Baños de Río Tobía is a village of

La Rioja La Rioja () is an autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community and provinces of Spain, province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other List of municipalities in La Rioja, cities and towns in the ...

, in

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. Located near the Najerilla river, in 2021 it had a population of 1,583 inhabitants. Its

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, wood and plywood industry is notable.

Places of interest

* Town Hall: 16th century. * Salazar´s Palace: 17th century. * Church of Saint Pelagius: 16th century. * Hermitage of the Rosary: 17th century. * Hermitage of the Virgin of Los Parrales. South of the town center. File:Baños de Río Tobía - Iglesia de San Pelayo 31371889.jpg, Church of Saint Pelagius. File:Baños de Río Tobía - Ermita del Rosario 31371196.jpg, Hermitage of the Rosary. File:Ermita de los Parrales-Baños de Rio Tobia-14649.jpg, Hermitage of the Virgin of Los Parrales. File:Baños de Río Tobía - Palacio Salazar 31371234.jpg, Salazar Palace.

Feasts and festivals

Its main festivals are held from September 20 to 24, in honor of San Mateo and La Virgen de Los Parrales. On the Sunday before September 21, the Chorizo Festival is celebrated, during which

chorizo ''Chorizo'' ( , ; ; see #Names, below) is a type of pork sausage originating from the Iberian Peninsula. It is made in many national and regional varieties in several countries on different continents. Some of these varieties are quite differe ...

is distributed among the thousands of attendees and the pig is slaughtered in its traditional way. In February, the "quintos" celebrate their party.

Mayors

Notable people

* Juan Jose Garcia Failde judge of the

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(1927–2021): Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Camerlengo of the Pope until 200

* Abel San Martín "Barberito I" (1927–1980): Pelotari Spanish champion in the individual category. * Domingo Salazar (1525–1594):

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. * Benito Ignacio de Salazar (1615–1692)

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and president of the General Deputation of Catalonia between (1689–1692).

Sports

Baños de Río Tobía has a soccer team, the Club Deportivo Bañuelos, founded in 1982, this club competes in Regional Preferente de Rioja. They dress in full red, with white details. The CD Bañuelos played 2 seasons in the

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. Annually, on the last Saturday of April, there is a night walk of about 63 km (39 miles) that goes from

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to the Monastery of Nuestra Señora de Valvanera, this night walk is known as La Valvanerada. The town collaborates in its organization by distributing supplies with a chocolate bar and carrying out controls. An amateur Mano pelota championship takes place during the summer, bringing together numerous competitors from different categories. "The day of the bicycle" is another sports activity, organized in June, a march takes place around the town, attended by a good part of its inhabitants.

References

External links

Official website
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