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Winery Tour: Marques de Riscal & Ysios
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26 Ratings
Province of Guipuzcoa
Explore Rioja’s top wineries, savor premium wines, and indulge in a three-course lunch. Book your unforgettable wine and architecture tour today!
Explore Rioja’s top wineries, savor premium wines, and indulge in a three-course lunch. Book your unforgettable wine and architecture tour today!
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Province of Guipuzcoa - A 2-hour journey from San Sebastian to La Rioja. After picking up guests from their hotel or residence, the drive will take them through the stunning valleys of the lush Basque Country.
- Bodegas Marques de Riscal - FULL WINERY TOUR AT MARQUES DE RISCAL: The first stop is the renowned Marques de Riscal winery, ranked as…
- Province of Guipuzcoa - A 2-hour journey from San Sebastian to La Rioja. After picking up guests from their hotel or residence, the drive will take them through the stunning valleys of the lush Basque Country.
- Bodegas Marques de Riscal - FULL WINERY TOUR AT MARQUES DE RISCAL: The first stop is the renowned Marques de Riscal winery, ranked as the second-best winery in the world! Guests will enjoy a comprehensive winery tour and sample three of their finest wines, accompanied by local snacks.
- Bodegas Ysios - WINE TASTING AT YSIOS WINERY: The second stop is the remarkable Ysios winery. Since its opening in 2000, it has become the most iconic building in the region. Visitors will explore the building and have the chance to taste two of their premium wines, paired with cheese, serrano ham, and cold meats. Information about the building and its architect, Santiago Calatrava, will be shared.
- Laguardia - PHOTO STOP OF LAGUARDIA: The next visit is to the medieval town of Laguardia, a 10th-century walled town, and one of the most picturesque towns in the Basque Country.
- Laguardia - LUNCH INCLUDED: Whether in the town of Laguardia or a nearby location, guests will enjoy a delightful three-course meal with wine and dessert! Vegetarian options are available.
- Province of Alava - A 2-hour journey from Rioja to San Sebastian.
What's Included
- Minimum 3 people for the tour to run
- Visit and wine tasting at Ysios winery
- Lunch included
- Full winery tour at Marques de Riscal
- Free drop-off in a different city
- Narration of Basque history, geography, and fun facts
- Visit the historic town of Laguardia
- Minimum 3 people for the tour to run
- Visit and wine tasting at Ysios winery
- Lunch included
- Full winery tour at Marques de Riscal
- Free drop-off in a different city
- Narration of Basque history, geography, and fun facts
- Visit the historic town of Laguardia
What's Not Included
- Guide tips: optional and appreciated
- Guide tips: optional and appreciated
Additional Information
This tour is available every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. If your desired date isn’t listed, please reach out to us.
On this incredible tour, participants will experience a comprehensive winery tour at Marques de Riscal, renowned as the best winery in the world. Additionally, there will be a visit to Ysios, ranked as the fourth best winery globally, to…
This tour is available every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. If your desired date isn’t listed, please reach out to us.
On this incredible tour, participants will experience a comprehensive winery tour at Marques de Riscal, renowned as the best winery in the world. Additionally, there will be a visit to Ysios, ranked as the fourth best winery globally, to sample their exquisite wines. This experience is complemented by local cheese, serrano ham, and cold meats. Following the tour, a delightful three-course lunch awaits!
We are a 5-star agency; check us out on Instagram @NorthCoasTours. Book through our website to enjoy savings!
Pick-up or drop-off in different cities: We offer pick-up or drop-off services in various cities, such as pick-up in San Sebastian and drop-off in Bilbao, but only if booked through our website. If booked here, pick-up and drop-off are limited to San Sebastian. Other available cities include Bilbao, Vitoria, Logroño, and Pamplona.
- Tours en Español: Las visitas a Marques de Riscal son en inglés, aunque todos los guÃas hablan español.
