{"id":3103,"date":"2017-10-22T18:42:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T17:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/2017\/10\/22\/and-so-the-journey-south-begins-navarrete-and-logrono\/"},"modified":"2021-06-17T22:13:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T21:13:33","slug":"and-so-the-journey-south-begins-navarrete-and-logrono","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/?p=3103","title":{"rendered":"&#8230;&#8230; and so the journey south begins.  Navarrete and Logrono."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_497\" style=\"width: 664px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/2017\/10\/22\/and-so-the-journey-south-begins-navarrete-and-logrono\/20171015_133057\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-497\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-497\" class=\"wp-image-497 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171015_133057-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"368\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monica (The RV) and Matty the Matiz along with Keith and Jean, arriving at Zarautz for a few day&#8217;s stay.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_495\" style=\"width: 664px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/2017\/10\/22\/and-so-the-journey-south-begins-navarrete-and-logrono\/20171018_105132\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-495\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-495\" class=\"size-large wp-image-495\" src=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171018_105132-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"368\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samson and Suzi leaving Gran Camping Zarautz 18th October.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Having spent a few days in Zarautz with our friends Keith and Jean Perry we left the Atlantic coast and headed 190 kms inland to the majestic wine region of La Rioja as Keith and Jean headed even further south.  We are based in a small village 10kms outside Logrono called Navarrete, a small hilltop church and several &#8220;Bodega&#8221; signs suggesting this is a bustling place, we have yet to find this bustle!  However it is in a fabulous situation, in a huge plateau between several mountain ranges and surrounded by miles upon miles of vineyards in varying colour.<\/p>\n<p>We have ventured into Logrono, a large city with a smaller pedestrianised medieval centre, an abundance of parks, plazas and open spaces surround small alley like avenues with overhanging buildings and amazing churches and monuments.  Modern shopping centres and large swathes of apartment blocks lead into the old centre, made less frenetic by a meandering river, parks and river crossings, all with the mountains in the background. Despite it being a city, Logrono is very laid back and calm, spacious and green.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_501\" style=\"width: 664px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/2017\/10\/22\/and-so-the-journey-south-begins-navarrete-and-logrono\/img_6894\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-501\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-501\" class=\"size-large wp-image-501\" src=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_6894-e1508696751501-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"981\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taking a break in the Cathedral Square<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_502\" style=\"width: 664px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/2017\/10\/22\/and-so-the-journey-south-begins-navarrete-and-logrono\/img_6885\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-502\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-502\" class=\"wp-image-502 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_6885-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An example of some fabulous architecture<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_503\" style=\"width: 664px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/2017\/10\/22\/and-so-the-journey-south-begins-navarrete-and-logrono\/img_6879\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-503\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-503\" class=\"wp-image-503 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_6879-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the River Ebro&#8217;s bridges with the mountains in the background.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/2017\/10\/22\/and-so-the-journey-south-begins-navarrete-and-logrono\/img_6898\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-500\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-500\" src=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_6898-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_499\" style=\"width: 664px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/2017\/10\/22\/and-so-the-journey-south-begins-navarrete-and-logrono\/img_6901\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-499\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-499\" class=\"size-large wp-image-499\" src=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_6901-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The modern side of Logrono<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/2017\/10\/22\/and-so-the-journey-south-begins-navarrete-and-logrono\/img_6898\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-500\"><\/a>The views from our campsite and the surrounding areas cannot be described adequately, the morning sun reflects on the red earth and creates huge pink streaks and the sun sometimes makes the mountain range looks like it is covered in snow&#8230;&#8230;I hope the pictures below convey the views we have.  The town&#8217;s small church is an eye opener, we were stunned by the amount of gold in the altar.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_508\" style=\"width: 664px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/?attachment_id=508#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-508\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-508\" class=\"wp-image-508 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171020_163909-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"368\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Navarrete hilltop village.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_510\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/2017\/10\/22\/and-so-the-journey-south-begins-navarrete-and-logrono\/20171018_171745\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-510\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-510\" class=\"wp-image-510 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171018_171745-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Navarrete&#8217;s church interior.<\/p><\/div>&#8216;,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having spent a few days in Zarautz with our friends Keith and Jean Perry we left the Atlantic coast and headed 190 kms inland to the majestic wine region of La Rioja as Keith and Jean headed even further south. We are based in a small village 10kms outside Logrono called Navarrete, a small hilltop [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[127,3,5,4,125,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-europe","category-food","category-general","category-history","category-spain","category-travel","post-preview"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3103"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4044,"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3103\/revisions\/4044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}