Ezcaray is a town and municipality in the Oja Valley in the La Rioja region of northern Spain.
The name is of Basque origin, from haitz-garai. (h)aitz means 'rock' and garai means 'high'. This name, Peña Alta (High Rock), possibly refers to the San Torcuato rock, below which the town is located.
The town is situated at the base of the San Lorenzo peak and is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the Valdezcaray ski area.
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Demographics
Population centres
Ezcaray
Altuzarra
Ayabarrena
Azárrulla
Cilbarrena
Posadas
San Antón
Turza
Urdanta
Zaldierna
Turza
Places of interest
Church of Santa María la Mayor
Royal Cloth Factory of Ezcaray
Hermitage of the Virgin of Allende
Hermitage of Saint Barbara
Palace of Barroeta
Calvary of Saint Lazarus
Notable people
Armando Buscarini, poet
Francisco Antonio Barbadillo Vitoria
Pedro Antonio Barroeta y Ángel, archbishop of Lima
Santiago Lope Gonzalo, musician and composer
Andrés de la Calleja, painter
Carlos Perujo
Jaime Nava