If you’re planning on spending a few days in Toledo it will give you the possibility of visiting some of the premium wineries as well as some of the more interesting villages in the area. Toledo Known as the “City of Three Cultures”, Toledo was once a place where Christians, Jews and Muslims lived together in…
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Wine Touring in the Rioja Oriental – Aldeanueva de Ebro
Wine Touring in Aldeanueva de Ebro On the road from Logroño to Zaragoza, about half way between Calahorra and Alfaro, you’ll find find the small village of Aldeanueva de Ebro known locally as el pueblo de las tres mentiras, the “town of the three lies”, as it is not a village, nor is it new,…
Where To Dine In Madrid In August
Restaurants Open In August Or Part Of August (updated) Hotel Dining (pricey) Flamenco Tablaos Unique Counter Dining Experience Dani García Restaurants David Muñoz Restaurants Michelin stars/Repsol suns Moderately Priced Bistrots High End Andalusian Moderate Andalusian Basque Grill Houses Japanese Chinese Fusion Peruvian Brazilian/Argentinean/Uruguayan For Meat Lovers Mexican Moroccan Pizza Rooftop Terraces Glamour, See-And-Be-Seen Spots Wine…
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…
Wine Touring in the Najerilla Valley
The Najerilla river flows from the mountains of the Sierra de la Demanda to the Ebro River, making this a special corner of La Rioja, with a unique style of wine, the lower part of the valley yielding the region’s most balanced wines. The valley, considered by many to be central to La Rioja vineyards,…
Wine Touring in Rioja’s Valle del Tirón
Valle del Tirón, La Rioja Alta West of Haro, in the Valley of Tirón, you will find several small villages, some with castles and all with a long history of wine making; Anguciana, Ternero (Castile-León) Sajazarra, Fonzaleche, Cuzcurrita de Río Tirón and Tirgo. The Río Tirón joins the Río Oja near Cihuri, before flowing into…
Haro and the Barrio de la Estación
Wine Touring in the Rioja Alta Haro, capital of the Rioja Alta We usually start our wine touring in the western end of the Rioja. Haro, the wine capital of the Rioja Alta, is an agricultural town of just under 12,000 inhabitants and has the largest concentration of centuries-old wineries in the world; CVNE, Gómez…
A Visit to Córdoba
Semana Santa came early this year and even through the weather wasn’t the best, we throughly enjoy it with stops in Córdoba, Sevilla and Málaga. On the Iryo to Córdoba We started our Semana Santa adventure this year on the new Iryo train from Madrid to Córdoba. The new service is still limited but excellent….
Destinations by Maribel 