Art and Heritage
San Vicente de la Sonsierra has an important cultural, historical and monumental heritage, with magnificent examples of different architectural styles.
The wine culture in an area like the Sonsierra, typically viticultural, is a tourist attraction of the first order. The landscapes created by the sea of vines, the wineries, the great wines produced in this land, the cave wineries (more than one hundred specimens) or the guardaviñas and the cave paintings are another great attraction of the town.
The walled enclosure of San Vicente de la Sonsierra is one of the most important in the northern area of Spain. More than a decade of restoration work has earned him several awards. Discover its hidden treasures and enjoy the spectacular sunsets and sunrises from one of its viewpoints. Interesting facts:
- Information of interest to make the visit on your own
- Churchs and hermitages inside: Hermitage of Saint John and Parish of Saint Mary Major
- Archeological remains
- Clock Tower
- Gate of Primicia / Slope of Flagellants
- Viewpoints
In the town there are eight churches and hermitages in good condition and remains of other scattered throughout the countryside. In the village of San Vicente de la Sonsierra
- Basílica of Our Lady of the Remedies ( neoclassical Renaissance)
- Hermitage of Saint Roch (17th century)
- Hermitage of Saint John (inside of called enclusure)
- Parish of Saint Mary Major (inside of called enclusure)
In the countryside
- Archaelogical emsemble of "Santa María de la Piscina"(jewel of the Romanesque), medieval necropolis, ritual pool, remains of the old town...
- Hermitage of Saint Martin, Romanesque hermitage built on another Mozarabic
- Church of San Martín, In the village of Peciña
- Church of Santa Bárbara, In the village of Rivas de Tereso
You can visit eremitorios and remains of hermitages: Orzales, La Peña, La Llana, and the two hermitages remains of Gobate.
In the town there are fifteen medieval necropolises, among which we highlight Saint Andrew´s Necropolis
About the Prehistory: Neolithic Dolmen of Cascaja and the Menhir of Peña Lacha
If you are interested in the wine world you must visit Lagaretas or wine pressed (in addition to those that are located in the necropolis, they deserve special attention the wine presses and the traditional stone wine pressed of Zabala and the Guardaviñas or chozos typical constructions of the Sonsierra
Other items to visit are the constructions of the XVIII Century ( located in the surroundings of the Main Squeare and in the streets that access the castle) the Medieval bridge over the Ebro river
