# Haro

The century-old wineries of the Barrio de la Estación, the Herradura old town and the Wine Battle on 29 June, 45 km from Logroño and Vitoria.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/la-rioja/haro · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## What Haro is

Haro is a small town in the Rioja Alta, on the banks of the Ebro, with one fixed idea: wine. Here is the best-known concentration of century-old wineries in the Rioja DOCa, the Barrio de la Estación, where at the end of the 19th century several houses set up beside the railway to send their wine by train. They are still there, within a few hundred metres: López de Heredia Viña Tondonia, Muga, La Rioja Alta, CVNE and others.

On the other side of the river is the old town, which climbs from the Plaza de la Paz to the church of Santo Tomás. Its streets of pintxo bars, the Herradura, fill up in the evening and at weekends. And every 29 June the whole town dresses in white for the Wine Battle, on the Bilibio cliffs.

## How to get there

Haro is next to the AP-68 motorway and the N-124. By road, we estimate about 40 minutes from Logroño and from Vitoria-Gasteiz, an hour from Burgos along the AP-1, a little over an hour from Bilbao along the AP-68, around an hour and a half from Pamplona and about two hours from San Sebastián and Soria. López de Heredia notes that the airports of Bilbao, Vitoria and Logroño are less than an hour away by car. Laguardia, in the Rioja Alavesa, is half an hour away along the Sonsierra road.

Without a car, Alavabus line 12 runs from Vitoria-Gasteiz, with six departures Monday to Friday and four at weekends, in an hour. From Logroño, Alavabus line 10 reaches Haro via the Rioja Alavesa, but does not sell the Logroño–Haro journey; check the train or the Riojan bus first.

## Where to park

The centre has narrow streets and the Herradura is almost pedestrian-only. Park on the streets around the old town or at your hotel, and get around on foot: from the centre to the Barrio de la Estación it is about 10 minutes' walk, crossing the bridge over the Ebro. The wineries in the quarter have space for their visitors.

## How much time and when to go

A day covers two winery visits, a stroll around the old town and a long lunch. With two, you add Briñas, the climb to the Riscos de Bilibio and the Rioja Alavesa, or the monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla, about 45 minutes to the south.

Autumn is the best season: in September and October the grapes are harvested and the vineyards change colour. At the end of June the festivals arrive, with the Wine Battle on the 29th: it is an experience, but Haro fills up and you have to book months ahead. In winter the wineries stay open by reservation and the town is quiet. Bear in mind that many visits are in the morning and that some wineries have no slot on Sunday.

## The wineries, one by one

Muga shows its oak vats, the ageing and its cooperage on a 90-minute visit with two wines, for €30 and from age 12; it also has balloon flights at sunrise and a terrace for drinking its wines by the glass. La Rioja Alta runs a visit of an hour and a half with three wines, including Viña Ardanza, for €35, with slots Monday to Saturday and public holidays. CVNE sells its visits on its website. López de Heredia only receives professionals, but its shop is open to the public Monday to Saturday mornings. Always book: groups are small and in autumn they fill up.

## Dónde está
- Zonas: Rioja Wines
- Cerca: Laguardia and the Rioja Alavesa (a 21.6 km), San Millán de la Cogolla (a 28.0 km), Atapuerca (a 60.6 km), Laguna Negra and Picos de Urbión (a 64.3 km)