- Availability: if you need your tour in a different day, please let us know
- We are a 5 stars agency, look us up @NORTHCOASTOURS
- Public tours only run with at least 4 people; couples welcome to book
- Pick up time: Some days we might need to pick you up as early as 7:15 if we need to pick up other parties
Location
Province of Guipuzcoa
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(26 Ratings)
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Mintindola
Sep 12, 2025
A beautiful experience through the Spanish countryside. - What a fabulous, luxurious experience. Anton was such an amazing tour guide. He was so knowledgeable, accommodating and truly showed us the region in a unique way. We went on the architecture and wine tour. I would highly recommend this experience. Relax, drink wine and tour the beautiful Spanish countryside without worrying about driving. A+ all the way!
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246emmaz
Aug 29, 2025
Perfect snapshot tour and experience to Rioja! - The morning started off great! We arrived in Rioja with Anton with immense knowledge of the Basque region and of the winemaking history. We had a great tasting at Bodegas Marques de Riscal following a tour of the vineyard/hotel/and winery. It was a good contrast to the second winery, Ysios, we visited in the afternoon. Anton showed us an incredible Medival walled city and we were able to have a glass of wine in the caves below the city. We had a traditional lunch at a nearby family owned restaurant! Overall a wonderful trip and highly recommended!
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Scenic654475
Aug 25, 2025
A day to remember! - The highlight of our time in the SAN Sebastián region.
Anton our guide was very informative and did everything possible to make the day memorable, including telling us plenty about the history of the region and listening to questions and stories the group shared. The choice of wineries was excellent and we were well looked after everywhere we went, including stopping at a beautiful walled town along the way.
Our tour group was lovely, and the icing on the cake for a great day out! Every need catered for. Highly recommend.
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Nealc980
Aug 15, 2025
Great day with knowledgeable guide - Our guide was super knowledgeable about history, culture, and wine of course. Had a fantastic day. The two wineries we visited were very nice and the historical towns were picturesque.
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Maria
Jun 20, 2025
Spectacular in every regard winning all five stars if not six stars! - Exceptional in every regard, beautiful architecture, well designed rooms with a view of the Rioja Valley, spectacular service by breakfast staff Luz, Blanca and the evening restaurant staff - Sara and the gentleman who’s name I cannot recall, but he bent over backwards to accommodate the most difficult of guests dining that evening. The food and wines were outstanding and the beds very comfortable. The winery tour is the best! Nearby town of El Ciego has its charms, and I highly recommend the tasting at Diez-Caballero, a small family owned winery - try Victoria wine named for the 83 year old owner.
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J737zqcatherineb
Oct 20, 2024
Great trip to La Rioja - Great trip. Anton picked us up at our rental apartment and drove our small group to Marques de Riscal for a tour and tasting, then a visit to the lovely town of Laguardia and another tasting at Ysios. We had lunch at a nice local cafe before heading back to San Sebastián. Anton was interesting and knowledgeable of the entire area, and we all had a wonderful time.
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Henry_g
Oct 8, 2024
Great Wine Tour - Had an incredible time. Our driver, Anton, was great and a pleasure to be with. Highly recommended this tour if you wan to learn more about these two wineries!
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April_p
Oct 3, 2024
Exceptional! - Anton was great from get go. We had an awesome wine making tour and tasting at Marques del Riscal with its amazing architecture! We were another one of a kind architecture at Ysios winery. We then finished the tour with Basque fare for lunch!
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Msilva1083
Sep 28, 2024
Wonder tours with North Coast Tours! - We had an amazing wine tour with Anton! Can’t recommend this tour enough if you enjoy great wine, beautiful scenery, and even better company! The 3 course meal was wonderful as well, and in a very traditional restaurant.
We also did a private Basque coast tour with Anton and North coast tours a few days before and it was fantastic! It included a tour and pinxtos lunch in Guernica, too.
Communication was great, pick up times went smooth, and we were even able to get dropped off in different cities from where we were picked up.
These tours exceeded our expectations!
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Jane_d
Sep 22, 2025
The guided tour at... - The guided tour at Marques De Riscal was excellent and very informative. The tour at Ysios good - lots of wine tasting.
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