Private Tour & Lunch Of Underground Winery & Countryside Estate
Private Tour & Lunch Of Underground Winery & Countryside Estate
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An OUT-OF-THE-BEATEN PATH experience exploring private two estates in Madrid´s Wine country. The tour owner-run and not offered by any other company. Only available to small private groups with a sophisticated love for wine, nature, and history.
During the tour we visit a famous boutique winery in Colmenar de Oreja, where we taste three wines along with local tapas, while visiting the underground wine cellars and their distinct clay jars. After the tasting we walk the narrow alleys and Plaza Mayor of one of the most beautiful towns in the Madrid region. The well preserved plaza dates back to the 1600s.
We then travel to the private Water of Carabaña estate, world famous for its "miraculous medicinal waters" which were exported in the millions of bottles all over the world. We learn the rich history of the property in a short tour followed by a visit to the vineyards. We finish the day with another wine tasting and a paella lunch in front of the river and beautiful water falls.
Itinerary
Bodegas Peral
3 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedWe drive less than an hour from Madrid to visit the Boutique Peral Winery, in the historic town of Colmenar de Oreja. We park and walk to the Plaza Mayor of the town built in the 1600s. This is one of the most well preserved plazas displaying Castilian architecture of the time. We tour the narrow streets and alleys to learn more about this unique town and its history. We then have a short walk to the Peral Winery. The owner will give us an exclusive tour of the underground wine cellar and it´s giant clay jars unique to the region. We will learn of the old and new wine making process. The tour will be followed by a wine tasting with the winery´s prize-winning red, white and rose wine served with local tapas.Carabana
3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free*After our drive to the private Water of Carabaña estate we arrive for an exclusive tour of the restored hydroelectric plant and museum *We learn of the story of the famous Carabaña Water which was exported in the millions of bottles over the world over a century ago, and it´s visionary entrepreneur Ruperto Jacinto Chavarri *We visit the estate vineyards and take a quick tour of the abandoned spa resort and former home of the Chavarri family. The area was also the headquarters of the Republican fighters during the Spanish Civil War, where we can tour the trenches and tunnels where the soldiers hid during Spain´s dark era *We return to the converted hydroelectric plant and have authentic seafood or vegan paella next to the Tajuña river and beautiful waterfall *Before our meal we try three more local wines of a neighboring winery, considered one of the best of the Madrid region *Lastly we gift you our locally made hand-made soap with the medicinal herbs and minerals of the estate
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Finca de Chavarri