## Qué hacer
- **Walk through the Barrio de la Estación** (1 h · Everyone · Free from outside; visits by booking): The Barrio de la Estación (Station District) is the part of Haro that explains why the town calls itself the capital of Rioja. In the second half of the 19th century the railway replaced pack animals for taking wine out, and at the same time French winemakers arrived looking for Rioja wine, because oidium (1863) and phylloxera (1867) had ruined their harvests. They set up their warehouses beside the provisional station. None of those French warehouses is left standing, but the wineries that settled beside them between 1877 and 1904 are, and they still make wine on the same spot.
Seven wineries in seven hundred metres
The order of arrival is almost a lesson in Rioja history: López de Heredia in 1877, the Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España (CVNE) in 1879, Gómez Cruzado in 1886, La Rioja Alta in 1890 and Bodegas Bilbaínas in 1901. Muga, founded in 1932 in the old town, moved to the district from 1970, and Roda built its winery here in 1987, over a 19th-century cellar. Six of them form the Barrio de la Estación association; López de Heredia goes its own way.
From outside you see it free and in a good hour: stone buildings, courtyards, the López de Heredia tower and the CVNE buildings, which the winery links to Eiffel's firm. The longest distance between two wineries in the district is about 700 metres, so it is all done on foot.
Going into a winery: each with its own booking
There is no joint entry to the wineries: each sells its own visit. Muga shows its wooden vats and its cooperage for €30, and La Rioja Alta does a guided tasting for €35; CVNE sells its visits on its website, also in English. López de Heredia only receives professionals, by appointment, and closes during the harvest. Its shop does sell wine to the public: Monday to Thursday from 9:00 to 16:00, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 to 16:30; on public holidays it is closed and there is no tasting.
The Friday guided route and the passport
The association organises Barrio de la Estación Tours on Fridays at 10:30, from the train station car park. It is about three and a half hours on foot, with a visit to areas of three wineries and a wine and a tapa at each. There are two routes that alternate: Bilbaínas, Muga and Gómez Cruzado, or CVNE, La Rioja Alta and Roda. Groups are 12 people at most, in Spanish or English, with prior booking on its website; the price appears when you book.
The Passport is another way to do it without a guide: six wines and six tapas, one at the wine bar of each member winery, valid for a year. It is individual, bought beforehand and collected at the CVNE wine bar. It does not include the full winery visit, only the bar.
Ten minutes from Plaza de la Paz
From Plaza de la Paz it is about 10 minutes on foot, going down towards the Ebro and crossing it. If you come by car, the reference point is the station car park, the same one where the routes start. The walk fits with the old town and the Herradura and with lunch at Terete, as in the Sunday in Haro.
- **Visit to Bodegas Muga** (1 h 30 · Over-12s · Desde 30 € per person): Muga is a family winery in Haro's Barrio de la Estación, at Avenida de Vizcaya, 2, which preserves traditional wood-based winemaking. Its visit is one of the most complete in the district for understanding the craft: the great oak vats where the wine ferments, the ageing rooms and its own cooperage, where the barrels are made, with its warmth and smell of wood. If you are only going to do one winery visit in Haro and you are interested in how the work is done, this is a good choice.
What you will see
The tour begins in the winemaking area, with the wooden vats, enormous oak tanks where the wine ferments. From there you move on to the ageing rooms, full of barrels, and to the cooperage, which is what sets this visit apart from others: the winery makes and repairs its own barrels, and you see the coopers at work. That way you understand how the winery looks after each ageing. The visit ends with a tasting of two wines of the house.
The visit: price, hours and rules
It lasts about 90 minutes and costs €30 per person. It is held in Spanish or English, depending on the session you choose; simultaneous translation is not allowed during the tour. Book on the winery's website, with a calendar where you choose the date and time: the website does not publish fixed hours, so check the sessions available for your day. The form asks for name, email, telephone, country and number of people.
The rules are clear: under-12s are not admitted, nor are pets, and you cannot enter once the visit has started, so arrive in good time. If you cancel with less than 48 hours' notice, the amount is not refunded. For any questions, the winery's telephone is 941 306 060.
Other experiences at Muga
Besides the basic visit, Muga offers a visit with a tasting course, a private "Premium Plus" visit, an electric-bike tour of the vineyard and a balloon flight at dawn over the Rioja Alta, which can be combined with the winery visit. The details and prices of each are on its website.
After the visit
Next door, Muga's terrace serves its wines by the glass with local appetisers, from 12:00 to 14:30, a good ending if you visit mid-morning. In the same district, a few steps away, are La Rioja Alta, S.A., CVNE and López de Heredia; two visits with tasting in a day is reasonable. From the district you cross the Ebro on foot and in about ten minutes you are at Plaza de la Paz and the Herradura, the pintxo area of the old town.
- **Visit to La Rioja Alta, S.A.** (1 h 30 · Adults; children's rate · Desde 35 € per adult (children €10)): La Rioja Alta, S.A. is one of the founding wineries of Haro's Barrio de la Estación, at Avenida de Vizcaya, 8. It is a century-old winery known for its long-aged wines, such as Viña Ardanza and the grandes reservas 904 and 890, and one of the classic visits of the district. Unlike other wineries, it admits children on its basic visit, with its own rate, which makes it practical if you are travelling as a family.
The "Discovering La Rioja Alta, S.A." visit
It tours the century-old winery with a guide and ends with a guided tasting of three wines: the Lagar de Cervera albariño, Viña Ardanza and Viña Arana Gran Reserva. It lasts an hour and a half and is held in Spanish.
There is a session Monday to Friday at 11:30 and, on Saturdays and public holidays, at 10:45, 11:30 and 12:15. On Sundays that are not public holidays no sessions appear on its website. It costs €35 per adult and €10 per child, and the visit is open from age 9. Book at reservas.riojalta.com; for questions, the telephone is +34 941 310 346 and the email info@riojalta.com.
Special visits
On some Saturdays at 12:15 the winery organises longer visits, of about two hours, only for over-18s and with groups of between 8 and 15 people:

Gran Reserva 904, the essence of Rioja: visit and historic tasting of three vintages of 904. It costs €75.
Grandes Reservas Universe: visit and guided tasting of Gran Reserva 890, Gran Reserva 904 and Viña Arana Gran Reserva. It costs €65.

