Briones

This is a fortified village surrounded by vineyards just next to a hill in upper Rioja, It is worth walking through the medieval streets, visiting the two churches (the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción and the Chapel of Santo Cristo de los Remedios), as well as its civil architecture (House of Gadea, House of the Díaz-Lizana, and the house-palace of the Marquis of San Nicolás, which today is the city-hall).

I recommend getting to the viewpoint in the northern area of the village, where you will be able to see the sea of vineyards surrounding a lovely part of the Ebro River. In the

High up on a hill, the village of Briones is a breath of fresh air for the traveler looking for charming villages. With a medieval touch that makes it unique, a walk through the streets and arriving at the square are amazing sensations.

The church of Our Lady of the Assumption, of the 16th century, always dominates the frame of a village that, by the way, is becoming quite famous, since it appears on TV. It is the place where they shoot the Spanish program Gran Reserva. Oh, and a piece of advice: buy some of the home-made chorizo they sell at the butcher's there. Delicious.

I arrived at Briones by chance. It was lunch time and it was the first village I found where I could stop. The first thing that surprised me about Briones, apart from the intense August heat, is how impeccable everything was. All the houses and streets were quite old, but it looked as if time had not had an effect on them.

From the upper part of the village, next to the chapel of Santo Cristo, there are some lovely views of the entire plain, with fields full of vineyards, it is definitely a wine land. Briones is a lovely village and worth making a stop there on your journey. Apart from

Briones is rich in history and rich in wines. It is a town in La Rioja that dates back to before the Roman colonization of the Iberian Peninsula. It belonged to Lopez de Haro in the Middle Ages, but was taken by force after his strongholds were destroyed by Fernando III.