Enciso is a small municipality (pop. 159 (2007)) in the southern part of La Rioja, Spain, near Arnedo. The main village rises is located above the Cidacos River. Numerous trace fossils of dinosaurs have been found in the area and there is a museum specialized in paleontology in Enciso. The dinosaur has become an emblematic animal of this town.
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Origins
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History
En el municipio existen más de 3000 icnitas de dinosaurio. Cuenta con un centro paleontológico que ayuda a conocer cómo se formaron las icnitas de dinosaurio en La Rioja y a que especies pertenecían.
Monuments
•Parque la Senoba
•Icnitas de Dinosaurios de Enciso
•Yacimiento La Senoba
•Castillo de Enciso
•Ermita de San Esteban
•Corral del Cerro den Valdevicente
What to visit
•Yacimiento Virgen del Campo
•Yacimiento Valdecevillo 2
•Yacimiento Valdecevillo 3
•Yacimiento Valdecevillo 4
•Yacimiento Valdecevillo 1
•Dinosaurio
•Centro Paleontológico de Enciso
•Laboratorio del Tiempo
•Museo Cretácico 3D
Gallery
Festivals
September 2026
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Rest of the year
- June: Romería a la Ermita de Santa Bárbara (5) · San Pedro (29)
- August: San Roque y la Virgen de la Estrella (16)
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Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
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Services
Holiday cottage
Apartamentos La Casa del Reloj
📍 Plaza Mayor 5
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Holiday cottage
Posada Santa Rita
📍 Carretera de Soria 7
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Holiday cottage
Casa Rural La Tahona
📍 Carretera de Soria 4 📞 +34 941 39 60 66
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Restaurant
Bar Chacano
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Tapas bar
Bar La Senda
📍 Carretera Soria-Tafalla
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Town hall
Alcaldía: Rafael Lafuente Fernandez
Town hall of Enciso
Alcaldía: Rafael Lafuente Fernandez
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How to get there
- 🚗 48 km from Logroño (about 34 min by car)
- 🚗 106 km from Vitoria-Gasteiz (about 75 min by car)
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- ✈️ 44 km from Logroño-Agoncillo airport (about 31 min by car)
- ✈️ 107 km from Pamplona airport (about 76 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Aparcamiento El Barranco Perdido · 0.3 km away
- Where to park · 0.4 km away
- Where to park · 0.5 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Ibercaja · 0 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.2 km away
- Tourist office · 0.6 km away
- Tourist office · 2 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 4.6 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina y Solarium · 0.3 km away
- Playa Cretácica · 0.3 km away
Buses
1 paradas de autobús en el municipio.
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