For visitors who do not speak Spanish there is also a tasting in English, without a tour of the winery, of one hour and €95, on spring and summer dates. The dates of all the special visits are announced on the website months ahead and fill up; it is best to book early. Groups of 8 or more can request these visits on weekdays by writing to the winery.
Wine bar, shop and dining rooms
El Garaje del Club de Cosecheros is the winery's wine bar and shop. It serves its wines by the glass, from current and old vintages, with tapas if you like, and sells wines, gift boxes and gourmet products. It opens Monday to Friday from 11:00 to 17:30 and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 11:00 to 15:00, so it is an option on Sunday too, when there is no visit.
For groups, the winery has private dining rooms Monday to Friday at midday: a single menu at €70 per person with appetisers, first course, main, home-made dessert, several wines and a private winery visit included. There are rooms for 10, 18 and 30 people.
How to combine it
La Rioja Alta is a few steps from Muga, CVNE and López de Heredia, in the same district. The sensible thing is one visit in the morning and another at midday, with lunch in the old town of Haro in between: crossing the Ebro on foot, Plaza de la Paz is about ten minutes away.
- **Haro old town and the Herradura** (1 h 30 · Everyone · Free): Haro's old town climbs from Plaza de la Paz, with the town hall and the bandstand, to the church of Santo Tomás, at the top, at the foot of the Cerro de La Mota, where the town was born. In between there are streets of houses with coats of arms and palaces, most from the 16th to 18th centuries, with Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical facades. It is a historic-artistic site protected since 1975 and is covered on foot in an hour and a half, more if you stop at the bars.
What to see
Plaza de la Paz is the centre of village life. It is presided over by the town hall, from the time of Charles III: José de Ituño drew it up in 1768, Ventura Rodríguez modified it and the date 1769 can be read on the facade beneath the town's Baroque coat of arms; the clock was placed in 1857. In the same square is the tourist office, in a stone building with facades from the 16th and 18th centuries and a 15th-century Mudéjar gallery.
The church of Santo Tomás is the great work of the old town. Its main portal, Plateresque, is by Felipe Vigarny, with scenes of the Calvary, the Apostles and the Velasco coats of arms. Inside it has three naves of equal height with star rib vaults, choir stalls from the late 17th century, an organ of 1798 and a high altarpiece of 1730 that the Town Council presents as the largest in La Rioja. The tower, of 1671 in its lower part and 1720 in the upper, served as a model for those of Santa María la Redonda in Logroño and the cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada.
The Basilica de la Vega, at Avenida Bretón de los Herreros, 2, houses the city's patron: a 14th-century Gothic carving in a Baroque altarpiece of 1740, the work of Santiago del Amo. It opens Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 17:00 to 19:00.
El Torreón is the only remnant of the walls that defended Haro from the 12th century. Today it is a section of the Museo de La Rioja devoted to contemporary Riojan art and opens Tuesday to Saturday, morning and afternoon, with different afternoon hours in summer.
The Herradura
The streets around Santo Tomás and Plaza de San Martín form the Herradura, Haro's pintxo-bar area. It is called that because of the horseshoe shape of the route. It has the most atmosphere in the evening and at weekends at midday: a pintxo and a local wine at each bar.
Guided and self-guided visits
The tourist office organises guided visits of the old town, the palaces and the churches, in Spanish and English, with prior booking essential; the times are checked at the office itself. If you prefer to go on your own, the Haro Turismo website offers a self-guided visit with codes for your phone.
The office opens in winter, from 1 November to 31 May, Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 14:00, and on Fridays and Saturdays also from 16:00 to 19:00; on Mondays it closes, except on public holidays. In summer, from 1 June to 31 October and on long weekends, it opens daily in the morning and Tuesday to Saturday also in the afternoon. It closes on 25 December and on 1 and 6 January.
Getting there
From the Barrio de la Estación it is about 10 minutes on foot, crossing the Ebro. If you come by car, park in the streets around the old town and walk up: the upper streets are narrow. With children the walk is short and Plaza de la Paz has room to run around.
- **Haro Wine Battle** (5 h · Adults and teenagers; white clothes you do not mind · Free): The Wine Battle is Haro's best-known festival and is declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest. It takes place every 29 June, St Peter's Day, at the Riscos de Bilibio, crags about 6 km north of the town, beside the Conchas de Haro, where the hermitage of San Felices stands. It grew out of centuries of pilgrimage to the place where the city's patron saint, San Felices de Bilibio, the teacher of San Millán, prayed, and today it is a whole morning of wine, music and brass bands.
What it is like
In the early hours the pilgrimage sets out from Plaza de la Paz, on foot, by car or by bus. After mass at the hermitage, early in the morning, the battle begins: thousands of people dressed in white with a red neckerchief soak each other in red wine. Anything that carries liquid goes: wineskins, non-glass bottles, buckets, water pistols and even the sprayers used in the vineyard. The aim, as the Town Council itself says, is to leave the person next to you "more purple than the Pendón de Haro", and nobody escapes, not even friends.
The brass bands play while there is still wine. When you see people sitting down eating snails or vine-shoot-grilled lamb chops, the battle has ended and lunch has begun. At midday the festival goes down to Haro and continues in Plaza de la Paz. Children have their own children's wine battle.
The festivities around it
The Battle is the centre of the festivities of San Juan, San Felices and San Pedro. They begin on the night of 23 June with the San Juan bonfires and the "Amanecer del Chocolate" at first light; the opening rocket is fired at twelve noon from the Town Hall balconies, and the town crier goes round the town on horseback. 25 June is the patron saint's day, San Felices, with a procession in which the brotherhood, founded in 1655, brings out the reliquaries with the relics of the saint and of San Millán.
How to go and what to bring
Go in white, with a red neckerchief, and with clothes and footwear you can throw away afterwards: you will walk, jump and dance on earth and stone. Goggles protect your eyes from the wine and a waterproof bag, your phone. Have a good breakfast, because the morning is long and starts very early, and drink water as well as wine; at the end of June there is hardly any shade on the crags.
On those days Haro fills up. If you come from elsewhere and want to sleep here, book accommodation months ahead; you can also sleep in Logroño, Santo Domingo de la Calzada or the Rioja Alavesa and come by road. The exact times of the pilgrimage, the mass and the buses change every year: check them in the Town Council's official festival programme and at the tourist office on Plaza de la Paz (941 303 580).
Outside those dates, the crags and the hermitage can be visited at leisure all year round, with one of the best views of the Conchas gorge and the Haro vineyards.
- **Briñas and its bridge over the Ebro** (1 h · Everyone · Free): Briñas is a small village about 3.5 km from Haro, downriver, on the bank of the Ebro and at the foot of the Sierra de Toloño. It has stone manor houses with coats of arms, a Baroque church and an old bridge over the river, and all around there is only vineyard. You can walk all of it in an unhurried hour, and it is a good complement to a morning of wineries in Haro.
