This document describes an eco-gastro tourism route through Spain that highlights sustainable hotels and haute cuisine. The route includes stops in Barcelona, San Sebastian, Rioja Alavesa, and Valladolid, with experiences like visits to wineries, Michelin star restaurants, cooking demonstrations, and overnight stays at luxury hotels. The goal is to publicize northern Spain through balancing fine dining, local products, and environmental sustainability.

1. Eco-Gastro spanish
route

2. Spain by Día Libre is the DMC of Día Libre Viajes travel agency.
With offices in Madrid and Miami, we are specialized in letting our
clients know Spain in an exclusive way, adapting the trip to the
profile an specific needs of each of our clients.
The experience of more than 20 years of Día Libre Viajes in
corporate trips and the personalized VIP services backs us
up. Thus, in Spain by Día Libre we want to give the best
coverage to both your business and leisure trips.
‘’Excellence in details defines us as a brand, always offering
professional and efficient management.’’
About us

3. Much more than just a concept
The gastro-sustainable route through Spain was
born to publicize the north of the peninsula
through haute cuisine and sustainable hotels with
the environment.
We pursue the perfect balance between the
innovation of Michelin Star restaurants and
traditional cuisine with products from the garden.
Through this tour you will discover how tradition
and the use of new techniques come together so
that the result at the table is an explosive mixture
of experiences and flavors.
Ready for an unforgettable journey through the
senses?

4. Itinerary

5. Barcelona

6. The first stop of our route will be
Barcelona, ​​a city that does not need
presentations.
From the majestic Sagrada Familia to the
charm of Park Güell, the Gran Teatro del
Liceo or Casa Batlló. The city is full of corners
and places to stop and marvel.
Nor can you miss a walk on the beach or by
boat, from where we will have stunning
views of the city.
Gastronomically it is one of the cities
awarded with more Michelin Stars: From the
most traditional cuisine to the most avant-
garde and modern incorporations.
Barcelona

7. Cavas Codorníu
A trip to the origins of the cellar by a private guide through the
wineries of Codorníu will make you know all its secrets.
Welcome in the Puig Room “the Cathedral of Cava”
Modernist walk through the history of the Codorníu family: from the
architectural work of Josep Puig i Cadalfach declared a Historic
Artistic Monument in 1976 to the gardens of the cellars.
Museum and cellar “Celler Gran”: Exhibition of machinery,
interactive model of the winery and table of aromas.
First Codorníu Cava
Descent to underground cellars: Where traditional machinery will
be seen and where we will take a train journey
Tasting of two cavas from our Premium range accompanied by a
small snack

8. La Lonja and seafood lunch
We will start the activity eating in one of the restaurants most
committed to fishing and sustainability, as well as the preparation
of dishes from fresh market products.
We will continue with a two-hour visit to the Lonja de
Barcelona, ​​where you will discover the respect that is maintained
in the fisherman's profession and that has gradually been
modernized without losing its essence.
The expert marine biologists will take you through the facilities of
the Fishermen's Association to know the boats and the different
fishing gear. They will talk about sustainability and the techniques
they use to promote it until the arrival of fishing boats in the Port
of Barcelona. At this time, you will attend the landing and auction
of freshly caught fish: white fish and shellfish. We will end the visit
knowing the history of the Clock Tower, emblem of the sailor
district of Barceloneta.

9. ABaC Hotel
A beautiful old residence house of the upper bourgeoisie surrounded by a unique environment: that of a huge garden in the city of
Barcelona. 15 elegant rooms with the most exquisite design and services of a luxury hotel.
Your kitchen is one of the most representative elements. The space was once a small theater and is currently led by chef Jordi Cruz,
awarded three Michelin stars.

10. Restaurants
Enoteca. Chef: Paco Pérez. two-star Michelin
Hotel Arts, Carrer de la Marina, 19, 21, 08005 Barcelona
At Enoteca in Barcelona, ​​chef Paco Pérez is faithful to his principles based on the freshness of the sea
and the essence of the seasonal Mediterranean products provided by the garden and the mountains.
Its signature cuisine offers us an interpretation of today's cuisine with traditional and innovative
touches.
Lasarte. Chef: Martín Berasategui. three-star Michelin
Carrer de Mallorca, 259, 08008 Barcelona
Berasategui's proposals are different depending on the seasons, the sea and the countryside. A
symbiosis between the perfumes and flavors of the north and the natives of Catalan cuisine.
A challenge to seduction by the small bites with which you will whet your appetite and will be the
preamble of a good meal and better desktop.
Teresa Carles. Chef: Teresa Carles. vegetarian cuisine
Carrer de Jovellanos, 2, 08001 Barcelona
The Teresa Carles restaurant is one of the most emblematic vegetarians in Barcelona for its specialized
cuisine and its constant innovation and creativity.
Although Teresa Carles's culinary approach is based on vegetarian food, it is also ideal for those who
are not because of its variety of dishes and constant proposals.
2Y. Chef: Eduard Sarrà. Macrobiotic and Vegan Cuisine
Passatge de Batlló, 4, 08036 Barcelona
2Y presents an interactive space where the customer can appreciate a food prepared with awareness
and integrity: from the seed to the finished plate. The use of a totally organic and natural product and
a precision kitchen equipment that resists chemical reactions, makes every detail take place from a
holistic perspective and with a presence and feeling.

