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Wine Roads and Historic sites of La Rioja

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ProductID: 1234

Type: Full Day Tour Private

Country: Spain

Theme: Private Shore and Chauffeur Guided Excursions

Region: Euskadi (Basque Country)

Group Size: 1 - 6 People

Start City: Bilbao

Duration: 1 Day (Duration: 08h00 approx.)

Season: Jan - Dec 


 
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Wine Roads and Historic sites of La Rioja ~ Wine Tour in La RiojaEnjoy a private wine day tour from Bilbao to visit the famous wine region of La Rioja. Take a in-depeth look at the sub-zone of Rioja Alta and Alvesa

In 1860, Don Camilo Hurtado de Amézaga, Marqués de Riscal abandoned the traditional methods of elaboration of the area and inaugurated the Modern Age of Rioja wines. The starting point was the implantation of wine culture and technology imported from Bordeaux, at that time the centre of the winemaking revolution.

 
Day by Day Itinerary:
1 Day (Duration: 08h00 approx.)


DAY 1:
BILBAO - ELCIEGO - SAN MILLAN DE LA COGOLLA - EZCARY - SANTO DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA - BILBAO
- Your private English Speaking Chauffeur will meet you in the lobby
- Start the day off by visiting the famous Bodega Marques de Riscal
- Then in San Millan de la Cogolla visit to the Human Heritage Yuso Monastery (XI century), birthplace of Castilian language
- We have reserved a table for your lunch at a recommended restaurant. Restaurant Echaurren - True Riojan cuisine
- After this drive to Santo Domingo de la Calzada to visit this famous village on the Pilgrimage Route to Santiago with a XIII century cathedral.
- Return to back to your hotel in
Bilbao
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