Cenicero If you continue south on the A-3210/LR-211 from Elciego, past Viña Salceda (Alavesa), you will arrive at the historic village of Cenicero sitting along the southern bank of the bend in the Ebro river, where you will find two of the oldest bodegas in La Rioja. The village, first settled sometime during the third…
Category: Medieval Villages
Wine Touring in the Rioja Alta – Briones
Briones, a medieval village The majestic Renaissance Church of La Asunción Wine touring in the heart of the Rioja Alta After visits to the Barrio de la Estación in Haro and the small village of Ollauri, our next suggested stop on the wine trail comes a few minutes down the N-124 / N-232 highway past…
The 12 Days of Christmas in Catalunya
El Dia de los Tres Reyes Magos The weather in the Catalan Pyrenees is not always the best for skiing in late December/early January, but even without the snow it doesn’t dampen the spirit of the 12 days of Christmas as celebrated throughout the region. The festivities begin on December 24th, Christmas Eve, with the…
Excursions on the Costa Brava
In the Alt & Baix Empordà Medieval Villages Take a driving tour of the highly picturesque, beautifully preserved, charming, atmospheric medieval villages of Pals and its castle tower and rice fields (but is perhaps a bit too-well restored and overly manicured), and the nearby tiny Sant Feliu de Boada, with its lovely 12th-century Romanesque church. …
Destinations by Maribel 