RIBERA DEL DUERO WINE TOUR

Penafiel is in town of Nobles and King history and why a place ideal to stay and enjoy its incredible landscape full of history and surrounded by beautiful vineyards and castles.

Transportation from Madrid to Penafiel:

If you want to do our Ribera del Duero Wine Tour from Penafiel, we recommend that you spend the night at least 1 day in La Ribera del Duero, although we can also do a day tour from Madrid. You have three different options to arrive:

1) By bus:

From Madrid you can take the bus that takes almost 3 hours to reach Penafiel

Check the bus schedule here and you can taste as many wines as you want with our Ribera del Duero Wine Tour from Penafiel

2) With your own car:

Penafiel is located 2 hours drive from Madrid, about 180 km. The easiest way to get there is by the Northwest Highway or A-6, and after 40 km you have to access the AP-61 or Segovia-San Rafael highway to Segovia, and from there you will take the SG-20 or highway Segovia ring road until you reach the A-601 or Pinares highway, and you will travel 55 km until you reach Cuellar where you will take SG-223 / VA-223 until you reach Penafiel. The toll price (AP-61) is around 7 euros (one way). There we will pick you up at a predetermined site.

You can see the route here  to enjoy our Ribera del Duero Wine Tour from Penafiel

3) Private transport:

We will pick you up and leave you at your hotel in Madrid or another nearby city, to take our Ribera del Duero Wine Tour from Penafiel

Contact us to get a free quote.

Transportation from Valladolid to Penafiel:

Penafiel is less than an hour from Valladolid so we can do the Ribera del Duero Wine Tour from Penafiel in just one day. You have three different options to arrive:

1) By bus:

From Valladolid you can take the bus that takes only 1 hour to reach Penafiel

Check the bus schedule here and you can taste as many wines as you want with our Ribera del Duero Wine Tour from Penafiel

2) With your own car:

Penafiel is a 45-minute drive from Valladolid, about 55 km away. The easiest way to get there is by the VA-11 / A-11 or Autovía del Duero until you reach the N-122 that goes directly to Penafiel. There we will pick you up at a predetermined site.

You can see the route here  to enjoy our Ribera del Duero Wine Tour from Penafiel

3) Private transport:

We will pick you up at your hotel in Valladolid or another nearby city, to take our Ribera del Duero Wine Tour from Valladolid

Contact us to get a free quote.

General Information about Penafiel (Valladolid), Spain

* Autonomous community: Castilla y Leon

* Province: Valladolid

The city of Penafiel is located between the Castle and the Duraton River and has a population of 5,000 people.

In our Ribera del Duero Wine Tour from Penafiel you will learn that archaeological remains were found that showed that Penafiel has been a winemaking region since when the town was founded more than 2,500 years ago even before it really expanded in the Middle Ages.

The city is located at the feet of the Castle of Penafiel, which is located on a strategic hill, on the edge of the old Christian-arab border. On our Ribera del Duero Wine Tour from Penafiel we will go up to this medieval fortress, built between the 10th and 15th century, with the shape of a ship made from perfectly carved stones. From there we will have a perfect panoramic view of the whole valley from where the valley was protected. The castle was declared a national monument in 1917, as one of the most impressive fortresses built in medieval times and which now houses the Wine Museum. The origin of the fortress goes back to the 10th-century by order of the king of Leon, in the year 983 it was conquered by Almanzor and was reconquered by the Castilian count Sancho Garcia in the year 1,013.

In our Ribera del Duero Wine Tour from Penafiel we will  also visit a medieval bull ring, one of the oldest in Spain, made up of 48 buildings, the Plaza del Coso, famous for its ancient balconies. There are two streets to get there and the space is over 3,500 square meters.

From its origin until today it is used for bullfighting and theater. One of the oldest and most unique in Plazas Spain.

Many travelers from all over the world this is this incredible city and take our Ribera del Duero Wine Tour from Penafiel