What to see
The main monument is the church of the Asunción, built between the 16th and 18th centuries, with a classicist high altarpiece. Around it, in the streets that go down to the river, you see the ashlar houses with coats of arms that give the village its character. The D.O.Ca. Rioja Regulatory Council also cites, among Briñas's points of interest, the humilladero (wayside shrine), the crucero (stone cross), the ruins of the hermitage of San Marcelo and a Celtiberian sanctuary in the municipality.
The most photogenic is the medieval bridge over the Ebro, with pointed and semicircular arches. For centuries it was the only crossing between Briñas and Haro, and today the Camino Natural del Ebro and the Camino Vasco towards Santiago cross it. From the bank you see the wide river, the poplar groves and, behind, the vineyard climbing towards the sierra.
Wine in Briñas
The Briñas municipality has about 99 hectares of vineyard, almost all red grape, and several small wineries. The one that receives visitors is Tobelos, on the N-124 road, with a wine bar where its wines are tasted. It does not publish visiting hours on its website: it is best to call 941 305 630 before going. For guided visits with fixed hours, the most practical thing is to return to the Barrio de la Estación in Haro.
Getting there and walking from Haro
By car it is five minutes from Haro on the N-124, the Vitoria road; you can park without difficulty at the entrance to the village. Alavabus line 12, between Vitoria-Gasteiz and Haro, stops at Briñas, although it does not sell tickets just for the Haro to Briñas stretch.
On foot or by bike the prettiest option is stage 13 of the Camino Natural del Ebro (GR 99), waymarked with white and red marks, which leaves Haro and passes over the Briñas bridge on the way to Briones and San Vicente de la Sonsierra. Going to Briñas and back along the bank and the vineyard tracks is about 7 km, flat, between an hour and a half and two hours on foot. In summer, set out early: there is little shade among the vines. If you want to go further, from Haro you can also climb to the Conchas and the Riscos de Bilibio, on the other side of the town.
With children and with a dog
It is a comfortable walk for families: short streets, almost no cars, and the river bank to rest on. Dogs can go on a lead through the village and along the path. There are hardly any services, so bring water; in Haro you have bars, restaurants and the tourist office on Plaza de la Paz, which gives maps of the paths.
- **The Conchas de Haro and the Riscos de Bilibio** (2 h 30 · Anyone who walks a little · Free): To the north-west of Haro, the Ebro enters La Rioja by cutting through the mountain at the Conchas, a gorge between the Obarenes hills and the Sierra de Toloño. Above it rise the Riscos de Bilibio, a ridge of rock with the hermitage of San Felices, the place where the Wine Battle is held every 29 June. The rest of the year it is a quiet spot, with one of the widest views in the Rioja Alta: the river leaving the canyon and winding through the vineyard, with Haro and Briñas in the background.
What you will see
The Conchas are a gorge of Cretaceous limestone that the Ebro has carved at its entry into the depression. The Government of La Rioja includes them among its singular geological sites: here a west-east fault makes the limestones of the sierra ride over the clays and sandstones of the valley, and the river's erosion has left the walls vertical, like a rampart, visible from afar.
The Riscos de Bilibio and their hermitage have a lot of history. According to the Town Council, there was first a Roman castle here and, at the end of the 5th century, San Felices, patron of Haro, and his disciple San Millán, who would later found the monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla, lived here in retreat. A stone effigy of the saint crowns the hill. In 2014, the Repsol Guide chose this place as the best corner of Spain, thanks to the votes of readers.
Getting there
The crags are about 6 km from the centre of Haro on the LR-306 road, towards Villalba de Rioja, which leaves from the wineries district, beside the bridge over the River Tirón. By car it is about ten minutes; from Miranda de Ebro you can also get there by road.
On foot or by bike you can go along the tracks between vineyards from Haro, the same route taken by the pilgrimage each June. Allow about three hours there and back on foot from the centre, with little shade. The tourist office on Plaza de la Paz (941 303 580) gives maps and explains the most comfortable route.
Tips
The last climb to the hermitage is short but steep, with stretches of loose stone: bring outdoor footwear and water. In summer go first thing or at dusk, when the light over the vineyard is prettiest and it is less hot. With children it is an easy outing by car, but watch them at the top of the crags, which have a drop. Dogs can go up on a lead.
Spring and autumn are the best seasons: the vineyard green in May and June, and red and yellow after the harvest, in October. If you coincide with 29 June, be prepared: the crags fill with thousands of people dressed in white soaking themselves in wine.
- **Balloon flight over the vineyard with Muga** (4 h · Over-12s · Desde 205 € per person (€225 with winery visit)): Bodegas Muga, one of the historic wineries of Haro's Barrio de la Estación, organises balloon flights at dawn over the Rioja Alta vineyard. It is one of the most special experiences you can have in the area: seeing from the air the mosaic of vines, the course of the Ebro and the stone villages, with the Sierra de Toloño and the Obarenes hills in the background and the low light of early morning.
What the experience is like
The day starts very early. The pick-up is arranged an hour before sunrise and the transfer to the take-off point is included. There you take part in preparing and inflating the balloon and, with the first light, you take off. The exact time in the air is not published, because it depends on the wind and the landing site. After landing there is a traditional Riojan lunch, a "baptism of the air" certificate is given as a souvenir and you return by transfer. All told, it is about four hours.
The activity is held in Spanish. Muga does not publish how many passengers fit in the basket or whether there is a weight limit; if either concerns you, ask when you book.
Price and booking
It costs €205 per person. For €225 it can be combined with the winery visit, which shows the oak vats, the ageing rooms and its own cooperage, with a tasting of two wines. Although the website shows a calendar of dates, to book you must write to visitas@bodegasmuga.com or call 941 30 60 60. The reference address is the winery's, at Avenida de Vizcaya, 2, in the Barrio de la Estación.
Age, pets and weather
The minimum age is 12, so it is not an activity for small children, but it is for teenagers. Pets are not admitted. Flying depends entirely on the weather: the flight is confirmed or rescheduled 72 hours ahead. If it is finally cancelled because of the weather, you can choose between a refund, another date or another winery activity. That is why it is best not to leave it for the last day of the trip and to have room to move it.
The website gives no advice on clothing. At dawn, even in summer, it is cool in the countryside; layered clothing and comfortable footwear for walking on earth are a safe bet.
To complete the day
When you come back you will be in Haro in mid-morning, with the whole day ahead. Next to Muga, in the same district, are La Rioja Alta, S.A., CVNE and López de Heredia, and Muga's terrace serves its wines by the glass at midday. In the afternoon you can go up to the old town and the Herradura, the pintxo area around the church of Santo Tomás, or head to Briñas along the bank of the Ebro.

