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What to see and do in Samaniego

What to see and do in Samaniego (Cuadrilla de Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa, Álava): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Historical milestones

Towns near Samaniego

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What to see and do in Samaniego

Samaniego
Village
Municipality of 10.64 km² and 294 inhabitants (2015), formed in the Middle Ages as a fortified outpost of the kingdom of Navarre on the border with Castile, by residents of the old village of Pazuengos who came down from the hillsides toward the early 15th century. It appears cited as a village of Laguardia in the Navarrese land survey of 1366, under the forms Samaniego and Samainigo, and obtained the title of villa in 1668.
Ermitas de la Virgen del Valle y del Cristo, Samaniego
Monument
Next to the parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Samaniego preserves two hermitages of medieval origin: that of the Virgen del Valle and that of the Cristo.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Monument
Church built in the second half of the 16th century, with a Churrigueresque main altarpiece designed by José de Mendieta and Joaquín de Zuazola, with sculptures by Francisco del Ribero.
Villazgo de Samaniego
Historical milestone
Samaniego, formerly the head of the Tercio de Samaniego dependent on Laguardia, received the title of town in 1668.