SAN ADRIAN - NAVARRA TOURISM

DESCRIPTION AND WHAT TO SEE IN SAN ADRIÁN

Welcome to San Adrián, a cozy town in the Foral Community of Navarra, located between the Ebro and Ega rivers, in the Ribera del Alto Ebro region.

There are 6429 Adrianese or Aguachinaos living in San Adrián. It's a happy and hospitable town with a wide agenda of cultural and sports activities. He is famous for his bull runs that compete with the sanfermines and for the push of the canning industry in local development.

Taking a tour through the streets of San Adrián will lead you to the Plaza Fructuoso Muerza, which commemorates and preserves the chimney of one of the first canning factories of the time. In the Plaza de los Fueros, is the place where the old hermitage of San Adrián was, and the Plaza de la Villa It is one of the oldest in the town.

Church of San Adrián

It is a Gothic Renaissance style building. from the middle of the 16th century, made of brick. Inside are preserved valuable jewels such as 17th century gilded altarpiece, the 16th century baptismal font, a 18th century organ. In 1968 a new church with a Latin cross plan was built and since then there has been talk of the new church and the old one.

The Relics

In San Adrián, a silver casket containing bones of martyrs from the Roman catacombs. According to legend, these remains were donated in the 12th century, by the daughter of Alfonso VII: Doña Urraca, who suffered from a eye disease and after praying in the hermitage of San Adrián she was healed.

In the town they celebrated the donation and since then They care for and venerate them. These relics grant miracles such as protection from storms and better harvests. They are the protagonists of the town's Major Festivals.

Aurora Monument

The term aurora refers to a musical group who performs couplets at dawn for cheer up the neighbors to participate in the rosary through the streets. Walking through the streets of San Adrián you will find the bronze statue in honor of the town's auroros. Read more

Conservation Museum

The Conservation Museum is located in the center of San Adrián in part of the old factory The Navarrese. With more than 300 m²exhibition of objects and elements contributed by the town's inhabitants themselves, which narrate the history of the canning industry of San Adrián and how it is intertwined with the growth of the town since the end of the 19th century. It is an interesting visit in which, in addition, you will be able buy local products.

Luis Gurpegui Muga Wineries

In San Adrián there are the historic wineries by Luis Gurpegui Muga, with more than 150 years of experience, producing wines with DOCa Rioja Denomination of Origin.

Its facilities are open to wine tourism and offer the possibility of learning about the different stages of wine production. Its reserve reaches 12.500 barrels.

Old Bridge

The Old Bridge is an iron structure with more than a hundred years old, inaugurated in 1921, which crosses the Ebro river uniting Logroño with Navarra. Before its construction, crossing the river was done by boat, which could be dangerous depending on the capricious course of the river.

Ega Caves

These caves are located in a vertical stone wall over the Ega river. It is estimated that they were used as places to do penance and that they could even have been used by the Celtiberian peoples.

Its origin is a mystery, since there are those who claim that they have been formed by rock erosion and other theories that suggest that they were excavated by man for shelter.

Hiking and outdoor living

In San Adrián they are very important sports and outdoor life. Every year there is a Villa Duathlon, a competition in which you can run or ride a bicycle and the route includes the meadows and mountains that surround the town and runs through beautiful and scenic hiking routes.

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PRACTICAL TIPS

San Adrián is located 78 km southwest of Pamplona, to get there from there you take the highway AP 15 until Peralta and then the NA-115.
The Winter Festivals of San Adrián are celebrated from the first to the sixth of January. The Big Festivals they are made del 24 al 30 de julio in honor of the Holy Relics and are one of the most important in the region. The festivities include bullfights, running of the bulls, a parade of bagpipers, joteros, charangas and dantzaris.
The Patron Saint Festival are celebrated September 8 and 9 in honor of San Adrián and the Virgen de la Palma with a medieval market and street games.
In December they carry out a costume contest that you don't want to miss.
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