MY PERFECT DAY IN RIOJA

MORNING

fter an invigorating sleep and breakfast at the tranquil   in Briñas, complete with views of the Ebro river and the vines of Viña Tondonia, grab your walking shoes and hop in the car for . The estate is not open for tours, but visitors are welcome to enjoy a self-guided walk through its organic vineyards, taking a peek at the 10th-century necropolis and ancient stone lagar (wine press), carved from a huge granite boulder among the vines. A short drive southwest is Haro and its (railway station district: ). You’ll be spoilt for choice, but regardless of whether you go to  , with its ageing cellar designed by architect Gustave Eiffel, or to  , the smallest of the seven wineries, fun is guaranteed.