La Rioja - Spain
The first thing that comes to your mind when you listen La Rioja is probably the wine bearing the same name. It is produced here, in the smallest of Spain's Autonomous Communities, located south of Basque Country at the occidental extreme of Ebro valley.
La Rioja is a province located in the North of Spain. It is situated between Castilla La Mancha to the south, Castilla Leon to the west, Aragon to the east and Navarra and the Pais Vasco to the north. The capital of La Rioja is Logrono.
It is a very fertile part of Spain and has an abundant supply of water due to the 7 major rivers that flow through it: the Oja, the Najerilla, the Iregua, the Leza, the Jubera, the Cidacos and the Alhama all of which end up in the Ebro, which also flows through this province. La Rioja is also known as the province with 7 valleys (although in reality there are more).
La Rioja is a small province but it is very rich in natural resources - it is one of Spain's most famous wine producing areas as well as having an interesting landscape. It has an important hisortical heritage and there are endless possibilites for visitors. Haro is the center of wine production, and a well-known folkloristic event is its annual "battle of the wine".