Spain Walking Holiday
Walk & Wine Spain: Rioja Vineyard Trail Holiday Details
La Rioja region - Bilbao - world heritage sites - wine tasting course - vineyard visits - walking - delicious food - boutique hotels - private guide
Brief Description
- Enjoy Rioja’s scenery, wine and fine food.
- Walking is the ideal way to experience La Rioja’s beautiful variety.
- Wine tasting course to develop your appreciation for wine.
- Work up an appetite for some of Spain’s finest food.
- Private guide so you get the most from your visit.
Walking Holiday Itinerary
Day 1 | Bilbao | Arrive and Explore
Fly to Bilbao. Spend one night in the city.
Day 2 | Bilbao/Rioja | Guggenheim to La Rioja
Morning to explore the old centre of Bilbao including the Guggenheim museum.
Continue to La Rioja. Relax in your boutique hotel before supper. (b,l,d)
Day 3 | La Rioja | Walk and Wine Tasting
Today starts with a visit to the one of the finest and most traditional wineries in the region. Build your appetite with a relaxed walk through vineyards towards a medieval castle.
Walk 11km, 3hrs, up 90m, down 90m.
Afternoon private wine tasting course with one of the region’s foremost wine makers.
(b,l,d)
Day 4 | La Rioja | Walk in the High Hills
Morning visit to a fascinating wine museum. Afternoon walk in the high mountains of the south. From the ridge of the Sierra de San Lorenzo, you have spectacular views of the plains of Rioja and a series of 2,000m peaks.
Walk 8km, 2hrs, up 300m, down 300m. (b,l,d)
Day 5 | La Rioja | Dinosaurs and Vineyards
Visit a bodega this morning. Change hotels for 2 nights in the east of the region. After a relaxed lunch, explore one of the world’s most important concentrations of dinosaur fossils and footprints. (b,l,d)
Day 6 | La Rioja | Walking and Spa
Despite the dry land around you, a short drive away is a verdant beech forest where you walk this morning.
Lunch is a picnic served in the forest.
Walk 12km, 3hrs, up 300m, down 350m.
Afternoon to relax in the spa near your hotel. (b,l,d)
Day 7 | La Rioja | Rioja Alta
This morning set off to the monasteries of San Millán to walk into the foothills through a landscape of red sandstone cliffs, pine and Iberian oak trees.
Walk 12km, 3hrs, up 420m, down 420m. Stay in the centre of La Rioja for 2 nights and enjoy a special meal this evening at one of the best restaurants in the region. (b,l,d)
Day 8 | La Rioja | Sculpture Forest
Walk through a natural park with a difference as you follow a route combining natural landscapes with art.
Walk 13km, 4hrs, up 350m, down 350m. Enjoy your farewell supper this evening. (b,l,d)
Day 9 | Travel | Return home
Drive back to Bilbao for your flight home. (b)
"Xabi was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the region and we would happily recommend your company to others. We had a wonderful holiday. Thank you." Judith M, 2007
Prices & Departures
2008 |
14 Jun | 06 Sep | 13 Sep | 20 Sep | 04 Oct | £1,379pp |
Price includes |
Flights from London; |
Not included |
Drinks with meals; personal expenses; tips. |
Prices are per person based on two sharing.
Prices may be subject to change: please confirm at booking.
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