Yuso Monastery and the AutorIA exhibition

Yuso is the "lower" monastery: according to tradition, it was built in the 11th century when the oxen carrying the relics of San Millán to Nájera stopped in the valley and there was no way of moving them. The building you see is mostly from the 16th to 18th centuries, with cloisters, church, sacristy, chapter house, library and archive. The Emilianense codices and the reliquary of the saint, with 11th-century ivories, are kept here. It is looked after by the Augustinian Recollects.

The visit now: the AutorIA exhibition

From 30 September 2026 to 10 January 2027, the ordinary visit is replaced by AutorIA. From Codex to Code, an immersive exhibition that links the history of Spanish with new technologies. Entry costs €12 with a guide and €10 self-guided; reduced, €10 and €8; ages 8 to 17, €8 and €6; under 8, free; and the family ticket, for two adults and two children, €25 and €20.

It opens Tuesday to Saturday from 9:30 to 17:30, with the first tour at 10:00 and the last at 16:00; Sundays and public holidays, from 10:00 to 15:30, last tour at 14:00. It closes on Mondays. Over the December bridge there are special hours: open on Sunday 6 and Monday 7, and closed on Wednesday 9. Tickets are bought on the AutorIA website or at the monastery ticket office.

Getting there

There is parking next to the monastery. Without a car, the VLR-108 bus Logroño–Estollo takes about 55 minutes.