23 Tuesday Aug 2011
Posted in Hotels, Spain, Spanish wine, Travel, Wine
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Basque Country, La Rioja, Restaurants, Spain, wine, Wine tasting, Winery
A quick trip to Spain’s most famous wine producing region and you’ll find amazing architecture, history, great food and some of the country’s best wines.
Just as the Frank Gehry‘s Guggenheim museum brought life to a run down Bilbao, his stunning Hotel Marques de Riscal brought an extra touch of glamour to the sleepy and picturesque village of Elciego. Continue reading »
14 Sunday Aug 2011
Posted in Food, Hotels, Restaurants, Spain, Travel
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Food, Hotel, La Rioja, Pamplona, Restaurants, San Fermín, Spain
Pamplona may be world famous for its bull fighting, but rather than risking life and limb on the horns of wild beasts, we were looking to this city for some peaceful critter comforts.
Heading inland from rainy San Sebastian the sky turned blue, the landscape changed from lush forrest to arid bush 100km later we arrived at Pamplona, the historical capital of the Basque lands, or Irunea as it is known in modern Basque.
