We left Viana fairly early, stopped by a cafe-bar to grab a café con leche, 

and walked on to cross from Navarra into Rioja 

and into the city of Logroño. This is the Puente de Piedra which crosses the Ebro River and took us into Logroño:

There we were met by a group of men welcoming peregrinos to the city, and to the Shrine of San Gregorio, an important saint for the people of Logroño. One of them took a picture of us and another preregrina (from France) together with some of the volunteers in their customes:

Logroño is a beautiful city! It reminded me a bit of parts of Buenos Aires in Argentina. 

Here is a very appropriate mural in the city: 

We visited the Concatedral de Santa Maria de la Redonda, a splendorous Catholic church that had, among other things, a small painting by Michelangelo. 

We splurged for dinner and ate a sumptuous meal outdoors at one of the many restaurants in the area. 

We had:

– Croquetas caseras de boletus (mushroom croquettes)

– ⁠Patatas bravas

– ⁠Espárragos blancos

– ⁠Ensalada de tomate

And Rioja wine (tasty!)

And for dessert we shared a piece of tarta de queso:

It was a good day!