{"id":2173,"date":"2020-03-04T11:42:43","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T10:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/?p=2173"},"modified":"2020-03-04T12:15:24","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T11:15:24","slug":"visit-rioja-alavesa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/en\/visit-rioja-alavesa\/","title":{"rendered":"10 reasons to visit Rioja Alavesa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although Rioja Alavesa is one of the seven regions of \u00c1lava,<strong> this region is located halfway between Logro\u00f1o and Vitoria<\/strong>, an ideal place to enjoy the best of these provinces. But Rioja Alavesa is also an area with a lot of personality and an enviable tourist offer. Here we give you ten reasons to visit Rioja Alavesa.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1a-10-Razones-para-visitar-Rioja-Alavesa.jpg\" alt=\"En este post de Bodegas Valdelana te damos 10 razones para visitar Rioja Alavesa\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">1.\u00a0 Try some of the best wines in the world.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We cannot talk about Rioja Alavesa without talking about the wine that is produced here, considered one of the best in the world. Rioja Alavesa is also <strong>one of the three sub-regions of the Denomination of Qualified Origin of Rioja<\/strong>, which annually produces: <a title=\"DOCa Rioja\" href=\"https:\/\/www.riojawine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2019\/04\/ESTADISTICAS_Rioja_2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">millions of liters of wine<\/a>! Between so much of this drink it is understood that on a route through Rioja Alavesa you can enjoy high level wines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-fw link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/en\/shop\/\" data-for=\"#informacion-reveal\">Have you tried our wines? Visit our online store.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 95%px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B3XL0QLiA-7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">Ver esta publicaci\u00f3n en Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B3XL0QLiA-7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Una publicaci\u00f3n compartida de Bodegas Valdelana ~Rioja~ (@bodegasvaldelana)<\/a> el <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-10-08T15:28:42+00:00\">8 Oct, 2019 a las 8:28 PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">2. Discover some of the most important wineries in Spain.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to a top quality wine, <strong>here are some of the most interesting wineries on the national scene<\/strong>. Marqu\u00e9s del Riscal and Ysios are some of the best known, but in this small space there are more than 300. In fact, did you know that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xlsemanal.com\/estilo\/gourmet\/20181202\/villabuena-alava-rioja-alavesa-bodegas-enoturismo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Villanueva de \u00c1lava is the town with more wineries per inhabitant in the world<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1b-Rioja-Alavesa-Bodega-Marqu\u00e9s-del-Riscal.jpg\" alt=\"Marqu\u00e9s del Riscal - Bodega de vino en Elciego (Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">3. Visit some of the most beautiful villages in Spain.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Almost any of the 15 municipalities that make up the region (and 23 population centers) have something to offer<\/strong>. <a title=\"Laguardia, one of the most beautiful villages of Spain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/en\/laguardia-rioja-alavesa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laguardia<\/a>, for example, is considered one of the most beautiful villages in Spain. There are also Labastida, Labraza or <a title=\"Elciego, our town\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/en\/what-to-see-in-elciego\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elciego<\/a>! How not to talk about our beautiful town?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1b-Elciego-desde-marques-del-riscal.jpg\" alt=\"Vista de Elciego desde la bodega Marqu\u00e9s del Riscal (Rioja Alavesa, Pa\u00eds Vasco)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">4. Sleep in unique places.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you come to Rioja Alavesa do not leave without spending at least one night here. In this region you can find many unique accommodations, so <strong>trying beds could be one more reason to visit Rioja Alavesa<\/strong>. For example, would you like to sleep in a winery with almost 500 years of history? In Bodegas Valdelana you can do it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-fw link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/en\/accommodation\/\" data-for=\"#informacion-reveal\">Would you like to sleep in our acommodation? Book it on our website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1c-Alojamiento-en-Rioja-Alavesa-agroturismo-Valdelana.jpg\" alt=\"Dormir en Bodegas Valdelana, alojamiento en Elciego (Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">5. Travel through time.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Did you know that <strong>Rioja Alavesa has been inhabited for almost 5000 years<\/strong>? The type of land, the climate, the importance of the Ebro River and many other factors have made this region interesting for our ancestors. In fact, here it is possible to visit prehistoric dolmens like La Chabola de la Hechicera or some ancient millenary necropolis. You can do part of this trip to history without leaving our 16th-century winery. Here we have enabled an <a title=\"Ethnological museum in Bodegas Valdelana\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/en\/winery-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ethnological museum<\/a> that contains remains from all the ages that preceded us. Until the Jurassic!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1d-Necr\u00f3polis-en-Rioja-Alavesa.jpg\" alt=\"Turistas visitan una necr\u00f3polis en Rioja Alavesa\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">6. Walk (or drive) between vineyards.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is estimated that <strong>in our region there are <a title=\"Production area in Rioja\" href=\"https:\/\/www.riojawine.com\/es-en\/production-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more than 13,000 hectares of vineyards<\/a><\/strong>, so the possibilities of enjoying them are endless. That is why many of the wineries offer good plans among vineyards. If you do not believe it, we invite you to a lunch among the spectacular vineyards of our Varieties garden.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1e-Vi\u00f1edos-de-Rioja-Alavesa.jpg\" alt=\"Conduciendo entre vi\u00f1edos en Rioja Alavesa\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">7. Feel the four seasons.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It may sound topical, but i<strong>t&#8217;s always a good time to visit Rioja Alavesa<\/strong>. The blossoming almond trees of spring, the good weather and the excellent tourist offer of summer, the grape harvest and the colors of autumn and the frost on the vineyards in winter. Come when you come, you will want to return.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1f-Oto\u00f1o-en-Rioja-Alavesa.jpg\" alt=\"Oto\u00f1o en Rioja Alavesa. Vistas desde el mirador de Laguardia \" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">8. Visit two very interesting cities.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the beginning of this post, we commented that<strong> Rioja Alavesa is in the middle between Logro\u00f1o and Vitoria, two very interesting cities.<\/strong> So if you come to do tourism here, do not miss the opportunity to have some good tapas on Laurel Street in Logro\u00f1o or take a walk around the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca in Vitoria. And much more.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1g-Murales-de-Vitoria.jpg\" alt=\"Murales de Vitoria, la capital del Pa\u00eds Vasco\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">9. Taste excellent cuisine.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If in La Rioja the food is wonderful and in \u00c1lava too: how do you think you are going to eat in Rioja Alavesa? Super! And it is that the best of both cuisines coexists in our region, so<strong> you can enjoy a menu of great quality with local products in almost any restaurant<\/strong>. If you allow us to recommend you: from first \u201cPatatas a la riojana\u201d or \u201cPochas\u201d, from second \u201cCostillas al sarmiento\u201d o \u201cBacalao a la riojana\u201d and form dessert \u201cGoxua\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1h-Chuletillas-en-Rioja-Alavesa.jpg\" alt=\"Comiendo chuletillas al sarmiento en el jard\u00edn de las Variedades de Bodegas Valdelana (Elciego, Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">10. Wine tourism: the main reason to visit Rioja Alavesa.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the end, everything we have talked about in this post goes in the same direction: <strong>the influence of wine in the region<\/strong>. And whatever you do here, we are sure that you will enjoy it more with <a title=\"Wine tourism in Elciego\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/en\/experiences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a glass of wine in your hand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1i-Enoturismo-en-Rioja-Alavesa.jpg\" alt=\"Disfrutando del atardecer con una copa de vino en Rioja Alavesa\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So now, <strong>find a place in your calendar and come to spend a few days in Rioja Alavesa<\/strong>. We will wait for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rioja Alavesa is one of the most interesting wine regions of northern Spain. 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