La Rioja Travel Forum

Hi, I will arrive on the 3rd of April at 4am at Madrid airport and would like to go straight to Logrono. can anyone advise me what is the best/efficient way to get there?

thanks & Regards

Hi fellow VTers - I am going to be staying at Marques de Riscal 05-06 July. I am in need of a couple recommendations and transport information....responses including reference to other websites are welcome!

(1) What is the best/easiest method to transit between the airport and the hotel without renting a car?
(2) Where would you recommend going for out-of-this world (taste not necessarily price) lunch? dinner? in the region
(3) What (if any) nightlife can be had in the area on Thursday and Friday nights? Local bar with music would be okay, flamenco, other?

Thanks in advance for your responses!

Hi everyone
Can anybody suggest or recommend any Vineyards in La Rioja region of Spain
open to the general public for wine tasting that can be visited without making advanced booking. We are travelling around Spain next August/September and are not sticking to a ridged route so are unable to plan ahead. Any advice would be very helpful.
Thanks

Hola!

I heard somebody talking about a popular restaurant here located on the second floor that serves the best roasted meats in town. Terete? Is that the correct name?

I am travelling to the region in late April and need recommendations for a place to stay with 4 friends. We are into the food and wine of the region and would like to be close enough to a town to hit some Pintxos bars as well as the wineries but still have our own kitchen etc... Any tips?

I found this hotel, villa de abalos, on the web. It looks good and I wonder if anyone has any inputs about it. I also like to stay at Parador Olite but they have restriction which only avail Sun-Thur. So I have to decide either Villa de abalos or parador de Olite. I like them both but the timing is only good to choose one of them. Thanks.

Is it true that there is a festival celebrated each year around June called the "Battle of the Wine" in the La Riojo region? Can anybody provide details for the 2005 season -- location, time, suggested hotels?

Thanks -

Hi folks!

I am from Asia and have always been a fan of Spainish wine. Now that I am going to Spain, I will not miss going to the wineries!

As I will be going around Spain, I need to know which days the wineries are opened so that I can plan the my entire trip.

In mid May, are the wineries opened for visits / wine tasting on Saturdays and Sundays? Also, what are the usual opening hours? Also if the wineries are usually closed on other days other than Saturday/Sunday, please tell me which day too. Thanks

What is the best way to travel from bilbao airport to logrono? Are there buses or a train, or perhaps the only way is to hire a car?