Palacio Tondón

The Rioja wine country is known for its mixture of heritage architecture and contemporary interventions, and Palacio Tondón combines both on a single estate: this village-like 16th-century palace has been augmented by modern additions, a patchwork of weathered stone and brand-new metal and glass. The minimalist-chic rooms are contain plenty of texture thanks to the original stone walls or the knotty pine-wood paneling, and the best of them overlook the Ebro river — as do the tables of its fine-dining restaurant, whose wine cellar features an encyclopedic collection of bottles from the Rioja’s best-known producers.