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					<title>Typical town. Brieva de Cameros. La Rioja. Spain</title>
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						<![CDATA[ <p><b>Monday 26 February 2007</b>: Typical town</p><div><a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38976665.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/665038000976.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
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<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38976677.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/677038000976.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38976678.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/678038000976.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38976679.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/679038000976.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38976681.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/681038000976.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
</div><p>Published in <a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/">~ Great Monuments of Spain ~</a></p> ]]>
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					<pubDate>Mon Feb 26 2007</pubDate>
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					<title>Typical town. Ezcaray. La Rioja. Spain</title>
					<link>http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/c1210959.html</link>
					<description>Typical town</description>
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						<![CDATA[ <p><b>Saturday 17 February 2007</b>: Typical town</p><div><a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38681365.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/365038000681.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38681366.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/366038000681.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
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<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38681369.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/369038000681.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38681370.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/370038000681.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38681371.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/371038000681.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
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<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38686754.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/754038000686.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
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<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38686757.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/757038000686.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
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<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38686766.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/766038000686.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38686767.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/767038000686.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38686768.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/768038000686.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38686769.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/769038000686.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38686770.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/770038000686.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
</div><p>Published in <a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/">~ Great Monuments of Spain ~</a></p> ]]>
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					<pubDate>Sat Feb 17 2007</pubDate>
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					<title>Typical town. Las Viniegras de Arriba. La Rioja. Spain</title>
					<link>http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/c1205576.html</link>
					<description>Typical town</description>
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						<![CDATA[ <p><b>Saturday 10 February 2007</b>: Typical town</p><div><a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38487887.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/887038000487.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical street" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38487888.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/888038000487.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical house" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38487889.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/889038000487.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical street" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38487890.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/890038000487.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical street" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38487891.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/891038000487.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical street" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38487892.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/892038000487.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical street" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38487893.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/893038000487.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical house" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38487894.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/894038000487.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical street" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38487895.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/895038000487.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical street" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38487896.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/896038000487.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical house" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38487897.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/897038000487.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical street" /></a>
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<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38496938.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/938038000496.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical house" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38496939.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/939038000496.jpg" width="76" height="120" alt="Typical house" /></a>
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<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38496943.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/943038000496.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical house" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38496944.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/944038000496.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical house" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38496945.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/945038000496.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical street" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38496946.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/946038000496.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical street" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38496947.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/947038000496.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical street" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38496948.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/948038000496.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical house" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38496949.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/949038000496.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical house" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38497435.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/435038000497.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical house" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38496955.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/955038000496.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical house" /></a>
</div><p>Published in <a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/">~ Great Monuments of Spain ~</a></p> ]]>
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					<pubDate>Sat Feb 10 2007</pubDate>
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					<title>Medieval town. Montblanc. Tarragona. Spain</title>
					<link>http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/c1199670.html</link>
					<description>Medieval town</description>
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						<![CDATA[ <p><b>Saturday  3 February 2007</b>: Medieval town</p><div><a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271189.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/189038000271.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271190.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/190038000271.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271191.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/191038000271.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271192.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/192038000271.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271193.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/193038000271.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271194.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/194038000271.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271195.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/195038000271.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271196.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/196038000271.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271197.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/197038000271.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271198.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/198038000271.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
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<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271200.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/200038000271.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271201.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/201038000271.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271202.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/202038000271.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
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<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271204.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/204038000271.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
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<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271206.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/206038000271.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271207.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/207038000271.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271208.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/208038000271.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271209.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/209038000271.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271210.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/210038000271.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271211.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/211038000271.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271212.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/212038000271.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271213.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/213038000271.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271214.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/214038000271.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271215.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/215038000271.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271216.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/216038000271.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271217.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/217038000271.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38271218.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/218038000271.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
</div><p>Published in <a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/">~ Great Monuments of Spain ~</a></p> ]]>
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					<pubDate>Sat Feb 3 2007</pubDate>
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					<title>Medieval town. Alcalá de Xivert. Castellón. Spain</title>
					<link>http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/c1199141.html</link>
					<description>Medieval town</description>
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						<![CDATA[ <p><b>Friday  2 February 2007</b>: Medieval town</p><div><a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38255383.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/383038000255.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38255384.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/384038000255.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38255385.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/385038000255.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38255377.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/377038000255.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38255378.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/378038000255.jpg" width="90" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38255379.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/379038000255.jpg" width="90" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38255380.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/380038000255.jpg" width="90" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38255381.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/381038000255.jpg" width="90" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38255382.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/382038000255.jpg" width="90" height="120" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
</div><p>Published in <a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/">~ Great Monuments of Spain ~</a></p> ]]>
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					<pubDate>Fri Feb 2 2007</pubDate>
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					<title>“ CITY OF THE WINE “ Marqués de Riscal Hotel. Elciego. Alava. Spain</title>
					<link>http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/c1198524.html</link>
					<description>Architect Frank O. Gehry</description>
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						<![CDATA[ <p><b>Thursday  1 February 2007</b>: Architect Frank O. Gehry</p><div><a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38234843.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/843038000234.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="“ CITY OF THE WINE “" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38234850.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/850038000234.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="“ CITY OF THE WINE “" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38234847.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/847038000234.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="“ CITY OF THE WINE “" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38234848.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/848038000234.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="“ CITY OF THE WINE “" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38234854.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/854038000234.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="“ CITY OF THE WINE “" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38234853.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/853038000234.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="“ CITY OF THE WINE “" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38234855.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/855038000234.jpg" width="120" height="41" alt="“ CITY OF THE WINE “" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38234844.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/844038000234.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="“ CITY OF THE WINE “" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38977917.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/917038000977.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="“ CITY OF THE WINE “" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38234851.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/851038000234.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="“ CITY OF THE WINE “" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38234852.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/852038000234.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="“ CITY OF THE WINE “" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38234845.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/845038000234.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="“ CITY OF THE WINE “" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38234856.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/856038000234.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="“ CITY OF THE WINE “" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38234857.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/857038000234.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="“ CITY OF THE WINE “" /></a>
</div><p>Published in <a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/">~ Great Monuments of Spain ~</a></p> ]]>
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					<pubDate>Thu Feb 1 2007</pubDate>
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					<title>Typical town. Las Viniegras de Abajo. La Rioja. Spain</title>
					<link>http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/c1191893.html</link>
					<description>Typical town</description>
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						<![CDATA[ <p><b>Tuesday 23 January 2007</b>: Typical town</p><div><a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005357.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/357038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005361.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/361038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005362.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/362038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005363.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/363038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005364.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/364038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005365.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/365038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005366.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/366038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005367.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/367038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005368.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/368038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005369.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/369038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005370.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/370038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005371.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/371038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005372.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/372038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005373.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/373038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005374.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/374038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005375.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/375038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005376.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/376038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005377.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/377038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005378.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/378038000005.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005379.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/379038000005.jpg" width="120" height="81" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005380.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/380038000005.jpg" width="120" height="89" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005381.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/381038000005.jpg" width="120" height="81" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38005382.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/382038000005.jpg" width="120" height="93" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38379242.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/242038000379.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38379243.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/243038000379.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38379244.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/244038000379.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38379245.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/245038000379.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38379246.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/246038000379.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38379247.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/247038000379.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38379248.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/248038000379.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Typical town" /></a>
</div><p>Published in <a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/">~ Great Monuments of Spain ~</a></p> ]]>
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					<pubDate>Tue Jan 23 2007</pubDate>
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					<title>Historic City. Haro. La Rioja. Spain</title>
					<link>http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/c1035133.html</link>
					<description>Haro is a city of La Rioja located between the rivers Ebro and  Tirón. It is named The City of the Wine.

