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.Historical and current Toponymy of the districts of Ezcaray, Valgañón, Zorraquín and Ojacastro (Rioja)
The town is situated at the base of the San Lorenzo peak and is from the Valdezcaray ski area.
Demographics Population centres Ezcaray Altuzarra Ayabarrena Azárrulla Cilbarrena Posadas San Antón Turza Urdanta Zaldierna Turza
Politics
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
See also Olmos y Robles
References
External links Official website Ski resort (in Spanish) Ezcaray in the Auñamendi Encyclopedia