Grade

Moderate

When

Mar 29 - Oct 25

Accommodation

3 - 4 star hotels

Price

From €1175

Trekking Bike Hire

€130

E Bike Hire

€215

Road Bike Hire

€180

Single room

€280

Garmin Hire

€44

From: 1,175

Description

Self-guided La Rioja road cycling Trip

Self-guided La Rioja and Cantabria cycling Trip. Every Sunday all year round
For guided options from 4 persons or more send us an email.
March 29 – October 25

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Self-guided La Rioja road cycling Trip on a road bike

La Rioja is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. This area of Spain has over 500 wineries and is internationally famous for the quality of its wines. This region is also closely linked to the famous Way of Saint James pilgrim route and has a whole host of cultural attractions. Apart from its capital, Logroño, you’ll be able to explore other places such as Campoo, Polientes, Haro, Frías, and Laguardia.

A unique trip, following the River Ebro, the longest in Spain, as it flows from its source in the Cantabrian Mountains. It begins as a mountain stream flowing through green pastures and valleys, imposing canyons, vineyards, and past pretty and unknown villages, As you cycle you perceive the changes in the landscape and the river itself. Finally, you arrive in La Rioja, home of the finest Spanish wines. A sea of vineyards dotted with ancient villages, castles, and wineries. A magnificent trip for those who wish to visit parts of Spain that tourists never see. Wine and culture together make this cycling Tour perfect. In La Rioja, you’ll find lunar landscapes, Mediterranean forests, and beautiful mountain areas.

Cycle all the best in and around the north of the Iberian Peninsula

  • Fairytale village of Orbaneja del Castillo
  • World-famous vineyards and wine
  • Dramatic canyons of the Ebro River
  • Follow one of the most important rivers of Spain: the Ebro (Iberian Peninsula)
  • Get to know some of the most important wine-producing cellars of the popular Rioja wine.
  • A magnificent trip for those who wish to visit parts of Spain which are not overcrowded by tourists.
  • Combine the qualities of Spain with some physical activity.
Day 1
Arrival Point to Campoo
Arrival in Santander or Bilbao and transfer to your hotel in Campoo.
Day 2
Campoo to Polientes - 59/97 km
This stage takes us through some fabulous and unspoiled scenery. From the green mountain pastures of the Cantabrian Mountains, along the shores of the Ebro Reservoir, past the Monastery of Montesclaros surrounded by forests to finally rejoin the Ebro in the Valley of Valderredible and tonight's stop in Polientes. Those on the short version follow the river direct to Polientes. The longer version circumnavigates the Ebro Reservoir.
Day 3
Polientes to Valle de Zamanzas - 43km
You begin by cycling through the open valley of Valderredible. Visit the Romanesque church of San Martín de Elines and also the churches carved into the very rock, so characteristic of this region. Then the sides of the valley begin to close in until you find yourself in a marvelous canyon of ever-increasing dimensions, where eagles and vultures soar overhead. Visit the fairytale village of Orbaneja del Castillo with cascades running through the village. You pass Pesquera de Ebro before reaching your hotel in the Valle de Zamanzas.
Day 4
Valle de Zamanzas to Medina de Pomar - 36/63km
A beautiful route which follows a huge bend of the river through the most picturesque and undiscovered villages. An optional extension takes you to the dramatic village of Puentedey, built on a natural rock bridge over the River Nela. Tonight you stay in the Castilian town of Medina de Pomar with its old Jewish quarter and the castle dominating the town and the surrounding landscape.
Day 5
Medina de Pomar to Frías - 58km
From Medina, you head back to the Ebro, The route then takes you along a quiet country road running parallel to the river where the valley begins to open out again. Visit the Romanesque church of San Pedro de Tejada and soon you are cycling through yet another canyon, which then opens out into the fertile valley around Frías. This is a spectacular village built around its castle and enjoys fine views of the Ebro Valley.
Day 6
Frías to Haro - 62km
As you leave Frías, the valley begins to close in on you again until you find yourself in another spectacular canyon. The road runs along the shores of a reservoir surrounded by high mountains and through short tunnels carved out of the rock. The route crosses the little town of Miranda del Ebro before passing through imposing peaks that signal the gateway to the enormous open valley of La Rioja. Tonight is spent in the wine-producing village of Haro, with a chance to drink a glass or two of Rioja in its birthplace.
Day 7
Haro to Laguardia - 25/50km
You cycle through endless vineyards and numerous picturesque villages of La Rioja, with the backdrop of the Sierra de Cantabria mountains and the Ebro never too far away. You finally reach the superb walled medieval village of Laguardia where, as in Haro, wine is almost a way of life
Day 8
Laguardia to Santander or Bilbao departure day
Departure day…..Time to say goodbye, a good flight back home, or else a pleasant stay in Spain. Transfer from Laguardia to Santander or Bilbao - 9 a.m.

Airport

  • The most important airport in North Spain is Bilbao airport. Bilbao airport is located 8 km from the Center of Bilbao.
  • The largest airport in Spain is Madrid airport Barajas and it is located some 12 km from the center of Madrid from here there are many flights to Europe.

Trains

  • You can take the train from Bilbao or from Madrid to your final destination Santander every hour there are trains leaving for Santander. From Bilbao it is 1h and 45m. From Madrid, it’s a 4-hour ride by train.



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  • 7 nights’ accommodation with en-suite bathroom
  • A mixture of country inns, 3 and 4-star hotels
  • All luggage transfers
  • Transfers to and from hotels on arrival and departure days.
  • Breakfast
  • Evening meal with wine on days 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
  • Information Pack (Route Guide, maps, elevation profiles – GPS files)
  • Personal insurance
  • Evening meals on days 6 & 7
  • GPS device
  • Single room supplement €280
  • Trekking Bike Hire €130
  • E Bike Hire €215
  • Carbon Road Bike Hire €180
  • Garmin GPS Hire €44

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