The river Najerilla is a tributary of the

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, Spain's most voluminous river. The Najerilla rises in the

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and then flows through

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Archaeology

The valley has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Two

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hilltop settlements, Castillo Antiguo and Cerro Molino (near

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), have been excavated. They have been described as straddling "the interface between the Celtiberian heartland of central Iberia and the Atlantic zone of the Bay of Biscay".publisher notes, Cunliffe, B.W. Lock, G, ''A Valley in La Rioja: The Najerilla Project''

Viticulture

La Rioja is one of Spain's main

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s, and some of its vineyards are in the Najerilla valley.

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