50 Experiences to Enjoy in Spain

a WINE CITY ELCIEGO

ENJOY A WINE EXPERIENCE

If you'd like to sample some of Spain's wines, come and visit La Rioja , one of the most famous wine-growing areas in the world, and with its own designa tion of origin. You can have lunch sur rounded by wine casks, visit a winery and take part in a wine tasting session, sleep in hotel-wineries and relax after the perfect food and wine pairing with a wine therapy treatment. All this and more is on offer in this wine-growing re gion. You'll find over 500 wineries here. IN LA RIOJA AND LA RIOJA ALAVESA

Around 80 of them are open to visitors. You'll find the Route of La Rioja Alavesa in the Basque Country. You'll be amazed at the new cathedrals to wine in this area: avant-garde buildings and wineries, the work of prestigious contemporary archi tects such as Santiago Calatrava, the cre ator of Bodegas Ysios in Laguardia, or the City of Wine by Frank Gehry in Elciego. All around these areas you'll find numer ous opportunities for spas and relaxation to round off your experience.

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