## Dónde comer
- **Asador Terete** (Restaurant, Haro, €€€). Qué pedir: the vegetable menestra and the suckling lamb roasted in a wood-fired oven
- **Restaurante Los Caños** (Restaurant, Haro, €€). Qué pedir: the house tripe, the cod ajoarriero and the grilled leeks; to share, the aged chop
- **The Muga terrace** (Bar, Haro, €€). Qué pedir: a glass of Muga with a selection of nibbles, before or after the tour

## By car: Haro on foot, the vineyards by car
Haro lies beside the AP-68 and the N-124, between Logroño, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Bilbao. Within the town everything is on foot: the old town, the Herradura and the Barrio de la Estación are ten minutes apart. The car is for Briñas, the Conchas, the Rioja Alavesa and San Millán de la Cogolla, about 45 minutes away.
Presupuesto orientativo: 80–160 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **Hotel Eurostars Los Agustinos** (Hotel): Closed for works until 22 December
First of all: in November 2026 the Eurostars website says the hotel is closed for renovation works until the coming 22 December. If you plan to come before that date, look for other accommodation in Haro; if it is for afterwards, confirm the reopening when you book.
A convent in the centre
Los Agustinos occupies a 15th-century building that has been a convent, a military garrison, a prison and a hospital. It is on Calle San Agustín, next to the Bretón de los Herreros theatre and about 100 metres from the Herradura and the Town Hall, right in the centre of Haro. The Barrio de la Estación, with its century-old wineries, is about ten minutes' walk away.
The heart of the hotel is the old cloister, covered with a glass roof, where the café and the lounges are. It is open from 8:00 to 23:00 and is also used for weddings, banquets, concerts and tastings. There are also four function rooms with audiovisual equipment for meetings.
The rooms
There are 62, with the building's century-old stone walls on show and classic decor. The website does not detail room types or what each room has. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out is until 12:00. Pets are not allowed. For groups of more than five rooms there may be supplements and special conditions, and bookings that are not prepaid are settled on arrival. Room service is closed.
Eating and breakfast
The hotel restaurant serves traditional Rioja dishes with modern touches and D.O. Rioja wines. It opens on Monday to Thursday evenings, from 20:30 to 23:00, and from Friday to Sunday also at midday, from 13:30 to 15:30. The café-bar runs from 16:00 to 0:00. Breakfast is served from 7:30 to 10:30 on weekdays and from 8:00 to 11:00 at weekends and on public holidays.
If you would rather go out, the Herradura, the pintxo-bar streets around Santo Tomás and Plaza de San Martín, is a couple of steps away.
Getting there and parking
The hotel has parking for €15 a day, VAT included; in an old town of narrow streets it is handy to leave the car and forget about it. Without a car, Haro bus station is about 450 metres away, so you can walk with your suitcase. The nearest airport is Vitoria-Gasteiz, about 50 km away.
Who it suits
It suits couples and travellers who come to Haro to visit wineries and want to sleep in the centre, close to the bars, with the option of walking back from the Barrio de la Estación. The covered cloister makes it pleasant on rainy days too.
- **Hotel Arrope** (Small hotel): A mansion opposite the theatre
The Arrope occupies a mid-19th-century building commissioned by the Duke of Moctezuma, in a romantic style, in ashlar stone with white wooden bay windows. It has a private garden at one of its entrances. It stands opposite the Bretón theatre and next to the Bank of Spain building: together the three form Plaza de Monseñor Florentino Rodríguez, in the centre of Haro. The house itself describes itself as one of the town's most emblematic buildings.
Rooms
The website distinguishes eight room types:

Double with a double bed, and double for single use.
Twin double, with two single beds.
Interior king size, with an extra-large bed.
King size with garden views, with a 180 cm bed.
Attic double, with sloping ceilings, with a double bed or two singles.
Triple, with three single beds.
Quadruple, with two single beds and an extra-large one.

