Logrono Spain

Day 24, Thursday 28 May 2026

Today we travelled 104km from Oliva Monastery to the tapas capital of Spain , Logrono with a brief stop in Calahora.

Thank goodness the night cooled down for a comfortable sleep. We took off from the Oliva Monastery after our morning coffee and travelled 1hour to Calahora. 

It is the main town in Lower Rioja. It stands on a promontory overlooking the fertile plain of Cidacos and its chief activity is distributing the area's excellent garden produce.

In the historic centre of Calahorra there was the Cathedral, in an elevated flamboyant Gothic style and with a main front bearing alabaster figures, which dated from the 15th century. Inside we were wowed by the elaborate alters.

It had once been an important Roman city called Calagurris Nassica Iulia and it minted money until the Middle Ages. There were some unearthed walls from that era.

After our stroll around we made our way to Logrono . 

One of the hill top towns we saw along the way

It is the capital of La Rioja and is a city rich in history and traditions that have been preserved since the Middle Ages. The Camino de Santiago converted it into one of the most important towns on the route, leaving behind an interesting collection of monuments closely associated with this pilgrimage.

It has also turned into a foodie hotspot because of the iconic tapas streets of Calle del Laurel and Calle de San Juan. It’s due to this that we have ventured back here for our 3rd time. As per our previous visits, we had a great time checking out the different bars, some we had been to before and we also discovered new ones.

We begin our tapas crawl in Bar Soriano which is the best-known spot for their serve of a tower of mushrooms, sautéed with olive oil and garlic, held together with a toothpick, €7 with 2 cervezas.

We do a few more tapas bars.

This one was stuffed mussels 

Very tasty pork kebab with special garlic sauce

Lots of pintos on offer too

Enjoyed grilled peppers 

Then we wonder in the historic quarter and wondered past the Cathedral of Santa María la Redonda (15th-18th centuries), which rises up over Plaza del Mercado with its imposing baroque towers. Closed during siesta time 2pm -6pm.

How to dry washing in the city

Nice big covered walkways

The market hall

Old entrance to the city

We return to the bar district and finished off with a grilled pork roll and then some octopus Galicia style and delicious calamari. 

Mark finishing it all up with a small beer…

We then called it a day and wondered back to Bluey for a siesta..

It’s another hot day, even in the shade Bluey inside temp is over 32°

104km today