Horseback riding through the vineyards, bicycling on the lands that
surround the wineries or observing the orderly rows of vines from a
balloon, are some of the activities that you can combine with the visit
to a wine cellar and also the tasting of an excellent wine. The active
wine tourism, that combines the culinary matters with the sport
tourism, obtains followers in Spain and allows the wine routes to
convert in an activity for the whole family.
Viña de Albalo hotel, for instance, offers to its customers a wine touristic weekend which its main mean of transport is the bike. The proposal includes a 30 kilometres route, where those who are interested, will be able to go for a walk amongst the vineyards in flower, enjoy the fantastic views that San Vicente de la Sonsierra Castle offers us, get close to the Ebro river border, know our little villages, vineyards guard and wine press rocks where our ancestors made wine before the XV century. And besides, all these activities will count with the wine elaboration process explanation in two family wineries.
For those who prefer the highs, they will have the opportunity to enjoy an authentic balloon travel from Haro. During this activity, which lasts an hour approximately, the visitor will enjoy the incomparable landscape of Haro´s region. Besides this, the enterprise will offer the travellers a lunch and a chat to comment the activity, an act that will be followed by the hand over of an acreditative diploma that certifies that they had learned how to prepare the basket, unfold the sail and fill it with hot air during the flight and the material withdrawal at the end.
If, on the contrary, you wish to enjoy the landscape, horseback riding is one of the best options in La Rioja and you can find it in Navarrete´s horse center. It´s an establishment, close to the city of Logroño, that offers its customers horseback ridings thru La Rioja´s vineyards and crossing picturesque villages of the pilgrim´s road to Santiago de Compostela like Santo Domingo de la Calzada and Cordovin. One of the routes options is to stop to rest in some of the wineries of the area, where you’ll be able to taste some of the best Riojan dishes, accompanied, of course, of delicious wines of the region.
Other of the possible options in La Rioja is to enjoy of the adventure sports. For that, nothing best than approach to the incomparable setting of the González-Lacasa reservoir, side by side with La Cebollera Natural Park. There, some companies like El Rasillo nautical club offer several activities like tracking programs, quad excursions or mountain climbing.
And for those who prefer to refresh themselves, this club counts with several water activities as canoeing, light sail or windsurf in the clear waters of the reservoir.
These are only a few of the initiatives that you can go on with during this summer in La Rioja, enjoying good wines, the succulent gastronomy and sport amusement played in an unique environment.