| Castle of Leiva | |
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| Native name Spanish: Castillo de Leiva | |
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| Location | Leiva La Rioja |
| Built | 14th and 15th centuries |
The Castillo of Leiva is a fortification located in Leiva, La Rioja (Spain).
| Castle of Leiva | |
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| Native name Spanish: Castillo de Leiva | |
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| Location | Leiva La Rioja |
| Built | 14th and 15th centuries |
The Castillo of Leiva is a fortification located in Leiva, La Rioja (Spain).
Located in the municipality of Leiva, in the autonomous community of La Rioja, (Spain). Fortified palace flanked by four octagonal towers, one in each corner, and surrounded by moans. It seems its architectures dates from the 14th and 15th centuries. It was home to the house of Leiva.
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Haro is a town and municipality in the northwest of La Rioja province in northern Spain. It produces red wine, and hosts the annual Haro Wine Festival. Its architectural heritage includes the plateresque main entrance of the Church of Santo Tomás, the work of Felipe Vigarny, numerous palaces, and the old town, which was declared a Historic-Artistic Site in 1975.
Navarrete is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja. Named a Conjunto Histórico-Artístico of Spain, due to its historical and monumental character. Navarrete is located between Logroño and Nájera on the French Way, the most popular path on the Way of St. James, a medieval pilgrim route. Currently, Navarrete is the only pottery centre in La Rioja, and it has been one of the most important centres in Northern Spain.
Merindad de Río Ubierna is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1,389 inhabitants. Its seat is in Sotopalacios.
Viloria de Rioja is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2014 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 41 inhabitants. It was the birthplace of Saint Dominic de la Calzada, in 1019.
Nalda is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain). It is located near the capital, Logroño. Its population in January 2006 was 1,074 inhabitants over a 24.6 square kilometre area.
The Berones were a pre-Roman Celtic people of ancient Spain, although they were not part of the Celtiberians, they lived north of the Celtiberians and close to the Cantabrian Conisci in the middle Ebro region between the Tirón and Alhama rivers.
Sierra de la Demanda is a mountain sub-range situated in the northern Iberian Peninsula.
Sierra de la Demanda is a comarca located south-east of the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is bounded on the north-east by the Montes de Oca comarca, north-west by the Alfoz de Burgos, south-east by the province of Soria, south-west by the Ribera del Duero comarca, on the east by the province of La Rioja and west by the Arlanza comarca. It is named after the mountain sub-range of Sierra de la Demanda, the northwesternmost end of the Sistema Ibérico.
The Castle of Clavijo, one of the most famous in the area of La Rioja, Spain, is located on top of an imposing rock, dominating the surrounding land in the municipality of the same name in La Rioja, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the capital, Logroño.
Rioja Alavesa, officially Cuadrilla de Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa, in Spanish, and Biasteri-Arabako Errioxako kuadrilla, in Basque, is one of seven comarcas that make up the province of Álava, Spain. It covers an area of 315.83 km² with a population of 11,360 people (2010). The capital lies at Laguardia. It is part of a notable wine growing region.
The Toloño, also known as the Sierra de Cantabria, is a mountain range in the province of Álava in the Basque Country in northern Spain.
Lardero is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 20.36 square kilometres (7.86 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 8438 people.
Leiva is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 12.71 square kilometres (4.91 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 304 people.
Villalba de Rioja is a municipality in the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain), on the southern slopes of the mountains Obarenes. It borders the provinces of Alava and Burgos. Haro 5 km far from the LR-401. By the municipality elapses Esperamalo stream tributary of the Ebro river. The municipality covers an area of 8.96 square kilometres (3.46 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 150 people.
Villamediana de Iregua is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 20.42 square kilometres (7.88 sq mi) and as of 2017 had a population of 7855 people.
The University of La Rioja (UR) is a public institution of higher education based in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain. Inaugurated during 1992–1993 from various existing schools and colleges, it currently teaches Grades 19 adapted to the European Higher Education, and a varied program of masters, summer courses and courses of Spanish language and culture for foreigners. It has earned the Campus International Excellence for the project "Iberus" presented together with the public universities of Zaragoza, Navarra, and Lledia.
The Castle of Cornago is located on the hilltop overlooking the town of Cornago in La Rioja, Spain. Its walls reveal a solid construction which should have been proved very useful during the wars of the Middle Ages.
The Castle of Arnedo is a fortification located in Arnedo in the autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. It overlooks the city and the course of the Cidacos River. The first defensive structures built on the hill, where the castle is located now, date from ancient Roman times. After the Muslim invasion, the conquerors built a new defensive fortress—dated to the 9th century—over the existing remains. It was the most important castle in the region during the Middle Ages, and it changed hands between Muslims and Christians several times during the Reconquista.
The Castle of Nalda is a medieval building located in Nalda, La Rioja (Spain).
The International University of La Rioja (UNIR) is a private open university in Spain focused on online education, based in Logroño, La Rioja. Also has presence in Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. In December 2019, the institution had more than 45,000 distance learning external students, 12,000 of them overseas students. UNIR offers 37 university degrees, more than 80 master's degrees, 77 proprietary degrees, 16 advanced studies, and 3 doctoral programmes. The university is composed of six departments. It also has an Official Language School and a School of Doctoral programmes.