Spain
Rioja & Navarra
About Rioja
Welcome to the most famous wine producing area in Spain: Rioja. With more than 500 wineries, Rioja is also the birthplace of the Spanish lanuage, home to Logroño, one of the best tapas crawling destinations in Spain, and where you’ll find both the wine village of Haro and the ancient walled village of Laguardia.
Admire the expansive vineyard views of Rioja from a hot-air ballon ride or take a closer look at the ancient vines from horseback. Savor local artisanal cheeses, olive oils, truffles, craft beer as you crawl from tapas joint to tapas joint in the region’s capital of Logroño. Learn about the history of wine at one of Spain’s best wine museums followed by a wine lunch in the vineyards, or a get lost in the pedestrian-only streets of ancient Laguardia to find one of the few remaining polychrome porticos at the 12th century Church of Santa María de los Reyes. Where should we start?
About Navarra
Navarra sits between the lush foothills of the towering Pyrennes mountains and the wildly rustic terrain of the Bardenas Desert. Here you can discover vineyards along the winding Ebro River or the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James), historic castles and stately old mansions, and of couse the region’s delicious “pintxos” – elaborately crafted tapas which are perfectly paired with their rosados.
Base yourself in the culinary center of Pamplona, perhaps most known for the annual San Fermin running of the bulls festival, or at one of the area’s boutique winery hotels in the Medieval town of Olite.
After café in an old Hemingway hot spot, follow the route of the bulls through the cobblestone streets of Pamplona dining and shopping, or relax in the colorful desert sipping wine and eating local delicacies after a short hike in this unique natural region. Or perhaps after a hearty breakfast at your boutique hotel you can get your steps in hopping from winery to winery, or even take a craft beer crawl, through the old village of Olite. Why wait, let’s start planning!
