Lower Rioja
Your visit to Calahorra can go far beyond its historic streets, museums and gastronomy. The city is also the perfect gateway to explore La Rioja Baja, a region full of charming little villages surrounded by vineyards, unique landscapes and a valuable cultural heritage.
A few kilometres from Calahorra lie beautiful villages that are the perfect complement to your getaway. These destinations are steeped in history and tradition, with landscapes that invite you to discover their most emblematic corners and enjoy unique experiences. Because visiting Calahorra also means opening the door to everything that La Rioja Baja has to offer.
Autol
Autol, in the basin of the river Cidacos river and at the foot of the sierra de Yerga, has about 5,000 inhabitants and a strong tradition of canning and food. Its great emblem cheap are the Picuezo and the Picueza, two towering monoliths of sandstone that dominates the park of the same name, next to the river Cidacos river and surrounded by the remains of the castle and an old roman bridge, crossed today by the Green Way of connecting with What is. This is a very varied gastronomy, cultural richness, and a wide range of hostelry consolidate Autol as a reference in The Rioja Baja. Each November, the Days of the Mushroom and the Mushroom attract visitors from across Spain, making the people in a place where tradition and taste, is celebrated in a big way.

Little woodpecker
Two imposing sandstone monoliths, 45 metres high and approximately 10 and 30 metres in diameter, respectively. True geological wonders, erosion and the passage of time have given them shapes that evoke a man and a woman, standing tall and vigilant, surrounded by legend and nature.

Parish Church of Saint Adrian and Saint Natalia
Located in the highest part of the old town, next to the castle, it dates back to the 16th century. Its construction combines ashlar stone up to half its height and a Mudejar-style brick finish. On 3 November 2021, it was declared a Site of Cultural Interest (BIC), consolidating its historical and architectural importance.