Haro was founded around 10th century near Bilibio where there was a castle. In 1117 was donated by the king Alfoso VI of Castille to Diego Lopez, Lord of Vizcaya.

It grew up during Middle Ages because the Kings of Castile, Alfonso VII and Alfonso X, granted privileges by for its support in the war against Aragonese King.

Haro belonged to Trastamara and Fernandez the Velasco families in 14th and 15th centuries.

During the 19th century Haro was involved in the wars of the time, Independence and Succession wars. In 1833 it was established Logroño province and it stopped belonging to Burgos. By the end of this century Haro outstands economically due to multiples industries, the most of them linked with the wine. Its wines and wineries began to be famous  in the many countries.
For all this, and acting on Marques de Francos initiative, The Queen Maria Cristina, by royal decree in 1891, conferred the City denomination. As a consequence of this prosperity: in 1841 was inaugurated Breton de los Herreros Theatre, in 1886 bullring, in 1877 it was approved the street lighting project, which was inaugurated in 1890, being together Jerez de la Frontera the first localities,  in 1892 Banco de España branch was opened, and the same year it was building the enological station.

When you visit the old nucleus center  can admire its palaces as of Bendaña, the Condestables, Bezaras, Tejada, Palace of Saint  Felices, the basilic of The Vega, the saint patron of the city, the church of Saint Thomas and the monumental La Paz Square. 
In June, the 29th, they celebrate the Battle of the Wine in honour their saint patron Saint Felices.

There are too many wineries, some of them very old. They elaborated the famous wine of Rioja and it’s worth to Know them. 
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						<![CDATA[ <p><b>Friday 28 July 2006</b>: Haro is a city of La Rioja located between the rivers Ebro and  Tir_n. It is named The City of the Wine.

Haro was founded around 10th century near Bilibio where there was a castle. In 1117 was donated by the king Alfoso VI of Castille to Diego Lopez, Lord of Vizcaya.

It grew up during Middle Ages because the Kings of Castile, Alfonso VII and Alfonso X, granted privileges by for its support in the war against Aragonese King.

Haro belonged to Trastamara and Fernandez the Velasco families in 14th and 15th centuries.

