Architectural Rioja Small Group Wine Tour with Lunch from Bilbao

Explore Rioja’s top wineries, savor local tapas, and capture stunning photos on this exclusive small group tour from Bilbao.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bodegas Marques de Riscal - We will start our Architectural Rioja Tour from Bilbao with a guided visit of the Marques de Riscal winery designed by one of todays leading architects, Franck Gehry. (Also famed for the Guggeheim museum in Bilbao). Expect to taste three different wines.
  • Laguardia - We will visit the Ysios cellar designed by…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Wineries Visit
  • Professional Guide
  • Lunch (some tapas/traditional food with wine)
  • Wine Tasting
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Visit Marques de Riscal and Ysios, the two most prestigious wineries that produce excellent wines but also boast world-renowned architecture. In this tour you will be able to discover the magnificence of Rioja through a perfect fusion of vineyards, excellent wines and renowned architects such as Franck Gehry or Santiago Calatrava.
Visit Laguardia and…

Location
Islares Restaurant
Mazarredo Zumarkalea
The meeting point is in front of the Guggenheim museum where the big red stop for the Bilbao city view Hop-on Hop-off bus is located (by the tourist information point). You will see it easy as it is in front of Islares restaurant and very close to the Puppy flower sculpture designed by Jeff Koons.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Wojtekg948
May 21, 2025
Great Tour, Wine and Architecture - The tour was very interesting and informative. Wineries were architecturally significant and our guide Marina was very friendly and knowledgeable...
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Lightpacker712070
May 17, 2025
Well worth every penny - Amazing experience and top guide Marina 🙏 a lot of history, architecture and crafts. Well framed. Marina was very knowledgeable and well read and very nice.
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I1379cdjimm
May 8, 2025
Awesome way to see the Rioja wine region! - Marina, our guide, was fantastic! She educated us on types of wines and grapes for the Rioja region and took us to a few wineries as well as a delicious lunch of pintxos. Would highly recommend this as a great way to spend a day in the best wine region in the world.
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Anastasios_v
Apr 18, 2025
A must visit for both the wines and the architectural marvels - Very well organized, learned almost everything on wine making in both traditional and modern ways, the wine tasting section was great and our guide Marina even better. We did not get tired, we never felt uncomfortable and lunch was local and extremely good.
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T5970bqcolinc
Apr 12, 2025
A fantastic day out - I can’t rate this tour highly enough. Everything was perfect from start to finish, thanks in no small part to the tour guide, Marina, whose lively commentaries (in excellent English) made the whole experience all the more enjoyable.
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368andr_v
Apr 4, 2025
*Best tour I’ve ever been on!* - *Best tour I’ve ever been on!* We definitely got lucky with the weather, late March doesn’t usually promise sunshine, but we had great conditions. We traveled with a small group, and honestly, everyone was super lovely. Our guide, Marina, was the best, so well-informed, kind, and just really easy to connect with. I think everyone in the group would say the same. As for the tour itself: super complete, full of interesting stories, delicious tapas and wine, and two amazing highlights: Marqués de Riscal, one of the top traditional wineries, and Ysios, which is super modern and also in a stunning building to look at. Can totally and warmly recommend this one! 😊🍷 Kind regards, Ilja and André
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E8741ozmonikak
Mar 28, 2025
Highly recommended tour - Marina was an excellent guide and has also given very good tips for further activities and restaurants. The tour was perfectly put together and was a lot of fun.
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Debbie1161234
Mar 16, 2025
Visit to Rioja - This was my first time visiting northern Spain and this tour was definitely one of the highlights!! The area is beautiful and the architecture of the wineries is incredible. We learned so much at each vineyard we visited and had a blast. I want to give a special shout out to our tour guide, Marina. She did a fantastic job and made our tour such a special experience. We learned so much on the car ride to the vineyards and at each of our stops. She was an absolute joy to be around. She was very knowledgeable about the area and wines and took the time to answer all of our questions. By the end of the tour, we felt more like friends. I highly recommend this tour and Marina!!
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Daytrip57615700736
May 7, 2025
Easy booking for singles and couples - Excellent professionalism guide Marina who spoke English and travel organization. The only drawback, change of plans at the last moment, with reporting closure bodega Ysios Calatrava, seen only from a distance. Replaced with another smaller bodega.
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John_p
Mar 22, 2025
Good wine and great views - The van was very clean and comfortable. The first winery tour was longer than we had expected but very informative. The wineries has great wine and marina was very nice!
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up to 7 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).