Ezcaray: Where the Best Spanish Wines Are
Ezcaray, Spain is a municipality located in the province of La Rioja. It is a popular tourist attraction due to its close proximity to the mountains, one of which is San Lorenzo, which is the area’s highest peak. Aside from its tourism industry, the city also thrives with its wood industry having factories create wooden furniture and such. During spring, Ezcaray is active with celebrations, which mainly involve the inhabitants giving away San Benito bread bean stew.
Best Time to Visit
Summer is the most ideal, but also the most crowded, season to visit Ezcaray. Considering that this is peak season, take note that any Ezcaray hotels such as Apartamentos Turísticos Real Valle Ezcaray will be booked, so reserve rooms ahead of time. Aside from the summer season, the city also holds festivals during March, September and August. The most notable would be on September 24 where there is a feast to celebrate Virgen de Allende, the town’s patron saint.
What to Do & Area Attractions
When in Ezcaray, one should never pass on taking a short trip to Valdezcaray. Here lies the Valdezcaray Ski Area where aside from over 18,000 hectares of its natural paradise made out of the local mountain ranges and forests, visitors can go skiing in the resort’s 22 pistes that are available for beginners and experts. Other activities that can be enjoyed here at other seasons of the year are fishing, hunting, mountaineering and even sampling Ezcaray’s best and famous wines after a long day. Rural tourism is also the village’s main attraction so staying in Ezcaray accommodations like Apartamentos Turísticos Ezcaray allows visitors to experience the culture firsthand with traditional but tasteful interior and rooms.