During the 19th century Haro was involved in the wars of the time, Independence and Succession wars. In 1833 it was established Logro_o province and it stopped belonging to Burgos. By the end of this century Haro outstands economically due to multiples industries, the most of them linked with the wine. Its wines and wineries began to be famous  in the many countries.
For all this, and acting on Marques de Francos initiative, The Queen Maria Cristina, by royal decree in 1891, conferred the City denomination. As a consequence of this prosperity: in 1841 was inaugurated Breton de los Herreros Theatre, in 1886 bullring, in 1877 it was approved the street lighting project, which was inaugurated in 1890, being together Jerez de la Frontera the first localities,  in 1892 Banco de Espa_a branch was opened, and the same year it was building the enological station.

When you visit the old nucleus center  can admire its palaces as of Benda_a, the Condestables, Bezaras, Tejada, Palace of Saint  Felices, the basilic of The Vega, the saint patron of the city, the church of Saint Thomas and the monumental La Paz Square. 
In June, the 29th, they celebrate the Battle of the Wine in honour their saint patron Saint Felices.

There are too many wineries, some of them very old. They elaborated the famous wine of Rioja and it_s worth to Know them. 
</p><div><a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32157950.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/950032000157.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Basilic of Virgin of the Vega" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32157951.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/951032000157.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="City Council" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32157952.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/952032000157.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Tower" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32157953.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/953032000157.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="St. Bernard" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32157954.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/954032000157.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Old Typical House " /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32157955.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/955032000157.jpg" width="120" height="50" alt="Old Typical House " /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32157956.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/956032000157.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Basilic of Virgin of the Vega" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32157957.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/957032000157.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Palace of Tejada" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32157958.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/958032000157.jpg" width="120" height="73" alt="Palace of Tejada" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32174497.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/497032000174.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Basilic of Virgin of the Vega" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32174498.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/498032000174.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Palace of Tejada" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32174499.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/499032000174.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Tower of Church of St. Thomas" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32174500.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/500032000174.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="City Council" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32174501.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/501032000174.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="City Council" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32199616.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/616032000199.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Tower" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32199617.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/617032000199.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Tower" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32199618.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/618032000199.jpg" width="108" height="120" alt="Typical Street" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32585670.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/670032000585.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Hotel Los Agustinos" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32585671.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/671032000585.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Hotel Los Agustinos" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32585672.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/672032000585.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Hotel Los Agustinos" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32585673.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/673032000585.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Palace" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32585674.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/674032000585.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Shield" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589101.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/101032000589.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Stone Plaque" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589102.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/102032000589.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Church of St. Thomas" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589103.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/103032000589.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Square of The Peace" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589104.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/104032000589.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Tower of Church of St. Thomas" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589105.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/105032000589.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Stone Plaque" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589106.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/106032000589.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Shield" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589107.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/107032000589.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Shield" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589108.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/108032000589.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Hotel Los Agustinos" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589109.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/109032000589.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Basilic of Virgin of the Vega" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589125.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/125032000589.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Hotel Los Agustinos" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589126.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/126032000589.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Church of St. Thomas" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589127.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/127032000589.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Tower of Church of St. Thomas" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589128.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/128032000589.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Tower of Church of St. Thomas" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589129.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/129032000589.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Tower of Church of St. Thomas" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589130.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/130032000589.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Church of St. Thomas" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589131.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/131032000589.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Monument to the Wine" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589132.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/132032000589.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Fountain" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589133.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/133032000589.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Palace of Condes of Haro" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589110.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/110032000589.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Hotel Los Agustinos" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589111.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/111032000589.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Shield" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589112.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/112032000589.jpg" width="120" height="52" alt="City Council" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589113.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/113032000589.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Old Typical House" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589114.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/114032000589.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Shield" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589115.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/115032000589.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Shield" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589116.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/116032000589.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Facade of Palace" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589117.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/117032000589.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Shield" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589118.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/118032000589.jpg" width="94" height="120" alt="Shield" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p32589119.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/119032000589.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Shield" /></a>
</div><p>Published in <a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/">~ Great Monuments of Spain ~</a></p> ]]>
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					<pubDate>Fri Jul 28 2006</pubDate>
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					<title>Medieval town. Guadalupe. Cáceres. Spain</title>
					<link>http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/c823669.html</link>
					<description>Guadalupe, “Puebla and Villa “ is a town located in the southern slope of the hill of Altamira of the mountain range of the Villuercas. It is 648m above sea level and it belongs to the province of Cáceres from 1833.

