Viana, perched up on a hill, gazes serenely towards the horizon. It no longer keeps guard; it is resting after a turbulent historical past as a defensive garrison town against Castile and the frequent residence of monarchs.  Its walls now open their gates to give way to numerous fascinating mansion houses, palaces and churches that demonstrate the magnificence of the town between the 16th and 18th centuries.  With its rich gastronomy and refined wines, the town welcomes visitors and bids farewell to the pilgrims who cross through the last town on the Navarrese section of the Pilgrims’ Way to Santiago. Viana is the last Navarrese town on the Pilgrim’s Way, on the border with La Rioja just 3.5 kilometres from Logroño. Fields of cereals, vines, almond and olive trees surround this small town of 4,000 inhabitants, distinguished by the Pilgrim’s Way to Santiago de Compostela and the economic and cultural boom it experienced between the 16th and 18th centuries. This era has left us some fascinating examples of civil and religious architecture.