Spain & Portugal Real Food Adventure
Spain & Portugal Real Food Adventure
Welcome to the Iberian Peninsula, home to some of the world's freshest seafood, finest wines and most flavourful local produce. On this 17-day trip across Northern Spain and Portugal, tingle your tastebuds as you eat and drink your way through cities and towns made famous by their cuisine. Hop from taperias to wine bars, learn how to cook authentic and delicious local meals, explore ancient wine cellars and fresh food markets and wander the fields of a farm before sitting down to a home-cooked meal. From sweet Portuguese tarts to savoury Spanish jamon, delight all your senses on this food-forward adventure.
Activities
Welcome to the Iberian Peninsula, home to some of the world's freshest seafood, finest wines and most flavourful local produce. On this 17-day trip across Northern Spain and Portugal, tingle your tastebuds as you eat and drink your way through cities and towns made famous by their cuisine. Hop from taperias to wine bars, learn how to cook authentic and delicious local meals, explore ancient wine cellars and fresh food markets and wander the fields of a farm before sitting down to a home-cooked meal. From sweet Portuguese tarts to savoury Spanish jamon, delight all your senses on this food-forward adventure.
Activities
- Barcelona - Welcome meeting
- Barcelona - Market visit and tapas tour for lunch with Urban Adventures
- Logrono - Orientation walk
- Logrono - Pintxos tour
- Logrono - Winery visit and tasting
- Basque Country - Dinner at Farmstay
- San Sebastian - Orientation walk
- Basque country - Cooking class
- Basque country - Fish market visit
- Oviedo - Orientation walk
- Oviedo - Cider House visit in Picos de Europa including lunch
- Santiago de Compostela - Stops in coast towns on the way from Oviedo
- Santiago de Compostela - Orientation walk
- Santiago de Compostela - Farewell Dinner
- Santiago de Compostela - Visit to cane factory and tasting
- Santiago de Compostela - Seafood workshop in Cambados
- Porto - Francesinha dinner
- Porto - Food tour inc Pastel de Nata, Tasco, Cachorrinho & Mercearia
- Douro valley - Guided Tour, picnic lunch & wine tasting at Quinta da Pacheca
- Coa valley - homecooked dinner with locally sourced produce
- Alentejo - Farm visit and dinner
- Alentejo - Olive Oil farm visit with tasting & Olive tree planting
- Lisbon - Orientation walk - Leader led
- Evora - Orientation walk Leader led
- Lisbon - Ginginha Tasting
- Lisbon - Pasteis de Nata tasting and cooking class in Belem
- Lisbon - Mercado da Ribeira Visit
- Lisbon - Canned fish tasting at Loja das Conservas
- Learn tried and tested techniques to make the best and most authentic Catalan and Basque cuisine from local experts.
- Sample the plates that make Northern Spain a true foodie's delight. Whether it’s tapas and paella, or regional specialty cheeses, hams and fresh seafood, your tongue and tummy will be happy you made the trip.
- Explore the Coa Valley, the centre of a rewilding project, and enjoy a night in a homestay-style guesthouse where you’ll join your hosts for a dinner full of local produce.
- Try the vast range of delicious drops that Spain is known for, including cava, vermouth, wine and cider. Get up close and personal with their production methods, learn the traditional ways to drink them and sit back and enjoy a sip in the Spanish sunshine.
- Learn how to make the iconic Portuguese tart pastel de nata (egg custard tart) with a cooking class in the Belem area of Lisbon.
- Meet local producers along the way, including winemakers in Douro Valley and an olive oil factory where you can taste-test everyone’s favourite cooking staple.
Interests
- Culinary and Cooking
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Itinerary
| Day | Destination | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | ||
| 2 | Barcelona | ||
| 3 | Logrono | ||
| 4 | Basque Country | ||
| 5 | Basque Country | ||
| 6 | Oviedo | ||
| 7 | Santiago de Compostela | ||
| 8 | Santiago de Compostela | ||
| 9 | Porto | ||
| 10 | Porto | ||
| 11 | Douro Valley / Coa Valley | ||
| 12 | Alentejo | ||
| 13 | Lisbon | ||
| 14 | Lisbon | ||
| 15 | Lisbon |