In this place, Virgin Maria appeared to Gil Cordero, simple shepherd from Cáceres, and 
it was found a Maria’s Image. A small hermitage was built there and they enthroned in it the prodigious Image, who received the name of Guadalupe.
During Alfonso’s XI time, King of Castile and Leon, already was very known this Image and its small church. Alfonso XI, in his first visit to Guadalupe in 1330, contemplated this small church in ruinous state. Then he ordered to the extension and
reconstruction of the  church that, at the end of reform, 1336, was turned extensive Temple of mudejar style.
Years later, 1340, King Alfonso XI trusted to Our Lady of Guadalupe the battle of the Salado, gained the victory, came to this Sanctuary to thank. Again he commanded to widen and to ennoble the Temple, giving to the set certain characteristic of fortress. In the same year, the King granted the Foundating Letter of the town. He ordered fifty persons  were the first inhabitants. Monastery and town are merged from this date and the locality was growing round the monastery.
Like curious piece of information about the first inhabitants of Guadalupe mention that in the lawsuit of Bonilla, 1508, the litigious Alonso Fernández de Bonilla assures that first settlers who went to inhabit Guadalupe were Jewish converts.

In the urban area of this very old town there are wooden arcades and balconies characteristic in its popular architecture and they remember to us the medieval time. They were built by Christians, Jews and Moors during the 14th century. 
You can see them in the lower district: Sevilla, Chorro Gordo and Las Eras streets, Tres Chorros square and the Angel source.
In the upper distric: Nueva, Capellanes, Real, Pasión, Logroño and Corredera streets. 
There are numerous arcs that comprised of the primitive walls and had doors to close the town. Actually the ones of St. Pedro, Sevilla, Las Eras, of  El Tinte and Chorro Gordo remain.
In the Mayor square there is a source, before baptism sink, in which Cristóbal Colón baptized the first natives brought from América in July, 29 of 1496, after his second travel. 
There are emphasized buildings as Gregorio López’s house, who was glosarist of Law of  Partidas decreed by the King Alfonso X “The Wise”, Gil Cordero’s house, the Tourism National Inn, located in the old  Men’s Hospital, named St. Juan Bautista and the School of Infants, as well as the Hospitals of Passion and of the Women.
In these hospital surgical operations were made by the  Jerónimos friars of the monastery of Guadalupe and are credited that they cured diseases infectious with Penicillium Notatum in 16th century, so that the epilepsy at first half of 18th century with a prescription of  a friar named Juan of Mérida, born in Mérida (Badajoz). 
Nowadays their people continues working the copper the artesan way following the same technique for ages. The utensils made with this metal are pitchers, kettles, braziers, heaters were very useful in another time but now they are used for decoration in the houses. 
In the town, Guadalupe, is even conserved a foundry, next to the river, in which the copper was fused and later the craftsmen worked.
The town of Guadalupe was declared Artistic Historical Monument the September 27, 1943 and Monumental Town Historical-Artistic the February 27, 1964.
The Monastery was declared in 1993, by UNESCO, Patrimony of the Humanity


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						<![CDATA[ <p><b>Tuesday 10 January 2006</b>: Guadalupe, _Puebla and Villa _ is a town located in the southern slope of the hill of Altamira of the mountain range of the Villuercas. It is 648m above sea level and it belongs to the province of C_ceres from 1833.

In this place, Virgin Maria appeared to Gil Cordero, simple shepherd from C_ceres, and 
it was found a Maria_s Image. A small hermitage was built there and they enthroned in it the prodigious Image, who received the name of Guadalupe.
During Alfonso_s XI time, King of Castile and Leon, already was very known this Image and its small church. Alfonso XI, in his first visit to Guadalupe in 1330, contemplated this small church in ruinous state. Then he ordered to the extension and
reconstruction of the  church that, at the end of reform, 1336, was turned extensive Temple of mudejar style.
Years later, 1340, King Alfonso XI trusted to Our Lady of Guadalupe the battle of the Salado, gained the victory, came to this Sanctuary to thank. Again he commanded to widen and to ennoble the Temple, giving to the set certain characteristic of fortress. In the same year, the King granted the Foundating Letter of the town. He ordered fifty persons  were the first inhabitants. Monastery and town are merged from this date and the locality was growing round the monastery.
Like curious piece of information about the first inhabitants of Guadalupe mention that in the lawsuit of Bonilla, 1508, the litigious Alonso Fern_ndez de Bonilla assures that first settlers who went to inhabit Guadalupe were Jewish converts.

