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‘Tranquil, natural and barely a tourist in sight’: readers’ favourite hidden gems in Spain

A vineyard with a church and village behind.
A vineyard in Briñas. Photograph: Julio Alvarez/Getty Images

Chilling out in La Rioja

Recently travelling from Madrid to San Sebastián, we spent three days in picturesque Briñas in La Rioja, staying at the beautiful Finca Torre de Briñas (doubles from €189 B&B). The neighbouring town, Haro, reached via a 40-minute walk by the Ebro River, hosts several of the largest wine producers in the region (CVNE and Muga are recommended). You can stop in and sample them, before heading into the town centre, which has several tapas spots to fuel the walk back to the hotel. Bliss.
Tom Dickson

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