El Ciego

The hotel Marqués de Riscal, designed by Frank Gehry. Photograph by Nancy Wu

«The next stop on our trip was the town of El Ciego, known as the "City of Wine." We stayed in the dramatic hotel Marqués de Riscal, designed by Frank Gehry to simulate flowing red wine, in the heart of the Rioja region.»

Left: Santa María de la Real monastery in Najera. Right: A walk to Azofra. Photographs by Ute Keyes

We then visited the Santa María de la Real monastery in Najera, and continued our journey with a four-mile walk to Azofra.

Members of the group on a four-mile walk to Azofra. Photograph by Ute Keyes