Description
HARO TO PAMPLONA: WALK, WINE, REPEAT
What is the Camino de Vino?
A one-week, one-way walking trip from the madness of Haro’s wine fight to the chaos of Pamplona’s bull run. In between? Some of the best wine country in Spain.
We follow the Ebro east through La Rioja and Navarre, stopping in wine towns and villages, eating well, drinking better, and racking up some kilometres on the old legs. It’s part Camino de Santiago, part wine tour, part very sweaty group chat.
You don’t need to be fit, just stubborn. You don’t need to know wine, just like drinking it. Accommodation is a mix of rural guesthouses and small hotels. There’s a support van for your bags, and for anyone who blows a calf on day two. Most people won’t.
You’ll walk from vineyard to vineyard, drink with winemakers, eat with locals, and land in Pamplona just in time to wash it all down with sangria and regret.
Keep scrolling for a daily itinerary and a video from our last adventure on this trail.
The Route
Stage One: June 28th-July 3rd
Start at Haro’s famous Wine Fight → San Vicente de la Sonsierra → Elciego → Fuenmayor → Logroño
Stage Two: July 3rd-8th
Logroño → Los Arcos → Estella → Puente la Reina → finish in Pamplona for San Fermin
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8 walking days
- 2 of the world’s most unique festivals
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~130km
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Trails are mostly flat, with a few climbs that’ll make the wine taste better
Who is the Camino de Vino for?
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You’ve always wanted to do the Camino but hate early mornings and bad shoes
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You like wine but hate wine tours
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You travel for the stories, not the checklist
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You’d rather walk than sit in a van
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You’re not afraid of blisters, light hangovers, or people who talk too much.
What the Camino de Vino costs
You can do Stage One, Stage Two, or the full thing.
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Stage One: Haro to Logroño (June 28–July 3)
Includes the Wine Fight and 5 nights on the trail
→ €800 -
Stage Two: Logroño to Pamplona (July 3–8)
Ends with the Chupinazo and your face in sangria
→ €800 -
Full Camino de Vino: Haro to Pamplona (June 28–July 8)
Both stages. Full bragging rights.
→ €1500
Includes:
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5 nights per stage
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Twin-share accommodation in a mix of small hotels, guesthouses, rural pensions and 1–2 basic camping nights
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Breakfast and one main meal per day (group dinner or lunch, depending on the schedule)
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One wine experience per day (tastings, cellar tours, winemakers, no fluff)
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Luggage transfer
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Support vehicle
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Guide / fixer / wine know-it-some
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Trail snacks & good company
Solo travellers welcome.
If you want your own room, it’s +€250 per stage. We’ll confirm availability in each town. Most places are small and family-run, so space is limited.
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STAGE ONE: HARO TO LOGROÑO
The Batalla de Vino recovery walk
Day One: Arrive in Haro
Roll into wine country and check into the festival campsite. We’ll start with a visit to one of the big bodegas – cathedral-sized cellars, industrial wine magic, and a glass of something silky and serious to get your bearings. This is where the best red wines of Spain, if not the world, come from. Later, we dive into Haro’s old town for dinner and the traditional madness and charm that counts as nightlife here. Hint: it involves wine and lots of dancing with grandmas.
Day Two: Wine Fight + Walk to San Vicente
The morning kicks off with thousands of maniacs in white shirts throwing wine at each other. This is the Batalla de Vino, and yes, we’re doing it properly. After rinsing off and resting, we shoulder our packs and walk it off with an easy, scenic afternoon stroll over the Ebro to San Vicente de la Sonsierra for dinner with local wine pairings. We’ll eat well. We’ll sleep like wine-soaked pilgrims.
Day Three: San Vicente to Elciego
This stretch cuts through old stone villages and vine-covered hills, with just enough incline to justify another glass. We’ll stop somewhere small and honest for lunch. In Elciego, you can gawk at the weird alien-marshmallow bodega built by Frank Gehry before settling in at one of our rural guesthouses.
Day Four: Elciego to Fuenmayor
It’s a short walk today so we can take our time. Maybe a late start. Maybe two winery visits. We’ll wind our way to Fuenmayor, a real working town that still treats wine like farming, not fashion. We’ll stay at a humble pension and eat with the locals. You’ll sleep heavy.
Day Five: Fuenmayor to Logroño
The last walk of Stage One and it’s a beautiful one. We’ll hit the river path into Logroño, Rioja’s buzzing capital. Expect beer and wine breaks on the way in, and a triumphant finish on Calle Laurel: a laneway of pintxo bars where every door promises a new reason to stay too long. Maybe the most boisterous and enjoyable (and underrated) town in all of Spain.
STAGE TWO: LOGROÑO TO PAMPLONA
Post-pintxos pilgrimage to the Chupinazo
Day One: Arrive in Logroño
If you’re joining us fresh, we’ll meet you here. While the Haro crew are arriving we visit a city bodega or wine bar, get reacquainted with proper shoes, and eat something greasy and perfect. Tomorrow, we get moving again.
Day Two: Logroño to Sansol / Torres del Río
We’re back on the Camino now, walking it backwards like rebels or idiots. This is a long day, but the hills roll, the villages charm, and there’s a wine stop mid-hike to remind us why we’re doing this. We’ll sleep in Sansol or nearby, depending on how much gas is left in the legs.
Day Three: Sansol to Estella
This is the day where we earn our wine crossing that famous plain of Spain (hint: the rain doesn’t fall mainly on it). We’ll be happy to have our support vehicle on this stretch but the scenery is spectacular and there’s nothing else like it in the world. Hidden gem Estella has some decent food and a few secrets if you know where to look (did someone mention a wine fountain)?
Day Four: Estella to Puente la Reina
The penultimate push. Vineyards thin out a bit here, but the trail keeps things interesting. We’ll find somewhere along the way for our daily wine experience, likely a rustic producer who doesn’t care about your Instagram. Puente la Reina is a proper Camino town—good beds, good bread, big arch bridge. We join our San Fermin festival campsite on this leg.
Day Five: Pamplona for the Chupinazo
Today’s different. We transfer to Pamplona early, just in time to throw ourselves into the opening explosion of San Fermín, with the walk in optional for the brave or foolhardy. The Chupinazo isn’t for the delicate. It’s shirt-ripping, sangria-firing, pure chaos. You earned it.
We recommend: adding a day or two at the beginning or the end for exploring the festivals of the La Batalla de Vino de Haro or San Fermin in Pamplona. These are unique, world famous experiences and deserve more time than the official Camino de Vino schedule allows.
