After the outstanding lunch and tour in an incredible wine museum, Juanpi’s parents suggested a visit to a nearby village in la Rioja Alavesa, bordering region between La Rioja and Basque country. As soon as we arrived there, I understood why they wanted us to see it – it is so very beautiful!

Laguardia, as this village is called, was found in early 10th century to “stand guard” (as its name suggests) over the Kingdom of Navarra‘s southwestern flank (today, Navarra is an autonomous community in Northern Spain, bordering with Basque country, La Rioja and Aragón). The village’s center is enclosed by walls and was built in 13th century. It must be a special feeling to live there, I said to myself when walking along the narrow streets, capturing my impressions with the photo camera. It was as if the time inside the walls went different way. One could almost feel the history of the place. A curious feeling, indeed! I better let the photos speak for me.

I hope you enjoyed this “mini tour” of the little village of Laguardia! Here is where our Spanish trip comes to an end – it was not easy to say good-bye to Spain again, however we’re already looking forward to next time. There’s still so much left to see… and savor! Thanks for reading.