Our Luxury Collection Concierge team at the Hotel Marques de Riscal sets an exemplary standard of service 24 hours a day, seven days a week. From behind-the-scenes cultural tours at nearby wineries to private golf outings, they will handle every request with efficiency and aplomb. Turn to them for limousine services, flower deliveries, restaurant reservations, directions, general information and more. 

In addition to the Hotel Marques de Riscal Winery, our Concierge recommends the following as unique places to explore in the local area: 

• Visit other important wineries from the area such as Ysios, C.V.N.E., and El Fabulista, and learn more about the history of wine at the excellent Dinastia Vivanco Wine Museum. 
• Travel back in time with tours of the medieval towns of Elciego and Laguardia. Marvel first-hand at the inspiration for Ken Follett's book "The World without Ending": The spectacular Santa Maria Cathedral in Vitoria city. 
• Walk in the footsteps of millions of pilgrims through history by traversing the celebrated spiritual road towards Santiago de Compostela. 
• Indulge the taste buds with a delicious visit to Logroño city's Laurel tapas street. 
• Tour the monastery Monasterio de Yuso and Suso—a UNESCO’s World Heritage site and the birthplace of the Spanish language. 
• If time allows, do not miss a trip to Bilbao to discover Frank Gehry's other architectural masterpiece in Spain—the Guggenheim Museum

More information and bookings:

Phone number: +34 945 180 880

Email: marquesderiscal.concierge@luxurycollection.com

One of the most ambitious projects among Spanish wine cellars to date, The City of Wine was designed to create a world of sensations for wine and architecture aficionados. It spans an area of almost 100,000 square metres, consisting of the Marqués de Riscal cellars, the dramatic hotel, two restaurants—the 1860 Tradición and the Marqués de Riscal Restaurant—a spa, roof top lounge, wine bar, a wine shop and meeting and banqueting areas.

Construction of the original cellars began in 1858, the year the winery was founded. Inside these installations, guests will find the 'Cathedral,' a bottle cellar in which Marqués de Riscal guards its greatest treasure—a priceless collection of bottles from nearly every vintage since the winery's founding.

For the hotel's creation, the winery envisioned an ultra-modern building that would evoke strong emotions. To achieve this effect, Frank O. Gehry was selected. Over a glass of wine from the architect's year of birth, 1929—the team laid out their ideas for the project. Mr. Gehry was seduced by the challenge of designing a hotel located in the heart of a wine cellar, something he had never done before.

Like Mr. Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum in the city of Bilbao (130km from the hotel), the hotel would be covered in titanium and stainless steel, although this time the architect incorporated the colours of the winery: pink, like red wine; gold, like the mesh around Marqués de Riscal's Reserva wine bottles; and silver, like the bottles’ capsules. The hotel's guest rooms are distributed across two wings—the Gehry Wing and the Spa Wing—both connected by a beautiful glass bridge.

Located in the vineyard of the medieval Elciego, the hotel’s spectacular curves, titanium roof and asymmetrical walls provide a striking contrast to the historic wine cellars designed over 150 years ago by Ricardo Bellsola.

The hotel celebrated its Grand Opening October 2006 with a special visit from the King of Spain, his Majesty Don Juan Carlos.

Offering the best of three centuries of Riojan winegrowing traditions along with the most avant-garde design and amenities, the City of Wine undeniably creates an unrivaled spot for true and passionate lovers of wine and architecture.