The origin · Sajazarra

You have heard for weeks that, at the foot of the Obarenes Mountains, where twin crags called Peñas de Gembres rise, there is a prosperous village. After days of travel, you can see the rock formations and discover a landscape surrounded by natural passages: the Conchas de Haro, Cellorigo, Pancorbo... Strategic crossroads between the Ebro and the Duero. In this land full of history, where there was already a prehistoric presence, Sajazarra appears in the texts in 1075. In 1169, Alfonso VIII donated it to the Cistercian Order, thus becoming a free town with a Privilege of Population.