In the urban area of this very old town there are wooden arcades and balconies characteristic in its popular architecture and they remember to us the medieval time. They were built by Christians, Jews and Moors during the 14th century. 
You can see them in the lower district: Sevilla, Chorro Gordo and Las Eras streets, Tres Chorros square and the Angel source.
In the upper distric: Nueva, Capellanes, Real, Pasi_n, Logro_o and Corredera streets. 
There are numerous arcs that comprised of the primitive walls and had doors to close the town. Actually the ones of St. Pedro, Sevilla, Las Eras, of  El Tinte and Chorro Gordo remain.
In the Mayor square there is a source, before baptism sink, in which Crist_bal Col_n baptized the first natives brought from Am_rica in July, 29 of 1496, after his second travel. 
There are emphasized buildings as Gregorio L_pez_s house, who was glosarist of Law of  Partidas decreed by the King Alfonso X _The Wise_, Gil Cordero_s house, the Tourism National Inn, located in the old  Men_s Hospital, named St. Juan Bautista and the School of Infants, as well as the Hospitals of Passion and of the Women.
In these hospital surgical operations were made by the  Jer_nimos friars of the monastery of Guadalupe and are credited that they cured diseases infectious with Penicillium Notatum in 16th century, so that the epilepsy at first half of 18th century with a prescription of  a friar named Juan of M_rida, born in M_rida (Badajoz). 
Nowadays their people continues working the copper the artesan way following the same technique for ages. The utensils made with this metal are pitchers, kettles, braziers, heaters were very useful in another time but now they are used for decoration in the houses. 
In the town, Guadalupe, is even conserved a foundry, next to the river, in which the copper was fused and later the craftsmen worked.
The town of Guadalupe was declared Artistic Historical Monument the September 27, 1943 and Monumental Town Historical-Artistic the February 27, 1964.
The Monastery was declared in 1993, by UNESCO, Patrimony of the Humanity


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					<pubDate>Tue Jan 10 2006</pubDate>
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					<title>Historic town. Elciego. Alava. Spain</title>
					<link>http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/c806221.html</link>
					<description>Historic town</description>
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						<![CDATA[ <p><b>Monday 26 December 2005</b>: Historic town</p><div><a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p38213579.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/579038000213.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Historic town" /></a>
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					<title>R. LÓPEZ DE HEREDIA VIÑA TONDONIA. Haro. La Rioja. Spain</title>
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					<description>HISTORIA

Para entender el origen de los actuales vinos de Rioja, hay que tener en cuenta que a partir de 1865 se había extendido la filoxera por toda Francia y gran parte de sus viñedos se habían destruido.
Algunos comerciantes de vinos de Burdeos pusieron su mirada en La Rioja como lugar donde adquirir los vinos que no podían producir. Por eso los hallaremos vinculados al origen de los vinos de Rioja.
En 1860 el ferrocarril se acababa de inaugurar y unía Haro con Bilbao, por lo que las comunicaciones estaban aseguradas y muy cerca de la Estación de Ferrocarril de esta ciudad se criaban  unos viñedos que poco a poco se fueron poblando de almacenes que guardaban en vino adquirido en toda la comarca de la Rioja Alta.
En esa zona nuestro fundador instaló su primer almacén adquirido a un comerciante francés, cuando corría el año 1877. En esa primera etapa se compraban vinos a los productores y una vez envasados en barricas y bocoyes se enviaban hacia los puertos del norte desde donde se mandaban por mar a Burdeos.
D. Rafael López de Heredia  Landeta, se instala en Haro y comienza a comprar vino en los pueblos de la zona exigiendo unas características especiales  de color, graduación,  etc. y muy pronto se da cuenta que la mayor parte de los vinos adquiridos no reunían esas propiedades. Por esta razón,  orienta la elaboración de algunos cosecheros para conseguir la calidad que el deseaba.
