Ezcaray is a town and municipality in the
Oja Valley
Rio Oja is a river in the La Rioja province of northern Spain. It flows through the Oja Valley past the town and municipality of Ezcaray. It is generally accepted to have given its name to the famous wine of the Rioja DO, although there are other ...
in the
La Rioja region of northern
Spain
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The name is of
Basque origin.
Historical and current Toponimy of the districts of Ezcaray, Valgañón, Zorraquín and Ojacastro (Rioja)
The town is situated at the base of the San Lorenzo
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Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
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peak and is from the Valdezcaray ski area.
Demographics
Population centres
* Ezcaray
* Altuzarra
* Ayabarrena
* Azárrulla
* Cilbarrena
* Posadas
* San Antón
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* Turza
* Urdanta
* Zaldierna
* Turza
Politics
Places of interest
* Church of Santa María la Mayor
* Royal Cloth Factory of Ezcaray
* Hermitage of the Virgin of Allende
* Hermitage of Saint Barbara
* Palace of Barroeta
* Calvary of Saint Lazarus
File:Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor - Ezcaray DSC 4594 W.jpg, Church of Santa María la Mayor.
File:2007 08 08 Ezcaray crucero San Lazaro.jpg, Calvary of Saint Lazarus.
File:Real Fábrica de Paños- Ezcaray DSC 4586 W.jpg, Royal Cloth Factory of Ezcaray.
File:Retablo de la ermita de Allende.jpg, Reredos of Hermitage of the Virgin of Allende.
Notable people
* Armando Buscarini, poet
* Francisco Antonio Barbadillo Vitoria
* Pedro Antonio Barroeta y Ángel, archbishop of Lima
* Santiago Lope Gonzalo, musician and composer
* Andrés de la Calleja, painter
* Carlos Perujo
* Jaime Nava
See also
* Olmos y Robles
References
External links
Official website
Ski resort
(in Spanish)
Ezcaray
in the '' Auñamendi Encyclopedia''
Municipalities in La Rioja (Spain)
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