Arte Románico - Euskal Herria & La Rioja

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About Arte Románico - Euskal Herria & La Rioja

Arte Románico - Euskal Herria

GEOGRAPHIC AND CULTURAL DEFINITION:
This group encompasses the romanesque architecture of the historical Basque homeland:

1. SPAIN:
The Basque Country (autonomous community) and Navarra.
1.1. ARABA (Álava in Spanish), capital Vitoria-Gasteiz. Vitoria-Gasteiz is also the capital of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country. Other cities are Laudio and Amurrio.
1.2. BISKAY (Bizkaia in Basque, Vizcaya in Spanish), capital Bilbao. Other cities are Gernika-Lumo, Getxo, Barakaldo, Portugalete, Bermeo, Durango, Sestao.
1.3. GIPUZKOA (Guipúzcoa in Spanish), capital Donostia-San Sebastian. Historically the capital was Tolosa . Other cities are Hondarribia, Irun, Hernani, Eibar.
1.4. NAVARRA (Nafarroa in Basque, Navarra in Spanish), capital Pamplona, (Iruñea, in Basqu). Other cities are Tafalla, Tudela, Lizarra.
Navarra is currently a separate autonomous community, although the Spanish Constitution of 1978 states that it may become a part of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country if it is so decided by the people and institutions of Navarre.

2. FRANCE:
2.1. LOWER NAVARRA (Behe Nafarroa in Basque, Basse-Navarre in French). Traditional capital: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (Basque: Donibane Garazi)
2.2. LAPURDI (Labourd in French), traditional capitals: Bayonne (Basque: Baiona) and Ustaritz (Basque: Uztaritze)
2.3. ZUBEROA (Soule in French), capital Mauléon (Basque: Maule)
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With Romanesque art, the Basque Country proclaims its integration into the Europe that ha been unified by language and culture as from the beginning of the 11th century.
Felix Mugurutza considers the Romanesque art as “a European language” and the Basque Romanesque art as an expression of a people. Their artistic language was favoured by the opening of the Way to Santiago de Compostela.
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Given the long fought political changes which altered disputed territories between the Anadluz and Vascones and later between the kingdom of Pamplona and Castlle (to mention only two such territorial disputes) and the fact that one of the roads to Compostella cross the mountainous region of La Rioja we decided to include this province in this group.
Main towns:
Logroño, Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and Nájera.
Points of Interest:
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[+] Ermita de la Santa Cruz (Bañares)

[+] Monasterio de San Millán de Suso
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[+] Ermita de Santa María de La Piscina
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[+] Con-cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada