Spain · SHOPPING TOURS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 shopping tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Shop Barcelona’s Boqueria Market with a chef, prepare tapas and seafood paella, mix sangria, and eat well in a three-hour cooking class.
“The trip to the market to buy the fresh seafood. Actually everything was great.”
Cook paella in Barcelona after shopping La Boqueria, making sangria, tasting tapas, and learning from a local chef in a small group.
“We had an amazing time at the Paella Barcelona Experience! The market visit was fun and informative, the tapas and sangria were delicious, and the cooking class itself was easy to follow and super engaging. We enjoyed working with Alberto! He created a friendly, relaxed atmosphere, and the paella we made turned out incredible. A perfect mix of culture, cooking, and great food. Highly recommend!”
Shop Valencia’s Central Market, learn authentic paella techniques, and enjoy tapas and Spanish wines in a four-hour hands-on class.
“Fun and interesting experience. Victor was energetic and made sure we all introduced ourselves and it was nice to spend a little time with people from different countries. I was disappointed that we didn’t get to shop at central market as the event title stated since it was Sunday but we were not informed about it.”
Cook Valencian paella with local chefs, shop at Ruzafa Market, make sangria, and enjoy tapas, wine, dessert, and a shared meal in Valencia.
“It was a great and unique experience learning the historical culture and cuisine of Paella. Would highly recommend for those who are traveling solo or with a group.”
Cook salmorejo, spinach with chickpeas, and paella after touring Seville’s Triana Market with a local chef.
“My mother and I had the best time at this cooking class in the Triana Market during our stay in Seville! Our chef was amazing, super friendly and had a good sense of humor. We learned how to make a traditional Andalusian soup, side dish and paella- all so delicious! Highly recommend if you’re looking for something fun and different to do while in the area.”
Cook Andalusian favorites, tour Seville’s Triana Market, make paella and salmorejo, and enjoy sangria plus two drinks for $88.
“Very funny and interesting. Very good food, fresh products, the chef was very nice and hands on. I loved it, the entire experience was great. A suggestion would be to introduce a photo moment when participants are photgraphed cooking just to have a nice digital memory after. If someone from the staff could allocate 10-15 minutes to take 2-4 pictures to the participants (with participants phones) would be great.”
Cook authentic Valencian paella, shop Central Market, and enjoy tapas, wine, and dessert in a hands-on four-hour Valencia class.
“Extraordinary experience! Daniel and Julia did a fantastic job. Especially the small guided tour to and through the Central Market by Daniel was very informative and entertaining as was also the whole cooking class. We can highly recommend ho book this event!”
Cook paella in Barcelona after shopping La Boqueria, making sangria, tasting tapas, and learning recipes to take home.
“My partner and I really enjoyed the experience. A small and intimate setting with people from all over and didn’t feel left out just because I didn’t eat meat or dairy.”
Review of San Sebastian’s small-group pintxo tour, with market tastings, local wines, Basque culture, five food stops, and practical booking advice.
“We wanted a cultural experience and this tour was wonderful . We went to the markets for some tastings and 3 or 4 bars to taste traditional Pintos with a glass or 2 of wine . We found the meeting area easily and our grp was small only 5 including our tour guide Gabby . Gabby was informative , friendly , humorous and energetic about her job , was well worth our time of 2 hrs , we were full as we went at lunchtime which was perfect for us .”
Explore Mallorca’s Alcudia market, Formentor beach, Port de Pollença, and cliff-top views on an $69 guided day tour.
“This was an excellent tour. Both the guide and driver were excellent too. The guide was very imformative and professional. We really enjoyed the tour visiting Alcudia, Formentor and Port Pollensa.”
Taste Barcelona from Santa Caterina Market to Barceloneta, with local cheeses, croissants, turrón, vermouth, tapas, and seafood paella.
“Mick was a fantastic tour guide who was well versed in history, and in a previous life had been a chef. Who better to guide our group on a food tour of Barcelona. He was quite amiable, and took us to places we would never have discovered on our own. We were introduced to local foods and drinks including some Catalan specialties. There was plenty to eat at each stop that we were quite stuffed by end of the tour. We leaned some history along the way and interesting local facts, and Mick made recommendations for further gastronomic exploration.”
Review of Barcelona’s La Roca Village Shopping Express, with coach details, discounts, shopping tips, value, and practical advice for your day out.
“I had a perfect shopping day👍👍👍 I bought very nice things…”
Cook tapas and paella in Madrid after shopping at Mercado de Antón Martín, with market ingredients, drinks, lunch, and an English-speaking guide.
“So much fun. Andrea was awesome. Food was great but meeting other participants was the best! Awesome!”
Shop La Boqueria with a chef, cook four Spanish courses, and enjoy unlimited Spanish wine in this hands-on Barcelona class.
“As a home chef it’s awesome to visit markets and cook. Today Juan took it to another level. He describe the market layout but showed the local produce explaining the differences. Then we cooked together Just an amazing time. We share our experience with another family who had 2 children and a young adult. We were impressed with Juan’s passion to engage them into shopping and cooking. Worth every euro.”
Shop La Boqueria, cook paella and classic Catalan dishes, and enjoy generous wine with Rambla views in this hands-on Barcelona class.
“Trip to la boqueria was amazing and the class was so helpful and informative and fun. Sonia is an amazing chef and made the experience so memorable.”
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