11. San Sebastián

12. The tide rises, the tide drops and it rises
again. Sometimes the sea is in a beautiful
calm, sometimes the waves hit the bridges
and the walks with surprising energy.
San Sebastián, Donostia in Basque, is a city
perched on the sea and recognized
throughout the world for a cuisine that is
constantly renewed and that comes and
goes through the most exquisite dining
tables and the popular pintxos bars.
It is a Zinemaldia movie, "International Film
Festival".
San Sebastián is every wave that arrives here
and that with each visitor changes by its look
and experience.
San Sebastián

13. From the Waves to the Vineyards
We will begin the experience in Zarautz, where we will take a
guided tour of the city, including Karlos Arguiñado's restaurant and
its hotel. We will continue in Getaria, known for its fishing
tradition, which has led to the creation of excellent restaurants,
beaches and docks.
The food will be in a local restaurant with a typical menu.
After lunch you will visit the world famous Cristóbal Balenciaga
museum and Aldamar Palace.
We finish the visit with a cannery located next to the pier, where
we will take a guided tour.
Pick-up and drop off at downtown hotels with driver-guide
Zarauz guided tour
Guided tour of Getaria
Full menu in traditional restaurant
Tickets for the Balenciaga Museum
Visit of a canning plant

14. Pintxo Tour
You will take a private guided tour of the old part of the city in
which history is combined with gastronomy.
You will get to know the past of the city at the same time that you
will enjoy the best of its gastronomy, It is more than a form of
leisure, could be defined as a form of enjoy wine.
You will know the bars with the best pintxos and the guide will
help you choose the most special ones, as well as the drink with
which to accompany them: txakoli, white wine, cider or red wine
Private guided walking tour
5 pintxos + 5 drinks in 5 different bars with dessert

15. Akelarre Hotel
Excellence, innovation and avant-garde are the three terms that could define the style of Akelarre. Five-star accommodation with
all the comforts of a luxury hotel integrated next to its 3-star Michelin restaurant.
It has a spa and wellness center and is equipped with a pool with hydrotherapy circuit. It also boasts a wine cellar.

16. Restaurants
Mugaritz. Chef: Andoni Luis Aduriz . two-star Michelin
Aldura Gunea Aldea, 20, 20100 Errenteria, Gipuzkoa
The environment of this restaurant is already privileged: a cozy hamlet between centenary oaks. As
for their dishes, it is an experience of approximately 3 hours that revolve around 20 creations. Flavors,
textures and aromas that are tasted and felt using the hands to stimulate all the senses, surprise us
and explore the unknown.
Arzak. Juan Mari Arzak y Elena Arzak. three-star Michelin
Avenida del, Alcalde J. Elosegi Hiribidea, 273, 20015 Donostia, Gipuzkoa
The cuisine of Arzak is impregnated with the personality of his family: Attached to its roots and with a
creative spirit in constant evolution. It is signature and market cuisine: each dish has its stamp and the
raw material is what has all the prominence. Creative, avant-garde and constantly evolving. A place to
eat, meet and experience.
Tedone Jatetxea. vegetarian cuisine
Carrer de Jovellanos, 2, 08001 Barcelona
The Tedone offers totally vegetarian and other mixed dishes that vary depending on the market and
the season. Between 85-90% of all the ingredients that make up your menu are biologic, ecological,
non-transgenic and / or integral.
Mirador de Ulía. Chef: Rubén Trincado. Innovative cuisine
Ulia Pasealekua, 193, 20013 Donostia, Gipuzkoa
With the Zurriola beach in the background, chef Rubén Trincado offers innovative cuisine without
complexes. His philosophy is not clear from tradition, but he benefits from new techniques to surprise
us aesthetically.

17. Tree huts
From the cosmopolitan life we ​​pass to relax and live a unique bird's eye experience: Tree huts. You can take advantage of this day
to do activities in the middle of nature or to relax in its ecological spa, consisting of a Finnish sauna and a round bathtub. Both are
built with wood and are heated only with firewood.
The cabins have views and access is done by vertical stairs.

