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What to see and do in Kripan

What to see and do in Kripan (Cuadrilla de Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa, Álava): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

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May: Romería de San Tirso (May 15)

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What to see and do in Kripan

Kripan
Village
Municipality of 12.5 km² and 176 inhabitants (2022), one of the highest in the Rioja Alavesa at 690 m. The rock shelters of Peña Larga and Los Husos, along with the dolmen of Los Llanos, document human presence from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age; nearby runs an old road of possible Roman origin between Pamplona and Briviesca.
Cueva de Los Husos
Historical milestone
Archaeological site discovered in 1965, with one of the most complete ceramic stratigraphies in Álava, containing remains from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age.
Iglesia de San Juan Bautista de Kripan
Monument
Parish church built between the 17th and 18th centuries.
Yacimiento neolítico de Peña Larga, Kripan
Historical milestone
Neolithic rock shelter dated to some 6,720 years old, with Cardial ware (pottery decorated with cockle-shell impressions); remains of the first domesticated sheep in the Basque Country were found at the site.
Ermita de San Tirso, Kripan
Nature
Hermitage sheltered in a hollow of the Sierra de Cantabria, usually reached on foot from Kripan.
Iglesia de Santa María de Kripan
Monument
Parish church which preserves a 12th-century Romanesque portal and a square tower.
Villazgo de Cripán
Historical milestone
Cripán was a village of Laguardia until King Carlos II granted it the title of town in 1669.
Romería de San Tirso
Activity
Pilgrimage to the chapel of San Tirso, in the Sierra de Cantabria.