Villa-Lucía wine museum

Villa-Lucía is a gastronomic space on the Logroño road, on the way out of Laguardia, with gardens, a grill restaurant, a shop and a wine museum, "Villa-Lucía con los 5 sentidos". It presents itself as a fully inclusive wine theme centre, and it is capped by an accessible 4D experience.

What the museum is

The museum presents itself as the world's first wine museum that is one hundred per cent inclusive in Spanish. The idea is to get to know wine with the five senses: touching it, smelling it, seeing it and tasting it, as well as hearing its history. The visit covers the history and rituals of winemaking in Rioja Alavesa, told in a way that is accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. The finale is a 4D experience, which the museum describes as the world's first one hundred per cent inclusive and accessible in Spanish.

The museum says it has received more than thirty national and international awards, and belongs to networks such as gastroMuseums, Slow Food and Euskadi Gastronomika. It is in the same complex as the Villa-Lucía grill restaurant, the gardens and the shop.

Opening hours

It opens Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 19:00, but closes on Sunday afternoon and on Monday. The sessions are at 11:00, 12:30, 17:00 and 18:30; the 18:30 one only with a reservation, and booking is recommended for all, on 945 600 032. The website does not publish the price: ask when you book.

As the visit is at a fixed time, arrive a few minutes early. The website also does not say how long the visit lasts with the 4D experience: ask when you book if your day is tight.

With children

It is one of the visits in the area that works best with kids: it explains wine through games and senses, and Villa-Lucía has green areas, play rooms and a children's menu at the grill.

The perfect plan with children is the 12:30 session and then lunch at the grill, which has dishes for them on the menu: pizzas, home-made burgers, skewers and free-range chicken. The gardens give them room to run around for a while. In addition, Villa-Lucía organises activities for children with the El Fabulista winery; ask at either.

Getting there

It is on the Logroño road, no number, on the way out of Laguardia: you can walk there from the old town or drive in a couple of minutes. If you come on the Alavabus bus from Vitoria or Logroño, get off in Laguardia and walk to the exit towards Logroño. From here you have the walk round the lagoons close at hand, because the path also leaves from the Logroño road, and the walled old town for the afternoon.