For those of you amazed by Frank Gehry's architectural wonder that houses the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao I recommend you read this note published by Go Travel Insurance:
Gehry hotel unveiled in Basque country
A new Frank Gehry-designed hotel has been unveiled in Spain's Basque country
The region is already home to Gehry's iconic Guggenheim museum in Bilbao and the new hotel in the town of Elciego, located in an old winery, features similarly striking wavy titanium ribbons.
Eight years in the making, the Hotel Marques De Riscal project very nearly never happened because the Canadian architect was reluctant to fly back and forth from his base in Los Angeles.
However, when he was taken to the oldest wine cellar and drank a 1929 vintage bottle, Gehry reconsidered. "It was very good and after a few glasses I accepted," he said.
The hotel is located in the heart of the Rioja wine region and each of the 43 suites has been designed by Gehry himself. There is a restaurant with a Michelin star, a rooftop bar, a wine tasting corner, a cooking school and an eating area located in an ancient wine cellar.
There are two golf courses located within 35 kilometres of the hotel.
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