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What to see and do in Elciego

What to see and do in Elciego (Cuadrilla de Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa, Álava): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Elciego: festival calendar

November: Fiesta de Acción de Gracias (last Saturday of November)

How far each place is from the centre of Elciego

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What to see and do in Elciego

Elciego
Village
Municipality of just over 1,000 inhabitants in the Rioja Alavesa. Its existence is documented from the 11th century, although it did not become a villa until 1583.
Ciudad del Vino de Marqués de Riscal
Monument
Camilo Hurtado de Amézaga, 6th Marquis of Riscal, inherited a winery in Elciego and founded the Marqués de Riscal winery in 1858, applying the most innovative techniques then arriving from France. In 2006 the winery complex was transformed into the Ciudad del Vino (City of Wine), which includes a hotel designed by the architect Frank Gehry and inaugurated by King Juan Carlos I in 2003.
Iglesia de San Andrés y Hotel Marqués de Riscal, Elciego
Monument
The parish church of San Andrés, whose construction began in the early 16th century over the remains of an earlier hermitage, inspired in stone the façade of the hotel designed by Frank Gehry for Bodegas Marqués de Riscal (opened in 2003), whose height was deliberately set one meter below the church's tower so as not to overshadow it.
Carta de Privilegio de 1583
Historical milestone
On 12 November 1583 King Felipe II granted Elciego the Charter of Privilege that separated it from the jurisdiction of Laguardia and made it an independent town, with gallows, pillory, knife and stocks as symbols of its own justice.
Picota de Elciego
Monument
Pillory on a four-tiered stepped platform, in the centre of the village, a symbol of the independent jurisdiction Elciego gained on separating from Laguardia.
Palacio Navarrete Ladrón de Guevara (Casa de los Hierros)
Monument
Civil palace of Elciego, popularly known as the "House of Ironwork".
Fiesta de Acción de Gracias
Activity
Thanksgiving celebration held after the grape harvest.