Laguardia

Laguardia stands on a hill above the vineyards of the Rioja Alavesa. Its walls and castle protected a frontier of the kingdom of Navarre, making it a significant stronghold from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century. As its military role diminished in the sixteenth century, the town prospered through wine and the families who made their homes there. Cellars beneath its streets stored the produce of the surrounding vineyards.