From: 200,00 €
Rioja Self- Guided Bike Tour
From: 1.350,00 €Highlights
- Visit at your leisure the medieval walled town of Laguardia .
- Have an aperitif in one of the centenaries wineries of Rioja
- Visit the monastery of San Millán where more than 10 centuries will contemplate you
- Ezcaray is a town with great atmosphere and where to eat ” Pintxos”
- Santo Domingo de la Calzada where to walk along The Camino de Santiago
Exciting self-guided cycling route through the most authentic places in La Rioja. A route to enjoy the quality of an excellent wine, cycling along quiet roads surrounded by endless fields of vineyards, a simple and exquisite gastronomy of local products of recognized quality, medieval villages where hundreds of pilgrims parade through the Camino de Santiago, monasteries declared World Heritage Site and the hospitality of its incredible people. This is La Rioja, enjoy it in all its essence!
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Vanguardist hotel, surrounded by Rioja wine. Hotel Viura is the hotel of the wineries of Villabuena de Álava. A modern hotel and an old village, where the centuries-old wineries coexist with old family houses that have been dedicated to wine for years. This luxurious, comfortable and peaceful hotel is one of the favourite destinations for wine lovers. With its own wine collection where they will advise you on your choice.
Eurostars Los Agustinos is an accommodation full of history in the heart of the D.O. Rioja. Located in a building that has been a convent, military garrison, prison and hospital, it is the perfect option to discover the birthplace of wine and enjoy the charm of the region.
Its rooms, warm, cosy and with a special charm, are ideal for relaxing in comfort. They show all the history that surrounds our hotel, with centenary stone walls and details in every corner. Moreover, Eurostars Los Agustinos offers top quality services, such as its restaurant, where you can taste traditional Riojan dishes. The central cloister, with more than 600 years of history, is worth mentioning.
San Millán de la Cogolla, in a place with centuries of history such as the Monastery of Yuso. A unique experience where you will have the opportunity to sleep and visit the Monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla, World Heritage Site and cradle of the Castilian language. Walls full of history and tradition that will turn your stay into an authentic experience, where gastronomy, wine tourism, history and nature combine to perfection, offering you an unforgettable experience in La Rioja.
The Parador de Santo Domino de la Calzada is the adaptation of the old Pilgrims’ Hospital located opposite the cathedral. The original building was erected by Santo Domingo in the 12th century to accommodate pilgrims on the Pilgrims’ Route to Santiago de Compostela. Its style is regal and elegant, with majestic halls and a lobby full of Gothic arches and wooden coffered ceilings. Here you will find a warm and harmonious setting, also suitable for events and social gatherings.
Pre-stage
Accommodation and dinner in this exclusive and modern Hotel Viura located in the middle of a quiet village in the Basque Country of Alava. The village called Villanueva de Alava is a small municipality of old stately houses, which you contract with the modern and cubist hotel where you will stay the first night.
STAGE 1
Villanueva- Laguardia- Villanueva
Meeting with the person from Basque Bike Tours who will meet you at the hotel first thing in the morning. He will meet you to inform you about the exciting adventure that awaits you for the next few days. We will do the Bikefitting which will ensure you a comfortable ride. Then you will start a charming self-guided bike tour through quiet roads through vineyard landscapes crossing historic villages.
The first stop will take you to the charming village of Elciego, home to the iconic Marques de Riscal wine cellar. Even before you arrive, you can spot it from miles away because of its splendid modernist building, with its wine-coloured and earth-coloured plates covering its infrastructure. Your next destination will be the walled and historic medieval town of Laguardia with its great atmosphere and street life. It is possible to visit centuries-old, family-owned and small cellars in the cellars of the houses where the wine of the Rio de la Rioja is still bottled today.
STAGE 2
Villanueva a Haro
This day’s morning route is a gentle cycle along very quiet roads that will take you through a landscape where the only visible crops are the immense fields of vines that cover all the hills that surround the road that leads to San Vicente de la Sonsierra, an ancient settlement that dates back to the 9th century. A comfortable and straight road will take you up to the Alto de Ribas del Tesso, on the slopes of the Sierra de Cantabria, for a comfortable descent with views over the region of La Rioja, and on to the town of Labastida and on to Haro, along an asphalted road parallel to the river Ebro. We cross a medieval bridge covered with cobblestones to come out onto a quiet road and reach Haro, the capital of Rioja wine and the site of the old wineries of La Rioja.
STAGE 3
Haro a San Millan de la Cogolla
Route to discover the cradle of the first words in Spanish (Romance) and Basque, called Glosas Emilianenses, in the Monastery of San Millan de la Cogolla from the 11th century. This bicycle route immerses us in the history of the Christian kingdoms of the 11th century and the Camino de Santiago. We leave the city of Haro along regional roads and head towards the Demanda mountain range. We reach Santo Domingo de la Calzada and continue cycling to the ancient monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
STAGE 4
San Millan - Ezcaray- Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Route through the vicinity of the Sierra de la Demanda, passing through the medieval village of Santo Domingo, an obligatory stop for pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago on the main route of all the existing routes, the French Way.
We take the Via Verde of the river Oja to reach Ezcaray, a place of great atmosphere for being an important summer and winter resort, with its winter sports resort, Valdezcaray in the heart of the Sierra de la Demanda. We finish the route by returning along the same greenway to Santo Domingo de la Calzada, where we will stay in a spectacular Parador de Turismo.
Linear route from San Millán to Ezcaray, returning along the same greenway to Sto. Domingo de la Calzada.
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