Para poder llevar adelante su proyecto une sus esfuerzos a los de otros compañeros creando una sociedad que les permite ampliar sus actuaciones, en 1889. Esta empresa estuvo funcionando durante diez años, y a partir de esta fecha él continúa su tarea en solitario pero ampliando sus actividades.
En el Barrio de la Estación compra los terrenos próximos a su pequeño almacén y comienza a excavar una bodega de casi 200 metros de longitud con su salida a la orilla del río Ebro. A la vez encarga varios proyectos a estudios y empresas francesas para instalar maquinaria de elaboración de vino. Mientras, adquiere uvas y  elabora sus propios vinos.
En 1890 ya tiene sus propias marcas para el vino embotellado y ha construido cuatro años antes su casa, con la curiosa torre que aparece en sus etiquetas desde esa fecha hasta hoy.
En 1898, se produce la guerra de Cuba y de Filipinas y D. Rafael con un inusitado espíritu de colaboración embotella un vino especial y regala mil cajas de vino para ofrecer a los heridos en esas contiendas.
Al comenzar el siglo ya tiene su bodega concluida, e instalado un equipo de vendimia procedente de una empresa francesa, que es el más moderno de España en aquella época. La oficina que había abierto en Madrid le sirve de punto de venta y de centro de distribución de los vinos.
A comienzos de siglo, la filoxera ya está atacando a los viñedos riojanos y la tragedia que viene de Francia, acaba con las viñas y hay que buscar fórmulas para recuperar esas plantaciones.
En esas tareas se afanan los recién creados Servicios Vitícolas, promovidos por las Diputaciones de las regiones vitícolas. También se fundan Cajas de Ahorros para ayudar a los agricultores a recuperar sus viñedos.
D. Rafael se decide por comprar tierras y recuperarlas para plantar la viña. La tarea de la adquisición es lenta y en 1911 consigue tener alrededor de 60 hectáreas para desfondar y preparar para ser plantadas. Una vez dispuesto el terreno comienza la difícil tarea del injerto y de la elección de las variedades. La influencia francesa y el hecho de que el país vecino llevaba alguna experiencia sobre el tema del injerto hacen pensar a D. Rafael en las variedades bordelesas, pero esta orientación la abandona inmediatamente y en 1911 vemos que sus primeras plantaciones son de las variedades tradicionales riojanas: tempranillo, garnacha, graciano, mazuelo, viura y malvasia.
Por estas fechas D. Rafael hace muchas experiencias y ofrece sus terrenos a los ingenieros que preparaban los injertos en los Servicios Vitícolas.
En 1913 la finca de Viña Tondonia da sus primeros frutos y ya se conoce la marca que completa a las anteriores: Rioja cepa Medoc, Rioja cepa Sauternes, Rioja cepa Borgoña, Rioja cepa Graves, Rioja cepa Barsac, Rioja Vendimia Especial, y siempre con el slogan presente desde los orígenes de “Vinos Finos de Rioja”.
Años antes en 1910, la bodega se presenta a Europa en la Exposición Universal con un stand, creado por artesanos de Haro, y recibe un premio especial.
Durante esos años la tarea de D. Rafael es la de continuar con las obras y la adquisición de tierras que darán el nombre a sus vinos. Así la finca o coto de El Bosque, nos dará el famoso Bosconia, las tierras de Zaco, dieron origen al Zaconia, y la viña de Cubillas, ha prestado su titulo al Viña Cubillo. Ya que de esos pagos salen esos vinos, cerrando el ciclo de propiedad agraria y bodeguera.
Después de la muerte del fundador en 1938, la bodega ha ido creciendo en superficie, y en profundidad, pero curiosamente siguiendo los planos que  él mandó componer  en los años del cambio de siglo. En la actualidad esos planos sirven de orientación a los arquitectos de hoy, quienes reconocen el talento de los autores de entonces.
La capacidad de la bodega está adecuada a la superficie de viñedo que  a partir de su creación planteaba tener la empresa, que desde 1923 se constituye en Sociedad Anónima de carácter familiar. Su sede estuvo en Madrid y posteriormente pasó de nuevo a Haro donde hoy se encuentran viñedos, bodega y oficinas, y desde donde se distribuye nuestro vino a todo el mundo.
Hoy día, las tercera y cuarta generaciones de la familia continúan con la construcción del proyecto de bodegas que un día diseñó el fundador e incluso han aportado sus propios añadidos con la idea de dejar impronta, también en el tercer siglo por el que ya pasa la empresa, y acomodarse a las necesidades del siglo XXI lo mismo que en su día sus antecesores se adaptaron a las de los tiempos ya pasados.
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						<![CDATA[ <p><b>Friday 16 December 2005</b>: HISTORIA

