Anguiano (Spanish: Anguiano) is a small town in the province of La Rioja, Spain. It is located near Nájera and has a population of about 546 people (2006). Anguiano is famous for its caparrones, red beans that are usually eaten in a stew with chorizo, and a yearly festival is held honoring these beans. The town is known as well for its traditional dance on stilts. While the dance has been historically danced only by boys and young men, in 2025 a young woman danced for the first time in more than four centuries of tradition.
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Anguiano (Spanish: Anguiano) is a small town in the province of La Rioja, Spain. It is located near Nájera and has a population of about 546 people (2006).
Anguiano is famous for its caparrones, red beans that are usually eaten in a stew with chorizo, and a yearly festival is held honoring these beans. The town is known as well for its traditional dance on stilts.
While the dance has been historically danced only by boys and young men, in 2025 a young woman danced for the first time in more than four centuries of tradition.
What to visit
•Puente de Madre de Dios
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
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- November Festival de la Alubia
Rest of the year
- May: Bajada de la Santa
- July: Los Danzadores de Anguiano - Fiestas de la Magdalena (22) · Fiestas patronales de Santa María Magdalena
Trails and hiking
•Sierras Riojanas (GR 93)
Town hall
Alcaldía: Gerardo Sobron Almoguera
Web oficial: http://www.ayuntamientodeanguiano.org/
Town hall of Anguiano
Alcaldía: Gerardo Sobron Almoguera Web oficial: http://www.ayuntamientodeanguiano.org/
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How to get there
- 🚗 44 km from Logroño (about 31 min by car)
- 🚗 82 km from Vitoria-Gasteiz (about 58 min by car)
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- ✈️ 53 km from Logroño-Agoncillo airport (about 37 min by car)
- ✈️ 87 km from Vitoria airport (about 61 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.5 km away
- Where to park · 0.6 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caixabank · 8.2 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 7.5 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 4 km away
- Viewpoints · 4.1 km away
- Viewpoints · 4.9 km away
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