Alfaro is a town and municipality in
La Rioja
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, northern
Spain
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. Its population in January 2009 was 9,883 inhabitants, and its area is 194.23 km
2. It is known for the annual return and nesting of the 'Storks of Alfaro.'
During
ancient Roman
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times, Alfaro was a municipium known as Graccuris; named after
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus.
Politics
Landmarks
*Collegiate of San Miguel Arcángel, Alfaro
*Church of Nuestra Señora del Burgo
*Plaza de Toros de Alfaro
Festivals
Festival dates in Alfaro:
* Storks Day - during the first weekend in February
* San Isidro—Spring Festival - May 15
* San Roque—Summer Festival - August 14
* Holy Mary Burgo—September Festival - September 9
Gallery
File:Alfaro-Ninfeo.JPG, Roman Nymphaeum
A ''nymphaeum'' (Latin : ''nymphaea'') or ''nymphaion'' (), in ancient Greece and Rome, was a monument consecrated to the nymphs, especially those of springs.
These monuments were originally natural grottoes, which tradition assigned as habit ...
in Alfaro
File:Alfaro-Colegiata.JPG, Collegiate of San Miguel Arcángel—Saint Michael
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's church, Alfaro
File:Cigüeñas de Alfaro.JPG, Collegiate of San Miguel Arcángel, rear elevation
Image:Alfaro-Fiestas.JPG, Festival in Alfaro
References
External links
official Alfaro city website
All about the hispanic surname Alfaro
Municipalities in La Rioja (Spain)
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