Ribera del Guadiana Wine and Cava Route

About twenty municipalities of Badajoz make up the Ribera del Guadiana Wine and Cava Route. By completing this route you'll cover just about every corner of the districts of Tierra de Barros, Zafra and Río Bodión. The municipalities of Aceuchal, Almendralejo, Fuente del Maestre, Hornachos, La Albuera, Santa Marta de los Barros, Puebla de la Reina, Puebla de Sancho Pérez, Ribera del Fresno, Los Santos de Maimona, Torremejía, Villafranca de los Barros, Villalba de los Barros and Zafra are all included in this tour.

An authentic and original route letting your senses travel as it includes a wide range of such activities as visits to wineries, tasting, and sharing your table with the best wines in the company of the key gastronomic products of Extremadura. These experiences can be rounded off with a visit to the Museum of Wine Sciences in Almendralejo. And the best news is that your trip can be made to measure.

Because as its motto suggests, the Ribera del Guadiana Wine and Cava Route is much more than wine. It is a unique opportunity to really get to know the province of Badajoz, its history, its culture, its gastronomy, its nature, its people...

Furthermore, if you are interested in history and culture, a superb selection of historic and cultural sites are available to you. Focus your getaway on visiting archaeological sites, remains of Roman villas, burial grounds, monasteries and castles, specimens of Mudejar architecture or ancestral homes, ethnographic elements related to the activity of each area, the indelible footprints of the Military Orders of Santiago and of the Temple, who defended strategic points on the borders from the second half of the 12th century in exchange for extensive properties, and so on...

But there is still more, because if you are a nature lover, the Ribera del Guadiana Wine and Cava Route is full of opportunities for organising birdwatching trips in the mountains of Sierra Grande de Hornachos and the wetlands of La Albuera. It is also a great choice if your preference is for combining enotourism with sporting and active tourism: horse riding, 4x4s, trekking, climbing, orienteering, fishing, kayaking, cycle touring, etc.

And if all you want to do is to relax and leave your worries behind, then you should go for the gastronomic choice and bathe in wine at the El Raposo spa. Vinotherapy is in fashion!

This route can be enjoyed at any time of the year.

You'll find all you need to know at www.rutadelvinoriberadelguadiana.com

Wine and Cava Route Experiences