LOS ANGELES, July 29 /EMWNews/ -- Wine lovers will rejoice over an

escorted motorcoach tour of the Spanish wine route offered by Picasso

Tours. This seven day trip only departs from Barcelona on Aug. 17 and Oct.

14, 2008 and May 24 and Nov. 11, 2009.



    This is a jam packed tour that allows wine afficionados to visit the

Torres, Bodegas Juan Alcorta, Marques De Riscal, Bodegas Ysios's new La

Rioja Alavesa, Comenge and Legario wineries, the Dinastia Vivanco Wine

Museum and other sites such as the Pilar Cathedral, Guggenheim Museum, Yuso

and Suso Monasteries, Burgos Cathedral and Penafiel Castle. The trip begins

in Barcelona and traverses the country visiting Vilafranca Del Penedes,

Zaragoza, Logron, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, San Millan de la Cogolla,

Haro, Bilbao, Elciego, La Guardia, Burgos, Penafiel, Segovia and Madrid.



    This special tour with guaranteed departures includes seven nights at

four-star accommodations, a bilingual tour escort, guided tours in

Barcelona, Bilboa, Burgos and Logron, entrance fees to the wine cellars

with tastings and appetizers and to certain sites on the itinerary, six

breakfasts, four lunches and two special dinners.



    The cost for the two scheduled trips in 2008 is $1559 per person,

double occupancy, or $1974 for a single traveler. The prices for 2009 are

$1698 per person, double occupancy, or $2129 for a single traveler.



    Contact Picasso Tours at 1-800-995-7997 (Monday through Friday, 7

a.m.-5 p.m. PST) or visit its web site at http://www.picassotours.com.



    Picasso Tours is owned and operated by Picasso Travel, one of the

largest air consolidators in North America in business for more than 28

years. Picasso Travel is a member of ASTA, IATA, CLIA, USACA, ARC and BTC.