Enciso

La Rioja’s famous ‘Dinosaur Route’ is where you can literally track and locate the footprints of the giant reptiles that roamed throughout the region millions of years ago. Throughout the southern part of the region, there are several sites of actual dinosaur discoveries, such as Munilla, Igea, and Cornag. The hotspot, however, is the tiny village of Enciso, which boasts more than 1,400 recorded dinosaur tracks. The Palaeontology Center in Enciso is the perfect starting point before making your way across the bridge and over the river to Cidacos and to Navalsaz. It’s here that you’ll find signs indicating the routes, accessible by a paved road that connects the towns of Enciso and Cornago, with more than seven spots to see. Some places are off road and you’ll need to park and walk to them. When you finally track down the footprints, you’ll also find life-sized dinos that are perfect for photo ops. As you explore the route, you can really imagine how the dinosaurs looked in the same spots millions of years ago. If you’re traveling with kids, this is, by far, one of our favorite things to do in Spain.