The La Rioja region is located between two of the most important economic and communications axes in northern Spain, the Ebro Valley and the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. There are just over 315,600 inhabitants (2018), with more than 50% of the population concentrated in Logroño, the capital
The location allows easy access to the entire central and northern part of the country and the interior, and to the border with France, a gateway to Europe for the free circulation of goods, people, and capital.