In Ollauri, striking buildings meet a wine-making tradition that can be seen in both historic cellars and a route through the town. There are also views across the Ebro Valley and towards several mountain ranges. This gives you a clear choice when planning your trip: would you like to focus on architecture, wine, or a longer route on foot or by bicycle?

Church and Palaces: Comparing Architectural Styles

The parish church of San Salvador is built of ashlar and has a Latin cross floor plan. It was built in the second half of the 16th century. Its most notable artistic feature is the Baroque main altarpiece, dating to around 1690. Its Solomonic columns are decorated with grapevines. The construction period and approximate date of the altarpiece provide two distinct points of reference for dating the church.

The Palacio de los Marqueses de Terán dates from the mid-17th century. Its features include a square floor plan, two ashlar floors, a courtyard with iron railings and heraldic coats of arms. The Palacio de Pobes offers a different style: the Baroque building has two floors and an attic; its façade is defined by an angular design.

Comparing these buildings shifts the focus from floor plans and courtyards to façade design and the arrangement of floors. Together with the main altarpiece at San Salvador, they offer a range of architectural perspectives, rather than reducing the town’s history to a single style.

Wine Cellars and Wine-Making Tradition

Conde de los Andes offers a traditional wine tourism visit, which includes access to the historic cellars and a wine tasting. The underground cellars stretch for almost 1.5 kilometres. This makes their unusual extent a concrete point of interest alongside the tasting experience.

One milestone in Ollauri’s wine industry dates back to 1896: Federico Paternina Josué founded a winery by merging three wineries from Ollauri. This account gives both an exact year and a specific event in the town’s history.

Bodega Marqués de Terán is located underground in a hill in the higher part of Ollauri. From there, you can enjoy views of the Sierra de Cantabria, the Sierra de La Demanda and the Ebro Valley. This offers a way to combine the wine theme with a landscape perspective, without treating the winery visit and the views as the same experience.

Views and Wine Trail

Cerro Churrumendi is considered the highest point in Ollauri. From there, views extend across the Ebro Valley to the Sierra de la Demanda and the Toloño and Cantabria mountain ranges. Bodega Marqués de Terán offers another perspective on the landscape, with views of the valley and the mountain ranges mentioned above.

The “Del Ebro a la Piedad” wine trail runs between Haro and Casalarreina, passing through Gimileo, Ollauri, Rodezno and Zarratón. The route is 15.8 kilometres long. The entire route takes around 3.5 hours on foot and about 1.2 hours by bicycle—a significant difference in the time required if you are choosing between the two ways of travelling. The trail has a good surface and a moderate difficulty level. This information can help you plan the walk or bike ride as a separate part of your trip and distinguish it from a shorter visit to the buildings or wine cellars.

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