# Cerca de Logroño

From Logroño almost everything starts in a winery. Across the Ebro, Laguardia; upriver, Haro and the monasteries of San Millán; to the east, Olite and the Bardenas; to the west, Burgos and Atapuerca, and to the north, the coast of Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/la-rioja/logrono/getaways

## Planes de un día
- [Laguardia, Baigorri and a night at Viura](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/basque-country/laguardia-and-rioja-alavesa/itineraries/glass-winery-and-sonsierra.md) (20 min en coche): You arrive by bus in Laguardia, go down into its underground cellars, have lunch in Páganos, taste at the winery under Samaniego's glass cube and sleep in Villabuena. Wednesday or Thursday.
- [Laguardia: tower, calado and Riscal](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/basque-country/laguardia-and-rioja-alavesa/itineraries/wine-cellars-tower-and-marques-de-riscal.md) (20 min en coche): You walk Laguardia inside the wall, climb the Abbey Tower, go down into a winery dug beneath the streets, eat with a view of the vineyard and taste at Marqués de Riscal. 20 minutes from Logroño.
- [Haro: winery, grill house and Briñas](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/la-rioja/haro/itineraries/station-quarter-wineries-and-lamb.md) (40 min en coche): You stroll round the Barrio de la Estación, visit Muga with a tasting, eat lamb at a grill house from 1877 and finish at La Herradura and in Briñas, beside the Ebro. 40 minutes from Logroño and Vitoria.
- [San Millán: Yuso, winery and Cañas](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/la-rioja/san-millan-de-la-cogolla/itineraries/yuso-monastery-winery-and-canas.md) (45 min en coche): Tastings at a family winery in Badarán, a visit to the Yuso monastery, lunch inside it and a finish at the monastery of Cañas. Three quarters of an hour from Logroño.
- [The Bardenas by 4x4 and lunch in Tudela](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/navarre/bardenas-reales/itineraries/4x4-through-the-bardena-blanca.md) (1 h 15 en coche): You tour the Bardena Blanca by 4x4 with a guide, stop at Castildetierra and the Cortinas ravine, and eat Ribera vegetables in Tudela. An hour from Pamplona and Logroño.
- [Olite: palace, grill and Ujué](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/navarre/olite/itineraries/royal-palace-grill-house-and-ujue.md) (1 h 15 en coche): You climb the Royal Palace towers, walk the medieval rúas, eat chargrilled food on the Rúa Mayor and finish at Ujué, on top of its hill. 40 minutes from Pamplona.
- [Tarazona: cathedral and beech forest](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/tarazona-and-moncayo/itineraries/cathedral-kiborion-and-moncayo-beech-forest.md) (1 h 25 en coche): The cathedral with a guide and its climb to the Kiborion, a stroll round the Jewish quarter, lunch at Saboya 21 and the Peña Roya beech forest on the Moncayo before heading home. An hour from Zaragoza.
- [Mina Esperanza and CAREX with children](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/atapuerca/itineraries/family-olmos-mine-and-carex.md) (1 h 33 en coche): The Olmos iron mine with lanterns and a boat, CAREX with fire-making and stone-carving demonstrations and lunch in Burgos, half an hour away; all with advance booking.
- [Atapuerca: sites and museum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/atapuerca/itineraries/trench-with-guide-and-human-evolution-museum.md) (1 h 33 en coche): The first guided visit of the Sunday to the Railway Trench, the Museum of Human Evolution before it closes at 15:00 and lunch opposite Burgos cathedral.
- [Burgos: cathedral, castle and lamb](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/burgos/itineraries/cathedral-castle-and-roast-lamb.md) (1 h 39 en coche): The cathedral first thing, the merchants' churches, the castle reopened in 2026 and its viewpoint, roast lamb at Casa Ojeda and a stroll along the Espolón before heading home.
- [Getaria: museum, the Ratón and grill](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/basque-country/getaria-and-zarautz/itineraries/balenciaga-raton-and-harbour-grill.md) (1 h 55 en coche): You see the Balenciaga museum, climb the Ratón of Getaria, eat grilled fish above the harbour and walk to Zarautz beach. Half an hour from San Sebastián and an hour from Bilbao.
- [Gaztelugatxe, Mundaka and the Casa de Juntas](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/basque-country/urdaibai/itineraries/sunday-at-gaztelugatxe-and-mundaka.md) (1 h 55 en coche): You climb to San Juan de Gaztelugatxe before the crowds arrive, stroll round Mundaka, eat above the estuary and finish at the Casa de Juntas in Gernika. About 40 minutes from Bilbao.

## Just cross the Ebro to be in Laguardia

Logroño is at the centre of its own map of getaways, and almost all are short. You only have to cross the Ebro to the north to be in [Laguardia and the Rioja Alavesa](/en/spain/basque-country/laguardia-and-rioja-alavesa), 20 minutes away. The AP-68 and the N-124 follow the river upstream to [Haro](/en/spain/la-rioja/haro), and the A-12, the Camino de Santiago, leads towards Nájera and the Badarán road, which climbs to [San Millán de la Cogolla](/en/spain/la-rioja/san-millan-de-la-cogolla). Continuing west along the A-12 you reach [Burgos](/en/spain/castile-and-leon/burgos) and the Sierra de [Atapuerca](/en/spain/castile-and-leon/atapuerca).

