Logroño
Logroño was home for me for exactly 12 months, and it was one of the best years of my life. The capital of La Rioja, wine country in the north of Spain, Logroño has it all. A beautiful little old quarter with more pincho (tapas) bars than you can count, Logroño has long been a stopping point for people walking the famous Camino de Santiago. A small city, situated between many other great cities and towns in the north, it is a good place to base yourself while traveling. It helps that it’s incredible cheap, has amazing food and red wine and it’s almost completely devoid of tourists.
Getting there: Take the ALSA bus, not the train from Madrid. It takes the same amount of time and is a quarter of the price and there’s wifi.
When to go: The best time to see La Rioja is in October when the leaves change on the vineyards, otherwise, Logroño’s patron saint festival is in September, San Mateo, a week of sheer madness.
If you only do one thing: tour a winery and go out for pinchos. Bodegas Franco-Españolas is right across the river from the old quarter, a 5 minute walk does great tours. Hemingway used to visit there, which is saying something. Head back across town and get lunch or dinner around Calle Laurel, the famous pincho street.
Logroño was home for me for exactly 12 months, and it was one of the best years of my life. The capital of La Rioja, wine country in the north of Spain, Logroño has it all. A beautiful little old quarter with more pincho (tapas) bars than you can count, Logroño has long been a stopping point for people walking the famous Camino de Santiago. A small city, situated between many other great cities and towns in the north, it is a good place to base yourself while traveling. It helps that it’s incredible cheap, has amazing food and red wine and it’s almost completely devoid of tourists.
When to go: The best time to see La Rioja is in October when the leaves change on the vineyards, otherwise, Logroño’s patron saint festival is in September, San Mateo, a week of sheer madness.
If you only do one thing: tour a winery and go out for pinchos. Bodegas Franco-Españolas is right across the river from the old quarter, a 5 minute walk does great tours. Hemingway used to visit there, which is saying something. Head back across town and get lunch or dinner around Calle Laurel, the famous pincho street.
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