Europe - Spain
TREK LENGTH AND GRADIENT
FROM FROM
DURATION Tour code: CWW Tour style: Classic
TOUR DAYS 10
Tour comfort: Standard Trek grade: Easy
& Wine, Walks and Tapas
£999
TOUR ONLY £1294 FLIGHT INCLUSIVE Bakio
Tapas tour/ Guggenheim Museum (optional)
BILBAO Gaztelugatxe
D10 D10
AYS AYS
Vivanco Bodega Camino Santiago
Najera
Tapas tour Rioja Wines Ontanon Wine Museum
LOGRONO
SPAIN
MONTBLANC Zaragoza
Traditional Catalan Dinner
Milmanda bodega
Cister monastery of Poblet
0 km 70 km Wine, Walks and Tapas CWW
Easy walks, wine tasting and delicious tapas in Basque Country, Rioja and Catalunya
Some of Spain’s best food and wine can be found in the provinces of the Basque Country, La Rioja and Catalunya. On this journey from Bilbao to Barcelona we blend easy walks through wonderful scenery with wine tasting for a great introduction to the quality wine regions of La Rioja, Montsant, Priorat and Cava. There is also a special focus on local cuisine along the way, from the ever-innovative Basques, to La Rioja tapas and onto the stylish and modern Catalans. The walks are varied and rewarding, from coastal scenes, along the Camino de Santiago, through vineyards and on top of Montserrat ridge.
10 day tour itinerary
Day 1 Join tour Bilbao. Chance to visit the remarkable Guggenheim museum. Day 2 Coastal Walk and Basque Tapas Travel along the coast for a walk overlooking the Bay of Biscay. Eat your way into the gourmet world of Basque cuisine on a specially guided evening tour. Day 3 Camino de Santiago Walk a scenic section of the ancient pilgrims’ trail of St. James’ Way. Visit the emblematic Vivanco vineyard for wine tasting and an introduction to Rioja wine making. Day 4 La Rioja Free time in Logroño, capital of the wine growing region, with optional visit to the fascinating Ontanon wine museum or the ultra-modern Ysius
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Day 2: 3hrs Bilbao
wine estate. An evening tapas tour on lively Laurel Street in the old quarter. Day 5 Medieval Montblanc We drive into Catalunya and our base for the next three nights in the charming town of Montblanc, amid rolling vineyards and olive groves, giving way gently to the Sierra de Montsant mountains. Tonight we include a traditional Catalan dinner in an ancient townhouse. Day 6 Montsant Walk through vineyards past the medieval Cister monastery of Poblet to sample Montsant wines with a light lunch in a local vineyard. Day 7 Priorat We walk to the dramatic hilltop village of Siurana. Learn about the sophisticated
Logrono Rest Day Montblanc Rest Day Montblanc
art of producing olive oil and Priorat wine at Scaladei bodega. Day 8 Montserrat and Cava Journey to the heart of the Catalan Cava production with a visit to the spectacular art nouveau wine estate of Codorniu. Walk along the ridge of Montserrat’s jagged mountains for superb views and a visit to the famous monastery. Day 9 Barcelona A guided walk around the old quarter, past Gaudi’s modernist buildings and into La Boqueria market. Day 10 Tour ends in Barcelona.
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Montblanc Barcelona Siurana
Sant Sadurni Montserrat Codornui Cava Visit
BARCELONA Gaudi
Monastery Cartuia Priorat
Boqueria Market Old Quarter
Tour essentials
Accommodation: 9 nights standard hotels. Meals: 9 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 1 dinner are included. Tour Staff: Explore Tour Leader, local guide(s) and driver(s). Transport: Bus, public bus and taxi. Trekking details: There are included walks on 5 days. The walks are between 2.5-3 hours, the terrain is generally gently undulating and on one of the walks we descend 500 metres. It is possible to opt out of any of the walks. Group size: Generally 10 - 16.
Planned tour dates
2014 Tour only dates 9 May - 18 May 16 May - 25 May 23 May - 1 Jun 6 Jun - 15 Jun 27 Jun - 6 Jul
22 Aug - 31 Aug
29 Aug - 7 Sep 5 Sep - 14 Sep 12 Sep - 21 Sep 3 Oct - 12 Oct 24 Oct - 2 Nov
2015 Tour only dates 8 May - 17 May 15 May - 24 May, 29 May - 7 Jun
Flexible fl ight options We have a range of fl exible fl ight options available, please call our sales team for more details.
Single rooms are available from £200
Day 3: 2-3hrs
Day 4
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Day 6: 3hrs
Day 7: 2-3hrs
Day 8: 3hrs
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