To the south-east, the AP-68 drops through the Ribera to Tudela, the gateway to the [Bardenas Reales](/en/spain/navarre/bardenas-reales) and the road to [Tarazona](/en/spain/aragon/tarazona-and-moncayo) and the Moncayo; to the east is [Olite](/en/spain/navarre/olite), in central Navarre. To the south, the N-111 crosses the sierra on the way to Soria and the [Urbión](/en/spain/castile-and-leon/laguna-negra-and-urbion). To the north, the AP-68 leads to Bilbao and the coast: [Urdaibai](/en/spain/basque-country/urdaibai) and, further east, [Getaria and Zarautz](/en/spain/basque-country/getaria-and-zarautz).

For almost everything you need a car. The exception is San Millán: the VLR-108 bus leaves Logroño on Sunday at 8:30 and returns at 19:15, taking about 55 minutes. To Haro there is a train and a Riojan bus, but check the timetable before counting on them.

## Sundays where the meal weighs more than the journey

**Under an hour** is what gives La Rioja its fame, and it is a lot: [Laguardia, with its tower, a cellar and Marqués de Riscal](/en/spain/basque-country/laguardia-and-rioja-alavesa/itineraries/wine-cellars-tower-and-marques-de-riscal), at 20 minutes; [Haro and the Barrio de la Estación](/en/spain/la-rioja/haro/itineraries/station-quarter-wineries-and-lamb), at 40, and [San Millán, with Yuso, a Badarán winery and Cañas](/en/spain/la-rioja/san-millan-de-la-cogolla/itineraries/yuso-monastery-winery-and-canas), at 45. These are Sundays where the meal weighs more than the journey, and where someone has to skip the tasting.

**Between one and one and a half hours** you leave La Rioja. The Bardenas, toured on a [guided 4x4 with lunch in Tudela](/en/spain/navarre/bardenas-reales/itineraries/4x4-through-the-bardena-blanca), and [Olite with Ujué](/en/spain/navarre/olite/itineraries/royal-palace-grill-house-and-ujue) are 75 minutes away; [Tarazona, with the cathedral and the Moncayo beech forest](/en/spain/aragon/tarazona-and-moncayo/itineraries/cathedral-kiborion-and-moncayo-beech-forest), at 85.

**Between an hour and a half and two hours** the day starts early. Atapuerca is 93 minutes away, with [the sites and the Museum of Human Evolution](/en/spain/castile-and-leon/atapuerca/itineraries/trench-with-guide-and-human-evolution-museum) or with [the Olmos mine and the CAREX for children](/en/spain/castile-and-leon/atapuerca/itineraries/family-olmos-mine-and-carex); [Burgos, with cathedral, castle and roast lamb](/en/spain/castile-and-leon/burgos/itineraries/cathedral-castle-and-roast-lamb), at 99. The Basque coast is at 115: [Gaztelugatxe and Mundaka](/en/spain/basque-country/urdaibai/itineraries/sunday-at-gaztelugatxe-and-mundaka) or [Getaria, the Balenciaga and the Ratón](/en/spain/basque-country/getaria-and-zarautz/itineraries/balenciaga-raton-and-harbour-grill).

Past **two hours** it is best to sleep away: [Covarrubias and Silos](/en/spain/castile-and-leon/covarrubias-and-silos/itineraries/covarrubias-silos-gregorian-chant-weekend), at 128 minutes; the [French Basque Coast](/en/france/nouvelle-aquitaine/french-basque-coast/itineraries/weekend-from-san-sebastian), at 133; [Peñafiel and the Ribera del Duero](/en/spain/castile-and-leon/penafiel/itineraries/penafiel-ribera-del-duero-wine-weekend), at 165, and, with two nights, [Ordesa from Torla](/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/itineraries/ordesa-weekend-torla-from-huesca), a little over three hours away.

## The Haro Wine Battle, on 29 June

In September and October the grape harvest rules, and there is no need to go far: Haro, Laguardia and the San Millán wineries are at their best, with the vineyards changing colour. Haro also has its own day, 29 June, with the Wine Battle. In October and November the Moncayo beech forest turns red.

In spring it is the turn of the Bardenas and Olite; in July and August the desert has no shade and the heat bears down from mid-morning. From May to October is the season for the [Laguna Negra and Urbión](/en/spain/castile-and-leon/laguna-negra-and-urbion/itineraries/night-in-soria-pine-forests-laguna-negra), 101 minutes along the N-111, with a night in Vinuesa to climb before anyone else.

In summer the plan is on the Cantabrian coast: the terrace and beach at Getaria, Gaztelugatxe first thing or [a night in Mundaka to paddle down the estuary by canoe](/en/spain/basque-country/urdaibai/itineraries/urdaibai-canoe-gaztelugatxe-weekend). For the cold months, Burgos can be visited on any Sunday of the year; in winter, go up to the castle before lunch, because it closes at 18:00. In January there are no visits to the Atapuerca sites.

## San Millán on the Sunday bus

- **Without a car, in a day:** [San Millán de la Cogolla](/en/spain/la-rioja/san-millan-de-la-cogolla/itineraries/yuso-monastery-winery-and-canas). The Sunday bus gives you the Yuso monastery, lunch and Berceo; the winery and Cañas call for a car.
- **A Sunday with a tasting:** [Haro and the Barrio de la Estación](/en/spain/la-rioja/haro/itineraries/station-quarter-wineries-and-lamb). Muga with a tasting, lamb at a grill house from 1877 and the afternoon at La Herradura and Briñas, beside the Ebro.
- **With one night:** [Burgos and Atapuerca](/en/spain/castile-and-leon/burgos/itineraries/night-with-atapuerca-from-valladolid). A good hour and a half away: on Saturday, the cathedral and the castle; on Sunday, the Trinchera with a guide and the fossils at the museum.