La Rioja, the wine land

Architecture, nature, wine cellars, fine cusine, and world-renowned wines

Discover this wonderful area, its culture, and traditions with a wine tour. We’ll run the gamut from 11th century history to avant-garde architecture.

We’ll visit family-run wine cellars who produce their wines using centuries-old techniques, and taste some of their most exquisite wines, accompanied by the area’s typical foods.

We will also visit some of the oldest wineries in la rioja. wineries that started making wine in the Bordeaux style (using oak barrels to age wine) in the middle of the 19th century. After lunch we’ll visit the medieval village of Laguardia.

Laguardia

It is a walled village that in the past was an important watchtower but today welcomes you with open arms and an excellent gastronomy.

The medieval layout of the narrow streets of Laguardia, the gates leading to the town and the remains of the walls that still remain will take you back in time, as will the remains of the Neolithic or Bronze Age that are in the vicinity and are the oldest agricultural communities discovered in Euskadi.

Once in its streets, don’t forget to visit one of the jewels of Basque art and its polychrome portico, the church of Santa María de los Reyes, whose oldest vestiges date from the 12th century, and that of San Juan Bautista, which has interesting pieces of religious art such as the altarpiece Mayor, a spectacular baroque piece.