The cave presses and necropolis

The surroundings of Labastida and the Riojan sonsierra is the place where the largest number of rock wine presses and medieval necropolises are converged.

A cave press is the place where the grapes are trodden -or rather, they were trodden on, although at harvest time we give you the opportunity to tread-, the olives were pressed or the apple was crushed to obtain its juice. In Labastida, it focuses on structures excavated on rocky outcrops linked to the winery, which can appear as a unit or in a group. Very close to the municipality they are easily accessible; even behind the sacristy of the Church of Ntra. Sñra. Asunción we can see an old winery, the Lagar de la Mota. Possibly, more than 1,000 years ago (which is said soon) our ancestors made wine in these places as the Romans taught us. Subsequently, the same simple production process was transferred to the openworks, some of which we can visit. the rock wine presses of Labastida.

The medieval necropolises are -for the most part- the only remains that we have of the ancient settlements in the area. From the same period as the wineries in the surroundings of Labastida we can enjoy several. The closest, probably, is Remelluri. Before towns such as Labastida or San Vicente de la Sonsierra were founded, people lived in small towns scattered throughout the country, normally near streams. Their houses were of "weak" structures (wood, mud...) and the passage of time has hardly left us any traces. Some would be the hermitage of Remelluri or the hermitage of Sta. María de la Piscina.