Para entender el origen de los actuales vinos de Rioja, hay que tener en cuenta que a partir de 1865 se hab_a extendido la filoxera por toda Francia y gran parte de sus vi_edos se hab_an destruido.
Algunos comerciantes de vinos de Burdeos pusieron su mirada en La Rioja como lugar donde adquirir los vinos que no pod_an producir. Por eso los hallaremos vinculados al origen de los vinos de Rioja.
En 1860 el ferrocarril se acababa de inaugurar y un_a Haro con Bilbao, por lo que las comunicaciones estaban aseguradas y muy cerca de la Estaci_n de Ferrocarril de esta ciudad se criaban  unos vi_edos que poco a poco se fueron poblando de almacenes que guardaban en vino adquirido en toda la comarca de la Rioja Alta.
En esa zona nuestro fundador instal_ su primer almac_n adquirido a un comerciante franc_s, cuando corr_a el a_o 1877. En esa primera etapa se compraban vinos a los productores y una vez envasados en barricas y bocoyes se enviaban hacia los puertos del norte desde donde se mandaban por mar a Burdeos.
D. Rafael L_pez de Heredia  Landeta, se instala en Haro y comienza a comprar vino en los pueblos de la zona exigiendo unas caracter_sticas especiales  de color, graduaci_n,  etc. y muy pronto se da cuenta que la mayor parte de los vinos adquiridos no reun_an esas propiedades. Por esta raz_n,  orienta la elaboraci_n de algunos cosecheros para conseguir la calidad que el deseaba.
Para poder llevar adelante su proyecto une sus esfuerzos a los de otros compa_eros creando una sociedad que les permite ampliar sus actuaciones, en 1889. Esta empresa estuvo funcionando durante diez a_os, y a partir de esta fecha _l contin_a su tarea en solitario pero ampliando sus actividades.
En el Barrio de la Estaci_n compra los terrenos pr_ximos a su peque_o almac_n y comienza a excavar una bodega de casi 200 metros de longitud con su salida a la orilla del r_o Ebro. A la vez encarga varios proyectos a estudios y empresas francesas para instalar maquinaria de elaboraci_n de vino. Mientras, adquiere uvas y  elabora sus propios vinos.
En 1890 ya tiene sus propias marcas para el vino embotellado y ha construido cuatro a_os antes su casa, con la curiosa torre que aparece en sus etiquetas desde esa fecha hasta hoy.
En 1898, se produce la guerra de Cuba y de Filipinas y D. Rafael con un inusitado esp_ritu de colaboraci_n embotella un vino especial y regala mil cajas de vino para ofrecer a los heridos en esas contiendas.
Al comenzar el siglo ya tiene su bodega concluida, e instalado un equipo de vendimia procedente de una empresa francesa, que es el m_s moderno de Espa_a en aquella _poca. La oficina que hab_a abierto en Madrid le sirve de punto de venta y de centro de distribuci_n de los vinos.
A comienzos de siglo, la filoxera ya est_ atacando a los vi_edos riojanos y la tragedia que viene de Francia, acaba con las vi_as y hay que buscar f_rmulas para recuperar esas plantaciones.
En esas tareas se afanan los reci_n creados Servicios Vit_colas, promovidos por las Diputaciones de las regiones vit_colas. Tambi_n se fundan Cajas de Ahorros para ayudar a los agricultores a recuperar sus vi_edos.
D. Rafael se decide por comprar tierras y recuperarlas para plantar la vi_a. La tarea de la adquisici_n es lenta y en 1911 consigue tener alrededor de 60 hect_reas para desfondar y preparar para ser plantadas. Una vez dispuesto el terreno comienza la dif_cil tarea del injerto y de la elecci_n de las variedades. La influencia francesa y el hecho de que el pa_s vecino llevaba alguna experiencia sobre el tema del injerto hacen pensar a D. Rafael en las variedades bordelesas, pero esta orientaci_n la abandona inmediatamente y en 1911 vemos que sus primeras plantaciones son de las variedades tradicionales riojanas: tempranillo, garnacha, graciano, mazuelo, viura y malvasia.
Por estas fechas D. Rafael hace muchas experiencias y ofrece sus terrenos a los ingenieros que preparaban los injertos en los Servicios Vit_colas.
En 1913 la finca de Vi_a Tondonia da sus primeros frutos y ya se conoce la marca que completa a las anteriores: Rioja cepa Medoc, Rioja cepa Sauternes, Rioja cepa Borgo_a, Rioja cepa Graves, Rioja cepa Barsac, Rioja Vendimia Especial, y siempre con el slogan presente desde los or_genes de _Vinos Finos de Rioja_.
A_os antes en 1910, la bodega se presenta a Europa en la Exposici_n Universal con un stand, creado por artesanos de Haro, y recibe un premio especial.
Durante esos a_os la tarea de D. Rafael es la de continuar con las obras y la adquisici_n de tierras que dar_n el nombre a sus vinos. As_ la finca o coto de El Bosque, nos dar_ el famoso Bosconia, las tierras de Zaco, dieron origen al Zaconia, y la vi_a de Cubillas, ha prestado su titulo al Vi_a Cubillo. Ya que de esos pagos salen esos vinos, cerrando el ciclo de propiedad agraria y bodeguera.
Despu_s de la muerte del fundador en 1938, la bodega ha ido creciendo en superficie, y en profundidad, pero curiosamente siguiendo los planos que  _l mand_ componer  en los a_os del cambio de siglo. En la actualidad esos planos sirven de orientaci_n a los arquitectos de hoy, quienes reconocen el talento de los autores de entonces.
La capacidad de la bodega est_ adecuada a la superficie de vi_edo que  a partir de su creaci_n planteaba tener la empresa, que desde 1923 se constituye en Sociedad An_nima de car_cter familiar. Su sede estuvo en Madrid y posteriormente pas_ de nuevo a Haro donde hoy se encuentran vi_edos, bodega y oficinas, y desde donde se distribuye nuestro vino a todo el mundo.
Hoy d_a, las tercera y cuarta generaciones de la familia contin_an con la construcci_n del proyecto de bodegas que un d_a dise__ el fundador e incluso han aportado sus propios a_adidos con la idea de dejar impronta, tambi_n en el tercer siglo por el que ya pasa la empresa, y acomodarse a las necesidades del siglo XXI lo mismo que en su d_a sus antecesores se adaptaron a las de los tiempos ya pasados.
</p><div><a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23985300.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/300023000985.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Vendimia en Viña Tondonia" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23985305.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/305023000985.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Vendimia en Viña Tondonia" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23985307.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/307023000985.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Vendimia en Viña Tondonia" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23985301.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/301023000985.jpg" width="120" height="42" alt="El Cementerio" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23985309.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/309023000985.jpg" width="120" height="47" alt="El Calado" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23985304.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/304023000985.jpg" width="120" height="70" alt="El Botellero" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23985302.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/302023000985.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Nevada en los viñedos de Viña Tondonia" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23985308.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/308023000985.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Nevada en los viñedos de Viña Tondonia" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23932556.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/556023000932.