The triple and the quadruple make it a good option for families. The website does not publish rates on the rooms page, but it offers a best-price guarantee and a discount if you book through it, with free cancellation up to 48 hours before arrival only on bookings made there.
Facilities
There is wifi in the hotel and in the rooms, parking, a terrace and bike storage, and the hotel is listed as adapted for people with reduced mobility. Reception is open from 8:00 to 0:00, so if you arrive in the small hours, let them know. If you book to eat at the restaurant on the day you leave, you can keep the room until 18:00. Pets are not allowed, except assistance dogs and those of the armed forces and security services.
Eating in the house
The Arrope restaurant serves market cuisine with creative touches, using fresh seasonal and zero-mile produce, and works with a single menu that changes with the season. The wine bar holds more than 200 labels. Restaurant reservations go through its own website. As well as the restaurant, the hotel has a café, a terrace and a wine corner. For New Year's Eve it holds a party dinner for €140, with a welcome aperitif at 21:00, dinner at 21:30, grapes and a party bag at midnight and drinks until 2:30.
Getting there
Being in the centre, everything is done on foot: Plaza de la Paz, the church of Santo Tomás and the Herradura, the pintxo-bar area, are a few minutes away, and the Barrio de la Estación, with its century-old wineries, about 15 minutes' walk. If you arrive by car, the hotel has parking; if you come by bicycle, you can keep it inside. The address is Calle Virgen de la Vega, 31; telephone, 941 304 025.
Who it suits
It is comfortable for families because of the triples and quadruples, for couples who want a building with character in the centre, and for anyone who comes to Haro to tour wineries by bike or on foot.
- **Haro campsite** (Campsite, desde 11.8 € / pitch): Camping de Haro, part of the Campingred chain, is on Avenida Miranda, on the banks of the River Tirón. It is an urban campsite in the best sense: flat, with plenty of shade from trees and asphalted lanes, about 10 minutes on foot from the old town and about 5 from the wineries of the Barrio de la Estación, according to the campsite itself. It lets you sleep in Haro without driving to dinner or to a tasting.
Pitches of 36 to 80 square metres beside the Tirón
There are small pitches of 36 to 42 m² and standard ones of 72 to 80 m², both with a 6 A electric hook-up; premium pitches of 80 m², with water, drainage and a 10 A hook-up, designed for caravans and motorhomes and not recommended for tents; and an open, unmarked area with 6 A hook-ups. You are not assigned a specific pitch when you book: it is given to you at reception, and on arrival day it is not guaranteed until 14:00, which is also when the camping day ends.
Prices are per night, including VAT. In low season, the small pitch costs €11.80, the standard €14.50 and the premium €18.50; in high season, €16.40, €21.60 and €27.10. People are added on top (adult, €5.80 to €8.40; child aged 3 to 10, €4.70 to €6.90), plus electricity (€6.70) and dog (€2.90 to €4.20). High season runs from 17 July to 30 August; mid season covers Easter and the weeks either side of summer; low season is the rest of the year.
Bungalows and cabins, no animals
For sleeping without a tent there are 29 bungalows and four cabins. The Mediterráneo and Toloño are for four, with one double bedroom and another with two beds; the Oliva and Bilibio are for six, with three bedrooms and a 14 m² terrace, and the Bilibio are close to the pool. One of the Toloño is adapted, with a ramp and an accessible bathroom. All have a kitchen-diner, bathroom, heating, air conditioning, television and bed linen, but no towels. The four Glamping Petite cabins are for two, with a double bed and bathroom, without a kitchen: you cannot cook inside or on the porch. No animals are allowed in any of them. Check-in is from 16:00, check-out before 11:00, and a €100 deposit is required.
Pools, zip line and picnic area
The pool complex has a covered pool with bubble jets and beach-style entry, open until 1 November, a large one with a water jet and two slides, and a children's pool with a slide and jets. There is a multi-sport court, a pelota wall, a climbing wall, a zip line, slackline, a playground and entertainment in July and August. The bar-restaurant is air-conditioned, with a pool table, and its terrace opens in summer. At the far end, a covered picnic area has barbecues, which may be restricted during periods of fire risk. The toilets are heated and adapted; there are washing machines and a chemical toilet disposal point.
Closed from 8 December to 26 February
The campsite closes on 8 December, open until the afternoon that day, and reopens on 26 February. At booking they charge 50%, and only refund the advance if you cancel more than seven days ahead.
From here, the Barrio de la Estación is a walk away, and the old town and the Herradura are there for dinner; for roast lamb, Terete is in the centre.

