Refuge

Refugio del Cabezo del Santo

La Rioja · Espagne0 mUnguardedVerified listing

The place

Refugio del Cabezo del Santo in the Sierra Cebollera, Villoslada de Cameros sector (La Rioja, Spain), at 1593 m elevation, in the Riojan Sistema Ibérico range. Free, unstaffed refugio inside the Sierra Cebollera Natural Park (established 1995), an area of beech, Scots pine and subalpine grasslands. Home to the pastoral chozos of the Cameros shepherds (transhumant herders), near the San Millán de la Cogolla monasteries (UNESCO, birthplace of written Castilian, 11th century).

The setting

Sierra Cebollera Villoslada Cameros La Rioja 1593 m, natural park est. 1995, Cameros chozos transhumance, San Millán Cogolla UNESCO birthplace of Castilian 11th c.