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Miranda de Ebro
«Miranda de Ebro es un importante cruce de trenes.»Miranda de Ebro is an important railway junction.
Miranda de Ebro is located at the far north of the province of Burgos, where the Ebro river crosses a basin between the mountains, on the border with the Basque Country and La Rioja. It grew as a railway hub in the nineteenth century and later as an industrial centre, and is divided into two parts by the river.
Did you know
A concentration camp in town.
During the Spanish Civil War, the city hosted one of the regime's largest concentration camps.
How they talk in Miranda de Ebro
«Ebro» is a daily geographical and identity reference; the city is one of the few large Castilian centres directly on the river. The proximity to the Basque Country brings words like «pintxo» and «txikito» into common vocabulary.
Everyday life in Miranda de Ebro
The railway junction that made the town
Miranda grew because lines from Madrid, Bilbao and Barcelona cross here: for generations people worked on the railways, and the station is a world apart.
The Ebro divides in two
The river separates the Aquende neighbourhood from the Allende one, and the bridges are the only stitching: the people of Miranda still say which side of the river they were born on.
The «Ebrovisión» in July
The independent music festival fills the town for three days with concerts in the street and in the park: for one weekend Miranda triples its young population.
«El festival llena el pueblo.» — The festival fills the town.
What to eat in Miranda de Ebro
Patatas a la riojana
Hand-broken potatoes cooked with chorizo and dried pepper.
Morcilla de Burgos
Black pudding with rice, sliced, fried in a pan until it crumbles.
Chuletillas al sarmiento
Lamb chops grilled over dried vine shoots.
Festivals in Miranda de Ebro
San Juan del Monte
at Pentecost
The whole town goes up to the mountain wearing the «blusa», in cuadrillas, and spends the day eating outdoors.
What to see in Miranda de Ebro
Puente de Carlos III
The 18th-century bridge that joins the two halves of the city, divided by the Ebro.
Iglesia de Santa María
The Gothic church high on the hill, which dominates the river and the city.
Castillo de Miranda
The ruins of the castle on the hill, with a view over the Ebro and the basin.
Where Miranda de Ebro comes from
The mandatory crossing on the Ebro
1099
The fuero
Alfonso VI gives it the fuero: it is born as a crossing point on the Ebro.
19th century
The railway
It becomes a railway junction between Madrid, Bilbao and France.
1937–1947
The camp
One of the largest concentration camps of Francoist Spain operates here.
20th century → today
Industry
Chemicals and manufacturing make it grow until it becomes the second city of the province.
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