La Rioja Wine Tour Spain

La Rioja, Spain 6 days

We pick up as shown below and sail from Portsmouth at 1700 on the "Pont Aven". During the crossing we will arrange a tasting of some of the wines you may come across then we'll have dinner together.

Next morning, Wednesday, breakfast is included and we reach Santander at 1800 and after disembarkation we head east towards Bilbao then south to Logroño and check in to the central Hotel Marques de Vallejo in the Old Quarter where we stay for three nights. This evening we stroll to the cathedral to have a very late, (for us, not the Spanish!) "tapas" dinner at Restaurante Entrevinos.
On Thursday we travel eastwards to Haro where we visit Bodegas Bilbainas. From here we continue outside the town to La Vieja Bodega for lunch. In the late afternoon we'll head to La Guardia for a visit and tasting at the ultra modern Bodegas Ysios before we return to the hotel and a free evening.
On Friday we drive a few miles out of town to Bodegas Corral, producer of "Don Jacobo" wines for a visit and tasting. After our visit we drive into Haro for individual sightseeing and lunch. In the early afternoon we have a visit and tasting at Paternina return to Logroño for some sightseeing and in the evening we have dinner at Restaurante El Cacheterro in Calle Laurel.
We depart the hotel on Saturday morning set off on the short journey to San Vicente Sonsierra where we visit Bodegas Ramirez de la Piscina, owned by a genial character whose ancestors included El Cid and whose family has been linked with the Kings of Navarra since the 13th C and make our way back to the coast. We'll have time for sightseeing in Bilbao before we board the ferry for the 2045 sailing from Bilbao to Portsmouth. We can't pre-book meals aboard this ship, the "Cap Finistere" . Next day continue taking advantage of the sea airs. The ship arrives in Portsmouth at 1930 and after disembarkation the coach returns to the original pick up points.

(Cost includes: ferry crossing with cabin, one breakfasts and one dinner, a wine tasting on board; three nights' 3* hotel accommodation with buffet breakfast in Spain; all visits and tastings as described; one lunch and two dinners, Tour Escort.)

Details of cabin upgrades can be viewed under Information – the Santander sailing

Departure date

Date 2012	Price
May 8th	£560

Single supplement £80 (Room & cabin)

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Pick up points Plymouth-Newton Abbot-Exeter-Dorchester-Portsmouth