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s Logroño
La Rioja. Road Map B5. * 140,000.
k £ n C/ Portales 50; 941 29 12 60.
( Sun. _ San Bernabé (7–11 Jun),
San Mateo (20–27 Sep).
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Logroño lies on the banks
of the Ebro river, spanned
by the Puente de Piedra, a
19th-century stone bridge
designed by Fermín Manso
de Zúniga. It grew over the
centuries, thanks to its location The stone Puente de Piedra, spanning the Ebro river in Logroño
on the Ebro as well as along the
pilgrimage route of St James. the Catedral de Santa María de 12th-century city walls –
Today, the city’s showpiece is la Redonda, with its massive survive, encompassing the
twin towers and rich Baroque Puerta Revellín, adorned with
ornamentation. Of note inside the coat of arms of Carlos V.
are the Capilla de Nuestra The monumental 16th-century
Señora de la Paz, containing a Iglesia de Santiago el Real
Plateresque reredos, and the once housed the archives of
tomb of the cathedral’s founder, the city council.
Diego Ponce de León. The Iglesia de Santa María
Near the cathedral stands de Palacio has taken on an
the 13th-century Iglesia de irregular form over the centuries,
San Bartolomé, which might and it is difficult to imagine its
have formed part of the city’s original appearance. The most
fortifications. Its impressive beautiful element is the
Gothic portal is adorned with 13th-century octagonal tower,
sculpted figures of Christ, the resembling a massive pyramid,
Virgin, the apostles and saints. which locals have dubbed
The 16th-century tower shows the aguja (needle). The Neo-
Mudéjar influence. Classical main portal is adorned
Baroque high altar in the cathedral of Only a small section of with a figure of the Virgin and
Santa María de la Redonda the Murallas de Revellín – of angels playing instruments.

Logroño City Centre PAMPLONA (IRUÑA)
Parque de
1 Cathedral VITORIA-GASTEIZ C. DEL EBRO San Antonio
2 Iglesia de San Bartolomé CRTA. DE NAVARRA Ebro
3 Murallas de Revellín Puente
de Hierro
4 Iglesia de Santiago el Real PASARELA Parque
5 Iglesia de Santa María del Ebro Puente
de Piedra
de Palacio CALLE SAN GEORGIO C A L L E S AN FR A NC I S C O
Santa
6 Puente de Piedra Santiago de Palacio A V E . DE VIANA
María
el Real
CA L LE D E PO R TAL ES C. DE PATERNA
C. DEL NORTE C.DEL MARQUÉS DE SAN NICOLÁS CALLE CAPITÁN GAONA AVE. DEL DOCE LIGERO DE ARTILLERÍA
San
Bartolomé
Murallas PL. DEL Cathedral AVE. DE NAVARRA CALLE TRICIO
de Revellín MERCADO
PLAZA DEL PL. SAN PLAZA
ALFÉREZ AUGUSTÍN GLORIETA ALFONSO XII
C. ONCE DE J
C. DE SAN JUAN DEL DOCTOR
BURGOS PROVISIONAL U N IO C. B R E TÓN DE LOS ZUBÍA AV ENI DA D E LA PA Z
C A L LE D E SAG A S TA
C. MURO F. DE Y
AVE. DE LA RIOJA
H ERREROS LA MATA C A L L E DE L A D U QU E SA D E LA VI ZARAGOZA
AV. DE JUAN XXIII
C. MIGUEL
AVE D E POR TUG AL
C. DE LOS DOCTORES CASTROVIEJO ENIDA DE COL ÓN
VILLANUEVA CALLE DE CALVO SOTELO
C . D E C HIL E DE LA
PL.
G RA N VÍ A DE L R EY DO N J U A
C. C I UDA D DE V ITO R IA
C. DE L DO CTO R MÚGICA
GENERAL QUEIPO DE LLANO N
C. D E L AR D E R O C. DEL C. DE BELCHTE Carmen
PAZ
AVE. DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA C AR L O S I
0 metres 200 C. DE L G E NE RA L VA RA D EL RE C. DEL MARQUÉS DE LA ENSENADA CT ORIA
AV
0 yards 200 AVE N I D A DE P ÉREZ G AL DÓ S C. DE SAN ANTÓN AVENIDA DE JUAN JORGE VIGÓN
Parque
del
CALLE DE VILLAMEDIANA
For keys to symbols see back flap SORIA AVENIDA D E P IO XI I
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