Lantarón

Lantarón is a municipality in southern Álava comprising twelve villages spread across a territory watered by the Ebro river and framed by the Obarenes massif and the mountain ranges of Arkamo, Arcena, and Orduña. Its heritage, both natural and historical, unfolds across each of its settlements.

In Fontecha, the medieval towers of Orgaz and the Condestable stand out: the first forms an ensemble with an attached palace and the remains of its original fortification, built between the late 15th and early 16th centuries; the second belonged to the Solórzano lineage. In Salcedo, the church of San Esteban was raised on the remains of an ancient medieval monastery linked to the bishopric of Valpuesta, and its streets preserve stretches of Roman road. In Comunión, the Romanesque church of San Cornelio y San Cipriano holds carved capitals and Roman remains, including a votive altar dedicated to Leucina, a deity of likely indigenous origin. Caicedo is home to two medieval necropolises and the Caicedo Yuso lake, a Protected Biotope recognised as one of the most ecologically valuable wetlands in the Basque Country.

The Sobrón gorge, included in the Natura 2000 Network as a Site of Community Importance and Special Protection Area for Birds, is home to the Sobrón reservoir and the Water Museum, and offers an outstanding setting for outdoor activities along the Ebro.