Alfaro is a town and municipality in La Rioja, northern Spain. Its population in January 2009 was 9,883 inhabitants, and its area is 194.23 km2. It is known for the annual return and nesting of the 'Storks of Alfaro.' During ancient Roman times, Alfaro was a municipium known as Graccuris; named after Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus.
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History
Alfaro is a town and municipality in La Rioja, northern Spain. Its population in January 2009 was 9,883 inhabitants, and its area is 194.23 km2. It is known for the annual return and nesting of the 'Storks of Alfaro.'
During ancient Roman times, Alfaro was a municipium known as Graccuris; named after Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus.
Monuments
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What to visit
•Mirador del Castillo
•Ninfeo
Gallery
Festivals
October 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- May: Fiestas de Primavera (15)
- August: Fiestas de Agosto (14) · Fiestas de San Roque y San Ezequiel (14)
- September: Virgen del Burgo (8)
What's on
Street market
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Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
•Camino Jacobeo del Ebro
•Camino natural de Ebro - Tramo central (GR 99)
Services
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Famous people
•Ezequiel Moreno, Obispo español y santo católico
•Javier Pascual Llorente, ciclista español
•Nacho Zabal, futbolista español
•Tomás Caballero, político español
•Manuel Orovio Echagüe, político español (1817-1883)
•María Dolores Malumbres Carranza, compositora española
Town hall
Alcaldía: Maria Yolanda Preciado Moreno
Web oficial: http://www.alfaro.es/
Town hall of Alfaro
Alcaldía: Maria Yolanda Preciado Moreno Web oficial: http://www.alfaro.es/
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How to get there
- 🚗 82 km from Logroño (about 58 min by car)
- 🚗 89 km from Pamplona/Iruña (about 63 min by car)
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- ✈️ 71 km from Logroño-Agoncillo airport (about 50 min by car)
- ✈️ 83 km from Pamplona airport (about 59 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Plaza Tejada · 0.2 km away
- Where to park · 0.3 km away
- Where to park · 0.3 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- La Caixa (Agrobank) · 0.1 km away
- BBVA · 0.2 km away
- Banco Santander · 9.5 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 0.7 km away
- Estación de Servicio Las Cigüeñas · 0.8 km away
- Repsol · 1.3 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Oficina de Turismo · 0.2 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Mirador del Castillo · 0.3 km away
- Viewpoints · 0.5 km away
- Viewpoints · 0.6 km away
Buses
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Pharmacy and health
•Centro de Salud Alfaro
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Noticias
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Obituaries
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In loving memory
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