Discover San Felices

San Felices is located in Tierras de Ágreda, at the meeting point of the autonomous communities of Castilla y León, Aragón and La Rioja. The Ebro Valley depression begins near San Felices; the ravines around the town drain into the Alhama, a tributary of the Ebro. Here, the transition to the Ebro Valley, ravine-shaped landforms and views of the surrounding mountain ranges come together.

Landscape of ravines and terraces

The Cigudosa–San Felices ZEC protected area includes San Felices as one of its municipalities. The ZEC landscape features steep slopes and narrow terraces in rugged, arid, typically Mediterranean uplands. The landscape of the Cigudosa–San Felices LIC is sub-desert: ravines and gullies were formed by severe erosion on soft, easily eroded ground. As a result, slopes and terraces sit alongside landforms particularly shaped by erosion. El Tosco is a prominent rocky outcrop in the landscape of San Felices. The wider region is also home to the Cañón del Cajo, a karst landscape with steep limestone walls within the Cigudosa–San Felices LIC.

Trails and viewpoints

The Camino de la Llana leads to the Mirador de La Llana viewpoint. From there, you can see a landscape featuring the Río Alhama, the surrounding mountain ranges, terraces and cultivated land. The PR-SO 85 Sendero del Alhama al Añamaza runs between Cigudosa and Dévanos, via San Felices and Añavieja. Near San Felices, the trail passes an oak grove with large trees several centuries old.

The trails have different points of reference: the named viewpoint is the focus of the Camino de la Llana, while the route and the places it passes through define the PR-SO 85. Those interested in the landscape can choose between a view of the river, mountain ranges and cultivated land, and a route through several named places.

Castro, church and rural architecture

The Castro de San Felices preserves the remains of a defensive wall. Its entrance is on the southeast side. The walls consist of two outer dry-stone layers, with the space between them filled with smaller materials. The entrance’s location and the defensive wall’s multi-layered construction are distinctive features of the Castro.

The Church of San Felices dates from the late 13th century. It consists of two wide, low naves with their corresponding vaults and contains two Plateresque altarpieces dedicated to San Antonio and San José. The Castro and the church offer different points of interest: the construction of a defensive wall in one case, and the church’s architecture and its two named altarpieces in the other. Flat stone slabs are also part of San Felices’ rural architecture.

Festivals and cuisine

The main festivals take place in mid-September in honor of Santo Cristo del Consuelo. If you would like to plan your trip around this annual event, check the dates for your chosen year. The local cuisine also offers specific highlights: most dishes feature seasonal vegetables as well as game and meat from domestic or wild animals; snails are especially common.

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