## Car-free: By bus from Vitoria
From Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alavabus line 12 reaches Haro in an hour, with six departures Monday to Friday and four at weekends. Once there, the wineries of the Barrio de la Estación, the old town and the restaurants are all on foot. From Logroño, Alavabus line 10 does not sell the journey to Haro: check other options before you go.
Presupuesto orientativo: 80–140 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir without a car
- **Hotel Eurostars Los Agustinos** (Hotel): Closed for works until 22 December
First of all: in November 2026 the Eurostars website says the hotel is closed for renovation works until the coming 22 December. If you plan to come before that date, look for other accommodation in Haro; if it is for afterwards, confirm the reopening when you book.
A convent in the centre
Los Agustinos occupies a 15th-century building that has been a convent, a military garrison, a prison and a hospital. It is on Calle San Agustín, next to the Bretón de los Herreros theatre and about 100 metres from the Herradura and the Town Hall, right in the centre of Haro. The Barrio de la Estación, with its century-old wineries, is about ten minutes' walk away.
The heart of the hotel is the old cloister, covered with a glass roof, where the café and the lounges are. It is open from 8:00 to 23:00 and is also used for weddings, banquets, concerts and tastings. There are also four function rooms with audiovisual equipment for meetings.
The rooms
There are 62, with the building's century-old stone walls on show and classic decor. The website does not detail room types or what each room has. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out is until 12:00. Pets are not allowed. For groups of more than five rooms there may be supplements and special conditions, and bookings that are not prepaid are settled on arrival. Room service is closed.
Eating and breakfast
The hotel restaurant serves traditional Rioja dishes with modern touches and D.O. Rioja wines. It opens on Monday to Thursday evenings, from 20:30 to 23:00, and from Friday to Sunday also at midday, from 13:30 to 15:30. The café-bar runs from 16:00 to 0:00. Breakfast is served from 7:30 to 10:30 on weekdays and from 8:00 to 11:00 at weekends and on public holidays.
If you would rather go out, the Herradura, the pintxo-bar streets around Santo Tomás and Plaza de San Martín, is a couple of steps away.
Getting there and parking
The hotel has parking for €15 a day, VAT included; in an old town of narrow streets it is handy to leave the car and forget about it. Without a car, Haro bus station is about 450 metres away, so you can walk with your suitcase. The nearest airport is Vitoria-Gasteiz, about 50 km away.
Who it suits
It suits couples and travellers who come to Haro to visit wineries and want to sleep in the centre, close to the bars, with the option of walking back from the Barrio de la Estación. The covered cloister makes it pleasant on rainy days too.
- **Hotel Arrope** (Small hotel): A mansion opposite the theatre
The Arrope occupies a mid-19th-century building commissioned by the Duke of Moctezuma, in a romantic style, in ashlar stone with white wooden bay windows. It has a private garden at one of its entrances. It stands opposite the Bretón theatre and next to the Bank of Spain building: together the three form Plaza de Monseñor Florentino Rodríguez, in the centre of Haro. The house itself describes itself as one of the town's most emblematic buildings.
Rooms
The website distinguishes eight room types:

Double with a double bed, and double for single use.
Twin double, with two single beds.
Interior king size, with an extra-large bed.
King size with garden views, with a 180 cm bed.
Attic double, with sloping ceilings, with a double bed or two singles.
Triple, with three single beds.
Quadruple, with two single beds and an extra-large one.

The triple and the quadruple make it a good option for families. The website does not publish rates on the rooms page, but it offers a best-price guarantee and a discount if you book through it, with free cancellation up to 48 hours before arrival only on bookings made there.
Facilities
There is wifi in the hotel and in the rooms, parking, a terrace and bike storage, and the hotel is listed as adapted for people with reduced mobility. Reception is open from 8:00 to 0:00, so if you arrive in the small hours, let them know. If you book to eat at the restaurant on the day you leave, you can keep the room until 18:00. Pets are not allowed, except assistance dogs and those of the armed forces and security services.
Eating in the house
The Arrope restaurant serves market cuisine with creative touches, using fresh seasonal and zero-mile produce, and works with a single menu that changes with the season. The wine bar holds more than 200 labels. Restaurant reservations go through its own website. As well as the restaurant, the hotel has a café, a terrace and a wine corner. For New Year's Eve it holds a party dinner for €140, with a welcome aperitif at 21:00, dinner at 21:30, grapes and a party bag at midnight and drinks until 2:30.
Getting there
Being in the centre, everything is done on foot: Plaza de la Paz, the church of Santo Tomás and the Herradura, the pintxo-bar area, are a few minutes away, and the Barrio de la Estación, with its century-old wineries, about 15 minutes' walk. If you arrive by car, the hotel has parking; if you come by bicycle, you can keep it inside. The address is Calle Virgen de la Vega, 31; telephone, 941 304 025.
Who it suits
It is comfortable for families because of the triples and quadruples, for couples who want a building with character in the centre, and for anyone who comes to Haro to tour wineries by bike or on foot.
### Servicios
- **Bus Vitoria-Gasteiz to Haro (Alavabus 12)**: Six departures Monday to Friday and four at weekends from Vitoria station; about an hour's journey

## As a family: Wineries, river and a campsite with water slides

Haro is a wine destination, but with children there is plenty to do: the Barrio de la Estación is good for a stroll, Briñas and the Conchas offer countryside walks, and the campsite is one of those with a pool and water slides.