18. Rioja Alavesa

19. The Rioja Alavesa Wine Route invites you to
enjoy a wide variety of activities throughout
the year related to the exciting world of
wine.
The vineyards stain the landscape green in
spring; and golden and reddish nuances in
autumn, granting us exceptional postcards
every year. La Rioja Alavesa, with its peculiar
layout and the multiple activities of the
Wine Route, is one of the most attractive
wine regions on the international scene and
an inexcusable destination for the traveler
who seeks unique flavors, landscapes and
sensations.
In Rioja Alavesa, tourism, architecture, art
and, of course, wine and gastronomy come
together.
Rioja Alavesa

20. Create your own wine
We present you with a unique opportunity: to be the creator of your
own wine.
We will begin by recognizing the aromas of each of the types of wines to
know the contributions of the different oaks and varieties with which we
work in the cellar.
You will have a test tube in which you will mix the different wines of the
bottles. After several attempts, we will begin the assessment of what a
good wine is: The one that is bright and clean in sight. Have a smooth
and pleasant aftertaste and aftertaste, but with final persistence. An
expressive and balanced wine that has no edge or defect.
Guided tour of the Palacio Bodegas
"Create your own wine" activity
Gift Glorious Reserve bottle

21. El arriero, wine and fish
In this experience you will know the history of the muleteers and
what happened in their long trajectories between Rioja Alavesa and
Lekeito, Ondarroa and Bermeo. It will be a day in which, in addition to
enjoying nature, we will catch trout and experience a cooking
workshop in which we will clean the fish, prepare the mise en place
for later roasting of the vine and grilled.
This activity includes a visit to Villa-Lucía and the 4D experience "In
the land of dreams"

22. Bodegas
Bodegas Baigorri
Ctra. Vitoria-Logroño, km 53, 01307 Samaniego, Álava
An emblematic building and world reference in orienting its architecture at the service of the
winemaking process by gravity. A project where nature and technology have come together to work in
harmony.
Bodegas Marqués de Riscal
Torrea, 1, 01340 Eltziego, Álava
A family winery in the heart of Rioja Alavesa in which, for more than 100 years, five generations have
worked with enthusiasm producing exceptional wines. At the end of the visit, commented tasting of
three wines: White Valserrano fermented in barrels, Crianza and other wine of your choice among all
our wines along with a snack.
Bodegas Conde de los Andes
Calle Sol de la Cabra, 26220 Ollauri, La Rioja
Spectacular, revealing, deep and as exceptional as the own drafts of Conde de los Andes. Progressively
excavated over the centuries, the wineries of Conde de los Andes are the most impressive
underground framework in Rioja. Due to its age, its architecture and its length, about a linear
kilometer to travel to the past with great wines from Conde de los Andes. Rioja as it was, Rioja as it is:
a journey through 500 years of wine culture.
Solar de Samaniego
Ulia Pasealekua, 193, 20013 Donostia, Gipuzkoa
Bodegas Solar de Samaniego, in Laguardia, has recovered its industrial architecture of the 1970s
through the Beber Entre Lineas project, a fusion of wine and literature cultures, with interventions
such as the impressive murals of Guido van Helten on its former deposits.

23. Hotel Viura
The Viura Hotel seems to have flourished in the middle of Villabuena de Álava, a picturesque medieval town in the heart of the
"Rioja", with narrow streets and surrounded by magnificent mountains. Composed of capriciously overlapping cubes, which seem
to emerge strongly from the center of the earth crossed by large windows that flood the different rooms. It allows you to live in an
environment of exclusivity, tranquility, close treatment and surrounded by history and architecture.

24. Valladolid

25. Valladolid is the only Spanish province with
five Denominations of Origin. A wide plain of
great horizons, wheat seas and eternal
extensions of vineyards where some of the
best wines in the world are born. The white
of Rueda, the pink of Digales or the red wine
of Ribera del Duero, Tierras de León or Toro
make Valladolid an authentic wine paradise.
Nor can we leave aside its monuments and
corners in which history is breathed.
From the Plaza Mayor to the Town Hall, the
Vera Cruz church, the Portugalete square or
its University. All of them surrounded by
parks and gardens that will make you
disconnect and move in time.
Valladolid

26. Oenological Immersion
We will take you from the accommodation to the winery,
where an off-road circuit will begin visiting the most unique
places of the vineyard. We will continue with a country
snack on the farm and, finally, we will visit the winery, the
fermentation and aging room.
At the end of the circuit and the visit to the winery, there will be a
guided tasting of the full range of the Abbey. The duration of the visit is
about 3 hours and is done in private.

27. Sommelier Spa Experience
The Sommelier Spa concept combines the powerful healing
properties of aromatherapy with Abadia Retuerta wines. In this
experience you will have the opportunity to taste our wines and
smell the oil blends. At that time, the limbic system, connected to
the nervous and olfactory system, will react to the different aromas.
The treatment is carried out in what was the former
Sanctuary of the building and it will be a Sommelier Spa
that will guide and advise you to enjoy a unique and
exclusive experience through the pairing between wines,
mixtures of oils and their massage techniques.

28. Abadía Retuerta
La Abadía de Santa María de Retuerta, Founded at the end of the 12th century, it has remained a witness within the boundaries of the
Retuerta estate. It is one of the most important Romanesque works in the province of Valladolid, now a luxury hotel consisting of 27
double rooms and 3 suites.
With sommelier spa, outdoor pool and a restaurant with a Michelin Star, it will be the golden finishing touch of this route through Spain.

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