Logbook · 8 places

What to see and do in Lantarón

What to see and do in Lantarón (Cuadrilla de Añana, Álava): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 3 Activities · 2 Historical milestones

When to go to Lantarón: festival calendar

May: Fiestas de San Isidro y San Juan (15 de mayo (Caicedo de Yuso) y 24 de junio (Bergüenda))
September: Fiestas de Comunión y Fontecha (16 de septiembre (Comunión) y 12 de octubre (Fontecha))

Towns near Lantarón

What to see in Añana 6.2 km · 8 places
What to see in Santa Gadea del Cid 6.3 km · 8 places
What to see in Bozoó 7.7 km · 5 places
What to see in Erriberabeitia 8.5 km · 10 places
What to see in Miranda de Ebro 8.7 km · 13 places
What to see in Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta 9.3 km · 5 places
What to see in Armiñón 10 km · 7 places
What to see in Bugedo 11 km · 6 places

Spain › Basque Country › Álava › Cuadrilla de Añana › Lantarón

What to see and do in Lantarón

Lantarón
Village
Municipality of 929 inhabitants (INE) on the left bank of the Ebro, formed in 1978 from the merger of the former municipalities of Bergüenda and Salcedo. Its name recalls the historic county of Lantarón, documented from the year 897. It is made up of twelve concejos (Alcedo, Bergüenda, Caicedo de Yuso, Comunión, Fontecha, Leciñana del Camino, Molinilla, Puentelarrá, Salcedo, Sobrón, Turiso, and Zubillaga), with its capital at Comunión.
Torre de Orgaz y castillo entre Sobrón y Bergüenda
Monument
Torre de Orgaz in Fontecha, and remains of a medieval castle between the settlements of Sobrón and Bergüenda.
Formación de Lantarón en 1978
Historical milestone
One of the most recently created and named municipalities in Spain: it was formed in 1978 from the merger of Salcedo and Bergüenda, taking the name of the old medieval county of Lantarón. It comprises twelve settlements, among them Comunión, Bergüenda, and Alcedo.
Iglesia románica de San Cornelio y San Cipriano, Comunión
Monument
In the settlement of Comunión, whose origin is linked to the nearby Roman villa of Cabriana and which was resettled by Asturians after 822, stands this Romanesque church preceded by a garden with a central cross. The municipality also preserves the medieval bridge of Bergüenda, the church of San Esteban in Salcedo, the Orgaz tower, and the Condestable de Fontecha tower.
El Condado de Lantarón
Historical milestone
The County of Lantarón, which gives its name to the present-day municipality, is documented from the year 897 with Count Gonzalo Téllez.
Fiestas de San Isidro y San Juan
Activity
Festival of San Isidro in Caicedo de Yuso and of San Juan in Bergüenda.
Romería de Nuestra Señora del Lago
Activity
Pilgrimage held on the Saturday before Corpus Christi.
Fiestas de Comunión y Fontecha
Activity
Festivals of Comunión, the municipality's main village, and of Fontecha.