From Bilbao: Rioja Architecture and Wine Tour

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From Bilbao: Rioja Architecture and Wine Tour
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Top rated
4.9 out of 5 stars
4.9
46 reviews

Leave Bilbao behind to see the modern architecture of the Marques de Riscal and Ysios wineries. Take a trip to explore the historic town of LaGuardia, enjoy a delicious lunch and taste Rioja wines.

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Duration 8 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Small group
Limited to 7 participants

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Naomi – Switzerland

Wonderful tour with good company and Marina was the best tourguide!

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Patrick – United States

Absolute best tour of our trip to Spain. Mari is the best! Energetic, extremely knowledgeable and passionate about Bosque country and the Rioja region. I would recommend this tour to anyone.

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Highlights

  • Delight your palate with the rich flavors of the Rioja region high-end wines
  • Tour the Marques de Riscal and Ysios wineries, with incredible modern structures
  • Enjoy guided tastings of locally-produced wines of different varieties
  • Walk through the cobblestone streets of the ancient medieval city of LaGuardia
  • Taste a traditional Riojano lunch made up of authentic local pintxos or tapas

Full description

Discover both the ancient and modern beauty of Bilbao's surrounding towns on an insightful excursion. Visit the Marques de Riscal and Ysios wineries to gaze at the innovative architecture and taste some Rioja wines. Explore the medieval town of LaGuardia and enjoy a traditional pintxos lunch.
Depart from Bilbao to tour the Marques de Riscal winery, designed by one of today's leading architects, Franck Gehry. Admire the breathtaking structure made of titanium, stainless steel, wood, and sandstone. Taste their white wine, their Crianza red wine, and their award-winning Rioja Reserva.

Move on to the Ysios cellar to take some of the best picture and observe a structure with many architectural features, such as the roof, meant to resemble the Sierra Cantabria. Visit Ysios or an alternative winery depending on availability.

Take a walk through a medieval village of Rioja Alavesa region. Finally, enjoy a Riojano lunch of 3 traditional 'pintxos' with Rioja wine.

Includes

  • Tour guide
  • Transportation during activity
  • Visit to 2 wineries (Marques de Riscal
  • Wine tastings
  • 3 tapas and wine for lunch
  • Please be aware that these wineries experience high demand and the visits in the wineries can made up of groups of up to 20 people
  • Pickup and drop-off from and to Bilbao
  • Tips for tour guide

Meeting point

Meet at the taxi rank in front of the Puppy (Guggenheim Museum). Alameda Mazarredo, 66 (Guggenheim) 48009 Bilbao

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Important information

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  • If one of the two wineries is fully booked, you'll be taken outside for pictures and you´ll be upgraded to a flight guide tasting of 4 wines in the Javier San Pedro Winery which has very similar style of wine and it has fantastic views over the range of mountains of Sierra Cantabria, Ysios winery and Laguardia!
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From $287 per person

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4.9 /5
4.9 out of 5 stars

based on 46 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    5/5
  • Transportation
    4.9/5
  • Value for money
    4.7/5

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Naomi – SwitzerlandJune 26, 2025 – Verified booking
Wonderful tour with good company and Marina was the best tourguide!
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Patrick – United StatesMay 29, 2025 – Verified booking
Absolute best tour of our trip to Spain. Mari is the best! Energetic, extremely knowledgeable and passionate about Bosque country and the Rioja region. I would recommend this tour to anyone.
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Lars – SwedenMay 1, 2025 – Verified booking
Marina was fantastic, good knowledge and funny and a very good driver. 10 stars to her. From the Swedish tourists.

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Activity provider:
Northern Spain Gastronomy

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