the place through the building architecture and intricate workmanship.

Portales Street and the Market Square are the symbol of a city with an enormous commercial tradition – it was once known as calle de la Herventía (boiling place).
Today, Portales Street – renamed after the arcades built in the 19th century – offers an attractive pedestrian walkway between traditional and modern shops, cafés and restaurants. The
historic commercial character of the city is confirmed by the name of some of the streets of the Old Town, “carnicerias”(butchers), “caballerias” (horses), “herrerias” (ironworks) and “ollerias” (pottery).

San Bartolomé Church is the oldest in Logroño. Built with ashlar stone and Roman and gotic architecture from 12th Century this is a stunning building.  It’s part of the Camino de Santiago. To be especially highlighted is the carefully carved Gothic doorway. Its Tower was part of the city’s defensive system, part of the walls that were extended as the town centre grew. Thus, the first two sections of the tower are of ashlar like the Church and the wall, and the next two are of stone decorated with small Mozarabic tiles.

Walk through the Parque del Espolon, which is located in the centre of the city. The statue of General Espartero is also located in the park, so don’t forget to head over to snap a photo.

If visiting in mid-September, the Festa de San Mateo, Rioja’s wine festival, where the process of traditional winemaking is exhibited is held here.

Lognoro is full of bustling streets that are filled with bars selling local food delicacies and wines – each bar specialises in just two or three dishes.

Concentrated around Calle Laurel it can get busy at night between 7 pm to 1 am. Alternatively, head to Calle San Juan, if you’re looking for a street that is less crowded and touristy.

Hemingway has eaten here while on his Iberian travels, and King Juan Carlos has given them his royal seal of approval.

Just a few streets away from Calle Del Laurel, lies the Museo de la Rioja. This intriguing and charming museum is housed in a the Espartero Palace, an 18th-century baroque building. The museum covers the history of Rioja through the stone age to the 19th century.

Look out for the yellow building and the tower next to it. Fabrica de Tabacos or Tobbaco Factory is a historic building located in city center. Over the years the building has changed from a old convent, a tobacco factory  to the regional parliament

El Cubo del Revellín is an artillery cube located in the Old Town of Logroño, which was built between 1522 and 1524. Currently of its original structure only a few remains remain, part of these correspond to the parameters of the wall along the front of the Ebro River.

You can visit its interior and walk through its wall and watch educational videos about the building.

Cross over the Ebro River  on Logroño’s oldest bridge.

Casa de las Ciencias is dedicated to the dissemination of culture, science and technology. It has permanent exhibits that focus on universal topics of science such as large species that lives in the water and the history of the geological transformation of the Earth. Located in the stunning old municipal slaughterhouse, on the north bank of the river Ebro, between the Iron and Stone bridges.

Located on River Ebro, this bridge is one of the four bridges at the river that passes through the Rioja Capital. Puente de Piedra (Stone Bridge) also known as the Bridge of Lions is one of the iconic symbols of Logroño that was built is 1884. The bridge also leads to the entrance to the city along Camino de Santiago.