Our second trip - we were not disappointed…
This was our second trip with Away from the Crowd and like the first did not dissapoint.
Four of us did the Rioja Tour. The route seemed well considered including a well needed rest day after 3 days on the saddle.
La Rioja is a stunning little region - small and accessible rolling hills, a flat plain - great agricultural diversity including its famous vines - all fringed by brooding mountains.
Ther were no ‘highlights’ for me - it was all excellent. The hotels were well chosen especially the accomodation in Escaray, Haro and Laguardia were especially noteworthy.
Take the recommendations of places to visit such as Echuaran restaurant and Marqués de Risca - great experiences.
In Haro and Logroño we stumbled across fiestas- the random magic that Spain is famous for we found in both of these places.
In Laguardia seek and find ‘Restaurante Biazteri 1974’ this was the first place in our trip that we found true Basque Pintxos - well worth finding.
This a great company to deal with - a true 5 star experience!







