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The Torreón de Sor María de Leiva is one of the historical attractions of Santo Domingo de la Calzada. It is part of the walled enclosure of Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Built between the 14th and 16th centuries, the tower is an example of the defensive architecture of the period. The tower and its surroundings offer excellent opportunities for photography, especially at sunset.

From the Briones castle there is a spectacular view of the Ebro River and the surrounding vineyards and, in the background, the limestone ridges of the Alava mountains.

The Castillo de los Velasco is a castle built between the 14th and 15th centuries by the powerful Velasco family, who ruled these lands in the Middle Ages. It is the most important and interesting castle of Mena and one of the most striking in the province of Burgos.

We have news of this population since 1093, since it appears in some deeds by which Don Lope, lord of Vizcaya, Guipúzcoa, Álava and Nájera, donated his possessions to his children, among whom was Toda, lady of Anguciana. Since the 14th century it was the Lordship of the Salcedo family, who inhabited the Torre Fuerte, of which the south entrance and some loopholes are preserved. In addition to the Torre Fuerte de los Salcedo (14th century), in the Gothic style, other places of interest in Anguciana are the church of San Martín, from the 16th century, renovated in the 17th century (two chapels in the first section, lower part of the tower, doorway and apse), the 18th century (chapel of the second section) and the 20th century (upper bodies of the tower) and the hermitages of Santa María de Oreca, from the 17th century and of La Esclavitud.

Gothic-style castle, dating from the late fourteenth century, located in the center of the Cuzcurrita de Río Tirón municipality, in La Rioja Alta. Built with ashlar masonry from the region, the castle stands out for its square-plan keep. In addition, the fortification took advantage of the river as a defense ditch. Although you cannot visit its interior, it is worth contemplating it from the outside while walking along the banks of the Tirón River.

Cuzcurrita de Río Tirón is a municipality in the Rioja Alta. The river Tirón crosses it and it is at the foot of the El Bolo forest. From the bridge you can admire the Church of San Miguel Arcángel and the Castillo de los Velascos.

This tower is part of the defensive belt of the city, whose layout was defined in the mid-14th century, according to tradition on the initiative of Pedro I the Cruel. There is still part of the defensive moat and the wall.

Surrounded by a part of moat and cloth of the wall.