The Autonomous Community of La Rioja is located in the northern part of the Iberian Peninsula. This is a both a province and an autonomous region. The region is juxtaposed to the north and west by Navarra and el Pais Vasco, to the south by Arágon and to the west Castilla León
Its interior position provides it with a unique climate that in turn makes it one of the most famous regions for the production of wine. It is crossed by the rivers Ebro and Oja, both very important in the production of the high quality vintages that year after year are produced by the many bodegas.
The capital city of La Rioja is Logroño and the cummonity is divided into 174 administrative municipalities.
As already mentioned, the climate of the community of La Rioja is one that is very conducive for the production of exceptional wines but is one that alos demonstrates wide variations within the administrative territory; winters are very cold and the mountainous areas always get a liberal dusting of snow as well as high rainfall levels. The areas around the rivers have less aggressive temperatures although rainfall remains generous.
Most of the cities and villages are found in or around the Valley of the River Ebro and it's here that the greatest number of the population is concentrated. The mountain regions, on the other hand, tend to be less populated.
 As with all of the Spanish regions, La Rioja's gastronomy is invariably superb and one that would be expected to be of significant quality in order to accompany the excellent wines. One of any tourist's favourite pasttimes is a gastronomic walk through the city of Logroño - with particular attention being expended on the area around the Calle Laure.
The main dish of the region and the one that is best known on a national level are the 'patatas a la riojana' a mouth-watering mixture of potatoes and chorizo (sausage).
The area is also famous for the wide variety of sweets such as the marzapan of Soto, fardelejos de Arrendó, and marzapan of Soto in Cameros. The wines, of course, need no introduction, being amongst the most famous in the world and sold under the general label of 'Riojas'.
The autonomous community is an entry route to two routes that allow the traveller to follow the famous and ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago.
One of them, that know as the 'French Road' is the most popular one and crosses Rioja in the localidad of Logroño and Nájera, on the way to Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Another is the 'Franch-Basque Road', which passes through the municipalities of Conchas de Haro, Briñas, Haro, Zarratón, Cidamón, San Torcuato, Bañares, and arrives at the riojan municipality of Santo Domingo de la Calzada.
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