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The Rioja is a single-province autonomous community of North of Spain. It borders the provinces of Alava, Navarre, Burgos Y Soria. Communications both with these provinces and with the rest are very good.
Cities
- Logroño
- Calahorra
- Haro - Treated as the capital of Rioja wine.
- Alfaro
- Najera
- Badaran - Wine growing town.
- Barcelona
Other destinations
Understand
Weather
In La Rioja the climate is hot in summer and cold in winter. The rain is not abundant and usually appears mainly in spring and autumn.
To get
An airport just 14 km from Logroño, a railway network that accompanies the flow of the Ebro river throughout La Rioja and connects through an Altaria with Madrid, the A-68 highway that quickly connects this region with other Communities and a extensive network of roads that facilitate connection with both the interior towns and the neighboring provinces.
Travel
Watch
- Culture reserve. All the towns throughout history have left their traces in La Rioja. From the Celtiberian settlements of Contrebia Leukade, passing through the Romans, the great heritage of medieval times with its monasteries and castles, to the most modern times of the 19th century and its centenary wineries, to reach the current times with Avant-garde Museums such as the Recently opened Würth Museum of Contemporary Art. Even dinosaurs left their footprints in the many sites that can be visited in Enciso and other nearby towns.
- Monasteries of La Piedad (Casalarreina). Monastery from the beginning of the 16th century, humanist renaissance, Inaugurated by Adriano VI.
- Yuso and Suso Monasteries. located in San Millán de la Cogolla. In them appeared the Glosas Emilianenses, the first written samples of Spanish.
- Vivanco Museum. Located in Briones, it is an interesting museum about the culture of wine.
- Nature. La Rioja hides, especially in its southern part, an unknown and wonderful high mountain nature, from the Natural Park of Sierra Cebollera to the Sierra de la Demanda with its ski resort in Valdezcaray. Another unique place for lovers of wonderful landscapes is the Cañón del Leza that runs through the Camero Viejo. The north of La Rioja is dominated by the Ebro, vineyards, orchards and the largest colony of White Stork on a building in the city of Alfaro.
Do
- Wine tourism - Tourism around wine is the main attraction of La Rioja. In this small community you can visit the wineries, do tasting courses, spa treatments with grape and wine extracts, sports between vineyards, accommodation in wineries, paired meals, etc.
Learn
La Rioja is a good place to learn Spanish. This region that is considered Cradle of CastilianSince the first words written in this language were found here (Yuso de San Millán de la Cogolla Monastery), it offers Spanish students an ideal place to expand their knowledge and learn about Spanish culture.
To buy
To eat
In La Rioja the gastronomic offer is wide and delicious. Very linked with the products of the land and with a traditional cuisine that has its influence even in the most select stoves of the new Riojan cuisine.
The most traditional dishes of La Rioja have to do with the vegetables from its garden, the sausages from Cameros, the lambs from the mountains or the influence of the Arabs in the desserts, taking advantage of the oil and almonds.
- Potatoes to La Rioja, with chorizo.
- Cutlets roasted with vine shoots - They are the branches of dry vines.
- Cod a la riojana, with tomato and red peppers.
- Fardelejos - Typical dessert.
- Soto marzipan - Typical dessert.
In Logroño, a visit to the famous Laurel Street, where tourists and locals meet to taste a miniature gastronomy along with good Rioja wine. There is a bar at every door and each bar has a specialty. The most typical, the grilled mushrooms, the patatas bravas ... although you can find some with curious names: marriages, slippers, big guys, valentines, underpants ... The ingredients are varied but all delicious.
In Briones, several inns in the urban area of the town. Good price. And to highlight the restaurant of the Dinastia Vivanco Wine Museum, with a great viewpoint over the property's vineyards. Very spacious. Short menu and tasting menu of traditional Riojan food. The wines of course are all from the winery. The best coffee on your outdoor terrace.
In Badaran, on the way to San Millan, at a privileged crossroads is the Hotel-Restaurant Conde de Badarán, where you can taste the typical Riojan cuisine, without leaving aside the signature cuisine. Special GROUPS, Tasting menus and Sarmiento menus all washed down with Wine from this town. The town's motto is: badaran "Wine, chorizo and quality bread"
Drink and go out
The star product of La Rioja, for which this small region is known throughout the world, is wine. Rioja wines are among the best in the world and no traveler can resist the call of wine culture. In La Rioja the wine you learn. A small tasting course is the best way to enter the world of wine. It will help you distinguish between a young wine, a crianza and a reserva. You will get to know the new signature or paid wines. You will be able to know the secrets of the production: the harvest, the fermentation, the malolactic, the rest in the barrel, the bottling, the rest in the bottle ... Visit some wineries or taste different wines in bars and restaurants. Wine is known in La Rioja and they will recommend unique wines.
To enjoy the Fiesta in La Rioja, nothing better than having a few drinks in the Najera area.
Sleep
The offer of accommodation in La Rioja is varied. The traveler can choose between pensions, hostels, campsites, rural houses, hotels, guesthouses, even hotels in wineries.