### What works best
A walk around the Barrio de la Estación, among wineries and railway tracks

La Rioja Alta: children pay €10

Briñas and the banks of the Ebro

The climb up to the Riscos de Bilibio

### Where to sleep
Camping de Haro, with bungalows and pools with water slides

Hotel Arrope, with triple and quadruple rooms

### Where to eat
Los Caños, with croquettes and Russian salad to share

### Worth knowing
Muga does not admit children under 12 on its tours

The campsite closes from 8 December to 26 February

### Qué hacer as a family
- Walk through the Barrio de la Estación
- Visit to La Rioja Alta, S.A.
- Haro old town and the Herradura
- Briñas and its bridge over the Ebro
- The Conchas de Haro and the Riscos de Bilibio

## With teenagers: A wine battle and a balloon at dawn

For teenagers, Haro has two plans nobody forgets: the Wine Battle on 29 June and the Muga balloon flight, from age 12. The rest of the year, the Muga cooperage and the climb up to Bilibio.

### What works best
The Wine Battle, at the Riscos de Bilibio

The balloon flight at dawn, from age 12

The Muga tour, with the cooperage, from age 12

Climbing the Riscos de Bilibio and seeing the Conchas

### Where to sleep
Camping de Haro, with bungalows

Eurostars Los Agustinos, in the centre

### Where to eat
Pintxos along the Herradura

### Worth knowing
At the Battle, wear clothes you can throw away and eye protection

The Muga eBike requires a minimum height of 1.55 m

### Qué hacer with teenagers
- Walk through the Barrio de la Estación
- Visit to Bodegas Muga
- Haro Wine Battle
- The Conchas de Haro and the Riscos de Bilibio
- Balloon flight over the vineyard with Muga

## With friends: Pintxos on the Herradura and Historic Wineries

Haro is the wine capital and a perfect plan for friends: the wineries of the Barrio de la Estación are visited on foot, the Herradura fills with pintxos and everything is a short walk away.
Haro is done on foot. A good plan: wineries of the Barrio de la Estación in the morning, lunch in the old town and pintxos along the Herradura as the evening draws in. Anyone who wants more can climb up to Bilibio or get up early for the balloon with Muga. Book winery visits before you come, especially at weekends.

### What works best
The walk through the Barrio de la Estación: seven historic wineries, from López de Heredia to Roda, in an hour on foot

The visit to Bodegas Muga: wooden vats, its own cooperage and a tasting of two wines, 90 minutes and €30

The visit to La Rioja Alta, with a guided tasting of Viña Ardanza and a gran reserva, €35

The old town and the Herradura, with the pintxo-bar streets

The balloon flight with Muga: sunrise over the vineyard and a Riojan brunch, €205

The Conchas de Haro and the Riscos de Bilibio, a two-to-three-hour walk

The Battle of Wine, on 29 June: a pilgrimage at dawn and red wine poured over everyone

### Where to sleep
The Camping de Haro, five minutes' walk from the wineries, with bungalows and glamping

The Hotel Arrope, a small palace with triple and quadruple rooms

The Hotel Eurostars Los Agustinos, a former convent with 62 rooms

### Where to eat
The Muga terrace, with its wines by the glass and local nibbles, from 12:00 to 14:30

Los Caños, in the pintxo area, with Riojan cooking and a charcoal grill

Asador Terete, suckling lamb in a wood-fired oven since 1877; open Saturday and Sunday at midday

### Keep in mind
Muga requires a minimum age of 12; book visits in good time

On 29 June the Battle of Wine fills Haro: book a bed early

The area is done on foot: sleep in the old town or at the campsite and leave the car

### Qué hacer with friends
- Walk through the Barrio de la Estación
- Visit to Bodegas Muga
- Visit to La Rioja Alta, S.A.
- Haro old town and the Herradura
- Haro Wine Battle
- The Conchas de Haro and the Riscos de Bilibio
- Balloon flight over the vineyard with Muga

## Consejos

### Do two wineries, not four
One visit in the morning and another at midday, with a lunch in between, is more enjoyable than a marathon.

### Be on time at Muga
Once the visit has started, entry is not allowed.

### Pintxos along the Herradura
A pintxo and a glass of wine in each bar, around Santo Tomás and the Plaza de San Martín.

### Book early for the Battle
Accommodation in Haro and the surrounding area fills up weeks before 29 June.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Which wineries can you visit in Haro's Barrio de la Estación?
Muga, from €30; La Rioja Alta, from €35; CVNE, by reservation on its website, and other wineries in the quarter. López de Heredia only receives professionals.

### When is the Haro Wine Battle?
Every 29 June, St Peter's Day, on the Riscos de Bilibio, about 6 km from the centre.

### Can you go to Haro without a car?
Yes, by bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz (Alavabus line 12). In Haro everything is done on foot.

### Where do you eat on Sunday in Haro?
Terete, the grill restaurant from 1877, and Los Caños, on the Plaza de San Martín, are open on Sunday at lunchtime; book.

### What is there to see near Haro?
Briñas and the Conchas de Haro, a few kilometres away; Labastida, Samaniego and Laguardia, in the Rioja Alavesa; and San Millán de la Cogolla, to the south.