An excellent reason to detour in Logroño

Gareth Griffith said:

When I did my Camino in 2016 I overnighted in Logroño at parochial albergue adjoining a church and then carried on the next day. Today I am busy planning my drive back to the UK from our apartment on the Costa Blanca. We are catching an early afternoon ferry from Bilbao which means making an overnight stop near(ish) to the port and though Logroño would fit the bill.
Looking on Tripadvisor for things to do in Logroño this came up, a tour of the Campo Viejo winery.:
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attra...ews-Bodegas_Campo_Viejo-Logrono_La_Rioja.html
I know not everyone doing the Camino is an alcoholic or will have the funds to make the detour, but if you've come a long way to make this pilgrimage it would be a shame to miss this place just through ignorance.
Investigating a bit further I came across this too:
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attra...ews-Marques_de_Murrieta-Logrono_La_Rioja.html
This second winery is a bit pricier that the Campo Viejo one. There is a further attraction which is exceedingly well recommended but at a very high price well beyond that of the average pilgrim:
https://riojawinetrips.com/unusual-suspects/
The long winded point I am making is that just off the Camino there are many wondrous things and do your research before you leave home. There's way, way more to the Camino than blister research and geting your backpack below 10kg.
Buen Camino a Todos.

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notion900 said:

Atapuerca near Burgos springs to mind. Or Las Médulas near Ponferrada. Both UNESCO world heritage sites worth a detour.

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Gareth Griffith said:

When I did my Camino in 2016 I overnighted in Logroño at parochial albergue adjoining a church and then carried on the next day. Today I am busy planning my drive back to the UK from our apartment on the Costa Blanca. We are catching an early afternoon ferry from Bilbao which means making an overnight stop near(ish) to the port and though Logroño would fit the bill.
Looking on Tripadvisor for things to do in Logroño this came up, a tour of the Campo Viejo winery.:
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attra...ews-Bodegas_Campo_Viejo-Logrono_La_Rioja.html
I know not everyone doing the Camino is an alcoholic or will have the funds to make the detour, but if you've come a long way to make this pilgrimage it would be a shame to miss this place just through ignorance.
Investigating a bit further I came across this too:
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attra...ews-Marques_de_Murrieta-Logrono_La_Rioja.html
This second winery is a bit pricier that the Campo Viejo one. There is a further attraction which is exceedingly well recommended but at a very high price well beyond that of the average pilgrim:
https://riojawinetrips.com/unusual-suspects/
The long winded point I am making is that just off the Camino there are many wondrous things and do your research before you leave home. There's way, way more to the Camino than blister research and geting your backpack below 10kg.
Buen Camino a Todos.

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williamlittig said:

Here is another place to see near Logrono close to LaGuardia View attachment 47281View attachment 47281

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Gareth Griffith said:

When I did my Camino in 2016 I overnighted in Logroño at parochial albergue adjoining a church and then carried on the next day. Today I am busy planning my drive back to the UK from our apartment on the Costa Blanca. We are catching an early afternoon ferry from Bilbao which means making an overnight stop near(ish) to the port and though Logroño would fit the bill.
Looking on Tripadvisor for things to do in Logroño this came up, a tour of the Campo Viejo winery.:
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attra...ews-Bodegas_Campo_Viejo-Logrono_La_Rioja.html
I know not everyone doing the Camino is an alcoholic or will have the funds to make the detour, but if you've come a long way to make this pilgrimage it would be a shame to miss this place just through ignorance.
Investigating a bit further I came across this too:
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attra...ews-Marques_de_Murrieta-Logrono_La_Rioja.html
This second winery is a bit pricier that the Campo Viejo one. There is a further attraction which is exceedingly well recommended but at a very high price well beyond that of the average pilgrim:
https://riojawinetrips.com/unusual-suspects/
The long winded point I am making is that just off the Camino there are many wondrous things and do your research before you leave home. There's way, way more to the Camino than blister research and geting your backpack below 10kg.
Buen Camino a Todos.

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williamlittig said:

Here is another place to see near Logrono close to LaGuardia View attachment 47281View attachment 47281

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notion900 said:

Atapuerca near Burgos springs to mind. Or Las Médulas near Ponferrada. Both UNESCO world heritage sites worth a detour.

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notion900 said:

The OP's point was that there are many wondrous things worth a detour from the camino.

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KinkyOne said:

Anyway all three places mentioned in our last posts are on Caminos: Atapuerca - Frances, Las Medulas - Invierno, Haro - Vasco del Interior, so technically they even can't count as detours

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