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Vista parcial de la propiedad. El Txori Toki ("casita de los pájaros" en vasco), una singular construcción que data de finales del XIX, es la imagen de la bodega y destaca dentro del conjunto arquitectónico. Este tipo de torres fue utilizado durante las guerras carlistas como torres de vigilancia. Don Rafael López de Heredia y Landeta, el fundador, que luchó en la 3ª guerra carlista, colocó el Txori Toki en el centro de la propiedad, desde donde también se podrían divisar los viñedos cercanos. " /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23932557.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/557023000932.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="El Calado, bodega de crianza. Terminado deconstruir en 1892, año en que llegó la luz electrica a Haro. Esta nave está horadada en roca arenisca a 17 metros de profundidad, donde la temperatura y la humedad permanecen constantes." /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23932558.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/558023000932.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="El Cementerio. Construído en 1930 por Don Rafael López de Heredia y Aransáez, segunda generación de la familia, para guardar la colección de vinos históricos legada por su padre. Posteriormente las bodegas españolas adoptaron la costumbre de llamar "el cementerio" a la zona destinada a la conservación en nichos de partidas de vino históricas. " /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23938929.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/929023000938.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Oficinas. Construidas en 1900, siguen en funcionamimneto sin apenas modificación, ni en decoración, ni en mobiliario ni casi en utensilios." /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23938933.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/933023000938.jpg" width="120" height="80" alt="Bodega Nueva. Un trabajador de la bodega realiza manualmente el inventario físico de ésta bodega de crianza, construída por Don Rafael López de Heredia y Aransáez en 1930. " /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23938938.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/938023000938.jpg" width="80" height="120" alt="Interruptores de luz. Detalle de la instalación eléctrica, una de las primeras en la historía de España, actualmente en perfecto funcionamiento. " /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23938944.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/944023000938.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Toma de muestras con espita. Un trabajador de la bodega toma una muestra de vino de la barrica por medio de una espita. " /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23938952.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/952023000938.jpg" width="80" height="120" alt="Faenas de trasiega. Dos trabajadores de la bodega en faenas de trasiega. " /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23944621.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/621023000944.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Tonelería. Viña Tondonia construye artesanalmente la totalidad de su parque de barricas en su propia tonelería." /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23944622.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/622023000944.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Tonelería. Doma al fuego de una barrica bordelesa." /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23944623.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/623023000944.jpg" width="78" height="120" alt="Tonelería. Jose Mari, uno de los maestros toneleros, haciendo el vaciado del argallo (ranura en la que se insertan los fondos de la barrica) con una azuela francesa." /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23944624.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/624023000944.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Tonelería. Teófilo, uno de los maestros toneleros, midiendo el diámetro de una barrica reparada con un compás de tonelero para la creación del fondo. " /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23973432.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/432023000973.jpg" width="80" height="120" alt="Encorchado de grandes reservas. En la foto un trabajador procede a poner los tapones a las botellas de grandes reservas con la máquina de encorchado, un ingenio diseñado, construído y patentado por el hijo del fundador, Don Rafael López de Heredia y Aransáez." /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23973433.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/433023000973.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Descarga de comportas durante la vendimia. La comporta es un recipiente de madera de chopo de forma cónica y alargada, de 80 kilos de capacidad, utilizado históricamente en Rioja para la recolección de la uva. En Viña Tondonia se sigue utilizando porque la forma cónica del recipiente reparte el peso de manera que evita el maltrato de la fruta durante el trasporte. " /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23973434.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/434023000973.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Faenas de prensado con una prensa hidrahúlica vertical. Dos trabajadores proceden a la descarga del hollejo prensado abriendo manualmente el cubillo o carcasa de la prensa. " /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23973435.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/435023000973.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Cantera de piedra arenisca. Miguel, el cantero de la bodega, midiendo un sillar. Viña Tondonia dispone de cantería propia para poder continuar con el proyecto original del fundador, aún hoy en proceso de construcción. " /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23973436.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/436023000973.jpg" width="120" height="79" alt="Vendimia. Las uvas son recogidas en cestos y depositadas en las comportas." /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23973437.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/437023000973.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Vendimia. Las uvas son recogidas en cestos y depositadas en las comportas." /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23973438.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/438023000973.jpg" width="80" height="120" alt="Vendimia. Uvas de las variedades Viura y Tempranillo." /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23973439.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/439023000973.jpg" width="79" height="120" alt="Vendimia. Escena épica, licencia del artista autor del reportaje." /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23914293.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/293023000914.jpg" width="120" height="96" alt="El Cocedero. Pabellón de fermentación de vinos tintos" /></a>
<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23913873.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/873023000913.jpg" width="120" height="96" alt="Exterior de la bodega" /></a>
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						<![CDATA[ <p><b>Wednesday 14 December 2005</b>: Medieval town</p><div><a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23840413.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/413023000840.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
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<a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/p23912380.html"><img src="http://thumbs.fotopic.net/380023000912.jpg" width="120" height="90" alt="Medieval town" /></a>
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</div><p>Published in <a href="http://albertoest555.fotopic.net/">~ Great Monuments of Spain ~</a></p> ]]>
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