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4 Briones
This fortified town Tips for Drivers
is home to the Tour length: Approximately
headquarters of 94 km (59 miles).
Finca Allende, a Stopping-off places:
winery producing Accommodation in hotels and
celebrated modern casas rurales is easy to find in all
wines. The town’s the larger places on this route.
Museo de la Cultura Many of the bodegas – found in
del Vino has displays almost every town – offer tours
on wine culture. combined with wine tastings.

3 Ollauri 5 San Asensio
Ollauri produces well-respected This town is known
red wines. At the beginning of for its high-quality
autumn, wine fairs are held here. wine. On 25 July it
These involve tastings, visits to the hosts a “wine battle” –
bodegas, and the preparation of the Batalla del Clarete,
wine-based meals. named after the local
wine made from
grapes cultivated on
the light, sandy soils.
Sierra de Urbasa
6 Elciego
The City of Wine, designed
Laguardia by Frank Gehry, is a striking
complex that includes a
plush hotel, restaurants
and wine cellars.
Elciego
Pamplona
(Iruña)
Cenicero Ebro

Fuenmayor
Logroño
Zaragoza
7 Fuenmayor
Fuenmayor com bines
the features of Rioja Alta,
Navarrete Rioja Baja and Rioja Alavesa,
Lardero which produce different types
Burgos of wine. Here are major and
local producers.
9 Logroño
In September, the San Mateo fiesta
signals the start of the grape harvest.
Events include the treading of grapes
and offering of new wines to the Virgen
de Valvanera.

Key
Motorway
Tour route 0 Laguardia (Biasteri)
Under Laguardia’s Old Town are numerous bodegas.
Scenic route Santiago Calatrava’s rippling building for the famous
Minor road Ysios winery attracts thousands of visitors a year.

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