Arguedas Tourist Information Point

Arguedas is the Ribera village from which you enter the Bardena Blanca, and its tourist information point, on Plaza General Clemente, is the place to book the guided visit to the Arguedas caves and ask what to see in the village. It is different from the park information centre, which is already inside the Bardenas, about 7 km away.

Hours and contact

In autumn 2026 the point is open Wednesday to Friday from 16:00 to 19:00, Saturdays from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00 and Sundays from 10:00 to 14:00. It is closed on Monday and Tuesday. The telephone is +34 948 844 681 and the email, [email protected]. The hours change by season: the Tudela Tourist Office publishes them in its visitable-resources document for the Ribera each season.

The caves, by booking

The most requested visit is to the caves in the hill that overlooks the village. According to the Town Hall, they were dug at the end of the 19th century to house the families with fewest resources; in 1940 there were 52 cave dwellings, and they were abandoned in the 1960s, when social housing was built. From the street you can see the cave mouths on the hill, but to go inside you have to join the guided visit, which leaves from the information point. Book beforehand by phone or email, especially at weekends, and arrive in good time at the square.

What else to ask about

From the point they will direct you to the Balconico de los Moros, a natural balcony on the crag above the 16th-century church of San Esteban, reached by Calle La Concha and a steep path; and to the hermitage of the Virgen del Yugo, about 5 km away, in the Sierra del Yugo, with a recreation area and viewpoints over the Bardenas. If you are with children, Sendaviva, the nature park in Arguedas, is open in autumn on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 to 20:00.

How to fit it in with the Bardenas

Since the point opens in the afternoon on weekdays, a good plan is to enter the park in the morning, when the information centre opens, do the loop around the Bardena Blanca with a stop at Castildetierra, and come down to Arguedas in the afternoon for the caves. At weekends you can do it the other way round, with the visit in the morning. To sleep nearby, La Alberca is on the road from Tudela to Arguedas, 500 m from the park access, and in Valtierra, the neighbouring village, are the Cuevas de Bardenas, cave houses to rent. The Tudela Tourist Office has park maps in three languages.