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A walled medieval wine town riding a ridge over the Rioja Alavesa vineyards, honeycombed with underground bodegas beneath car-free lanes.
28 km · about 30 min drive
La Rioja, Spain · Europe
Cañas is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Villarejo, 53km from Santa Maria Cathedral Vitoria.
Cañas is a town located in La Rioja, Spain. With a population of 142, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Cañas sits in Spain, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Madrid time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Cañas to your route.
Cañas is a municipality of La Rioja, Spain. It was the birthplace of Saint Dominic of Silos (1000–1073).
The abbey of Santa María de San Salvador de Cañas for Cistercian nuns was founded in this town by Lope Díaz I de Haro and his wife Aldonza in 1169 and 1170. Its wealth and power culminated during the 13th centuryRead more
under the abbess Urraca Díaz de Haro, between 1222 and 1262. The nuns benefited from the patronage of the Haro family until its extinction in 1322. The community is still active today and retains fragments of its medieval library, particularly a complete Burgundian antiphonary from around 1200, and a Castilian missal from 1267 to 1279.
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Cañas is located in La Rioja, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 42.3924 latitude, -2.8465 longitude.
Cañas has a population of approximately 142 people, making it a town in Spain.
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Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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A walled medieval wine town riding a ridge over the Rioja Alavesa vineyards, honeycombed with underground bodegas beneath car-free lanes.
28 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
A Gothic cathedral whose 'open for restoration' tour inspired Ken Follett, letting you climb scaffolding through 800 years of construction.
53 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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