Dinosaur Tracks and Olive Oil Day 69€
Imagine a Tyrannosaurus Rex tasting extra virgin olive oil in a pre-Roman city... It's not very easy, unless of course you've been to the Cidacos and Alhama valleys in La Rioja Baja... Visit Enciso, Préjano and Cervera, and discover the unknown treasures of La Rioja.
Morning
09:30
Enciso. Palaeontological Centre
Find out what La Rioja was like 120 million years ago and how the tracks of its most illustrious inhabitants, the dinosaurs, have survived to this day.
10:30
Dinosaur track site, Enciso
In the Cretaceous period, dinosaurs thrived across what were then plains and marshes. Now, in the 21st century, in the mountains and ravines of the southeast part of La Rioja, it's still possible to find one or two…
13:00
Visit to Préjano
La Rioja is home to many ancient olive trees. The people of Préjano still extract the oil from olives using the presses that belonged to their great-grandparents.
Lunch
14:00
La Posada del Laurel
Dinner pairing Riojan cuisine with its wines
Afternoon
17:00
Option A: Kel olive oil press
Modernity, technique and architecture, all dedicated to obtaining the highest quality oil. 300 hectares of Arbequina olive trees in super intensive cultivation and revolutionary press technology, in search of the most intense aromas (tomato, red pepper, aubergine, peach pit, fresh almonds, apricot skin) and flavours (both fresh and toasted almonds, a certain touch of sweetness and a slight vegetable bitterness).
Option B: Contrebia Leucade
The Celtiberians lived in La Rioja before the arrival of the Romans. Discover how they lived by visiting an excavated Celtiberian town, with the remains of its moat, wall, houses, streets, well, etc.
18:00
Contrebia Leucade
The Celtiberians lived in La Rioja before the arrival of the Romans. Discover how they lived by visiting an excavated Celtiberian town, with the remains of its moat, wall, houses, streets, well, etc.
Optional Dinner
21:30
Cocina tradicional riojana en una antigua bodega excavada en la roca
Fin / Regreso al punto acordado
Specialized guide in the area included
VAT included · Price per person (for 10 people) · Transport not included
