The tour includes:
Bilingual Spanish touch Tour Leader
with 24-hour availability
All tastings, entrance fees and
guided tours as per itinerary
Meals as per itinerary
All transportation as per itinerary
in a luxury mini bus.
Accommodation as per itinerary in
Luxury Bed and Breakfast or 4/5 star hotels.
June 29) Pick up from Madrid
Barajas Airport and transfer to La Rioja.Stop along the
way for a quick breakfast at a local restaurant as your tour leader goes over
the week’s itinerary with you.
Stop for lunch in a traditional
Spanish Medieval village. After lunch, continue on to La Rioja. Dinner at Luxury
Bed and Breakfast followed by a brief overview of the week’s activities.
June 30) After breakfast, morning
excursion to Briones, La Rioja, amedieval Village with
an lovely city center to visit the Winery of Vino Dinastía Vivanco, one
of the traditional Rioja wineries. Lunch in a restaurant housed in a 12th
century building which was originally built as a wine celler. After lunch head to
the capital city of Logroño for aguided tour of the city center. Enjoy a typical
tapas dinner on Logroño’s most famous
tapas street, Calle Laurel de Logroño y San Juan. After dinner
return to the Bed and breakfast.
July 1) After breakfast, transfer to San Sebastián. Drop off your luggage at the hotel before taking a walking
tour of one of Spain's most beautiful towns.Lunch in the
Michelin-starred restaurant of Juan Mari Arzak , KarlosArguiñano or
Martin Berasategui, followed by an informal meet and chat with the chef. In the evening,
take a gourmet Wine and Tapas Tasting tour where you will
discover some of the secrets of the region’s cuisine and get hands-on
experience as you create your own tapas plates. Night in San Sebastian Hotel.
July 2) 9 Breakfast at hotel.
Morning trip to Bilbao. Shopping excursión at the Municipal
Market for tonight's dinner cooking course. Visit to
theGuggenheim Museum followed by lunch at Etxanobe, headed by Michelin starred chef
Fernando Canales, receipient of the distinguished Premio Euskadi de
Gastronomía. After lunch enjoy a meet and greet with the chef. On the way
back to the bed and breakfast , stop at a local farmet's market to
pick up the freshest ingredients that we will use to reproduce the
flavors, colors, textures, etc. of the traditional foods we have discovered at
the various restaurants thus far. Night in La Rioja.
July 3) Morning visit to Bodegas Muga "tradition and vanguard". Winery and vineyards visit followed by lunch at the winery restaurant and
a chance to meet and talk to chef Rafa Arroyta, one of the most promising Young
chefs of the Rioja. In the afternoon take a visit to an olive
oil factory,Almazara de aceite Valle del Iregua, Albelda for a tasting
and dinner. Night in La Rioja.
July 4) Morning at leisure in
Torrecilla. Around noon head up to the town ofEzcaray (45
minutos), a charming village in theOja Valley famous for its
cuisine. Lunch at El Portal de Echaurren, owned by the Paniego Family,
owners of the first Michelin star in La Rioja. Creative local
cuisine. After lunch, a meet and greet with chef Francis Paniego. Night
in La Rioja.
July 5)After breakfast, transfer to Madrid for
your last day in Spain. After arriving in Madrid and checking in at your centrally located hotel, take aMadrid
city center tour around the Madrid de los Austrias,
including the Royal Palace, Plaza Mayor and the Puerta del Sol. Evening
at leisure to explore or just have a refreshing "cafe con leche" in
the Plaza Mayor before our Farewell dinner. Night in
Madrid.
July 6) Breakfast at hotel. Transfer
to Madrid Barajas airport for return flight to the USA.
Price upon request
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