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Madrid Rooftop Salsa Class with Bottomless Sangria

★ 5.0 (4)

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Madrid Rooftop Salsa Class with Bottomless Sangria

A 2-hour rooftop salsa class in central Madrid where you'll learn basic moves from a professional instructor whilst drinking bottomless homemade sangria. Designed for complete beginners, the session runs on a Madrid rooftop with views across the city. You'll dance in a small group, with access to the terrace throughout — good for a social night out, whether you come solo or with friends.

Seville Morning Food Tour From Market to Table

A 2.5-hour morning food tour through Seville that takes you from the working neighbourhood market to a local vermouth bar and classic tapas spot. You'll taste freshly fried churros from a family business, sample seasonal produce and ibérico ham at the market, and finish with authentic Andalusian bites and drinks. Groups stay small (max 12), your local guide shares their favourite spots and insider recommendations, and you're supporting neighbourhood vendors and multi-generational market stalls throughout.

Visit the Oldest Winery of Malaga and Wine Tasting

A 2-hour visit to Bodegas Quitapenas, Málaga's oldest winery, where you'll spend an hour touring the production halls and learning 140 years of winemaking history before tasting three house wines paired with cured cheese. Fully wheelchair-accessible and suitable for all fitness levels, it's designed for small groups and works well for anyone interested in Spanish wine without needing specialist knowledge.

Sevillian tapas tasting on a bicycle (3 bars-3 tapas-3 drinks)

A 3-hour bicycle tour through Seville's neighbourhood bars, stopping at three local haunts to taste regional tapas and drinks while exploring how residents actually eat in the city. You'll ride to Triana Market to see the fresh produce behind traditional dishes, guided by someone with genuine knowledge of the local food scene—not a standard tourist crawl, but the bars and flavours locals return to.

Ibiza: Organic Farm-to-Table Cooking Class with Lunch & Wine

A 2 hour 15 minute hands-on cooking class at an Ibiza organic farm where you'll prepare Spanish dishes including gazpacho under a local chef's direction, then eat lunch paired with local wine. You'll tour the farmhouse and gardens, learn where ingredients come from, and leave with recipes. Suits anyone wanting to cook rather than watch, with a genuine farm setting rather than a commercial kitchen.

Dinner in a Gastronomic Club in San Sebastian

A two-hour dinner at a traditional Basque gastronomic club — a members-only cooking society where you'll dine on regional specialities like cod pil pil and Iberian ham alongside wine and beer. You'll need a club member to sponsor your entry. This is your chance to experience how locals actually eat and socialise in one of Spain's most food-obsessed regions, in an intimate, closed setting that outsiders rarely access.

Tenerife: Canarian Cooking Class with Iconic Local Dishes

A three-hour cooking class where you'll prepare and cook signature Canarian dishes including wrinkled potatoes with mojo sauce, goat meat stew, local cheese and almond cake, led by an expert chef in a small group. You'll handle fresh ingredients throughout, learn the stories behind each dish, and eat what you've made. Suits anyone keen to build practical skills and taste genuine island food culture.

Jerez Winery Tour and wine tasting

An 8-hour winery and city tour centred on Tío Pepe, one of Jerez de la Frontera's most established producers. You'll get a guided winery tour with four wines to taste, then explore the old town with a history specialist before lunch recommendations and the drive back to Seville. Suited to anyone interested in Spanish wine culture and willing to spend a full day away from base.

Private chef in Majorca

A 4-hour private chef experience at your Majorca villa or holiday home, where a chef prepares and serves a multi-course dinner or brunch in an elegantly styled setting. You'll get a full meal with wine and cocktails included, table setup tailored to your space, and tablescaping that draws on Mallorcan and South American themes. Suits groups wanting restaurant-quality food without leaving their accommodation.

Barcelona Workshop: Make your silver ring with a jeweler

A 4-hour hands-on silver ring-making workshop in Barcelona where you'll work through every stage of creation under a jeweler's guidance. You'll learn metalworking techniques from design through finishing, handling tools and techniques used in the craft. Suited to anyone curious about jewellery-making with no prior experience needed, though the work demands focus and some physical stamina.

Ceramic workshop in Menorca – Create your own souvenir

A 2.5-hour ceramic workshop where you'll hand-throw or hand-build a piece of pottery to take home from Menorca. All materials and tools are provided, plus snacks. It's a chance to learn a practical craft skill in a slower pace than typical tourism, support a local maker, and leave with a genuine handmade souvenir rather than something mass-produced.

Romantic Dinner on Board at the Port of Barcelona

A three-hour dinner experience on a private boat moored in Barcelona's port. You'll choose between a straight dinner (2 hours) or dinner preceded by a one-hour sunset sailing trip along the coast. The menu is fixed and gourmet: starters of burrata with dried tomato and porchetta or homemade hummus, a choice of paella or fresh pasta with pistachio pesto for mains, and tiramisu for dessert. Drinks flow throughout — Aperol Spritz with starters, wine or beer with the main, cava with dessert. Designed for couples marking occasions or seeking an evening by the water.

Rioja: Visit 3 Wineries and Enjoy Pintxos for Lunch

An 8-hour small-group wine tour of Rioja's two premier regions, visiting three wineries with contrasting styles — from modern facilities to historic cellars. You'll taste wines at each stop, enjoy pintxos and local bars during a village lunch, and travel with a maximum of 8 guests. Hotel pickup and drop-off included. Suits curious beginners and experienced wine enthusiasts alike.

Cava Making Experience at the Local Winery in Barcelona

A 5-hour hands-on cava-making experience at a family-owned Catalan winery where you'll bottle your own sparkling wine. You'll learn the traditional production process—disgorging, corking and labelling included—while tasting multiple cava varieties in a historic farmhouse. The activity pairs technical instruction with direct interaction with the winery owners, and you'll leave with a bottle you've prepared yourself.

Hidden Gracia with Tapas & Wine - A Local Barcelona Experience

A 2.5-hour tapas and wine walk through Barcelona's Gràcia neighbourhood, designed around independent bars and local hangouts rather than tourist hotspots. You'll visit a small group through bohemian spots that capture the area's character, with time to linger over food and wine at each stop. The route is structured but flexible—organised enough to give you variety and direction, loose enough to follow the group's energy without feeling scripted.

Private Oil Tasting Tour

A 5-hour private tour of organic olive groves in Vall d'Hortons, near Barcelona, where you'll walk among century-old trees, taste three distinct oils, and learn how olive oil anchors Catalan food culture. You'll travel by minivan with a local guide, sample regional organic products, and take in views of Montserrat Mountains — a straightforward introduction to Spanish oil production and countryside landscape, not a cooking or technical masterclass.

Gastronomic Tour of the Taverns of Madrid

A 90-minute walk through Madrid's La Latina neighbourhood with a local guide, stopping at authentic taverns to eat tapas and drink like a madrileño. You'll taste small plates and a drink at each stop while learning the neighbourhood's history, local customs and the culture that defines the city. Suits anyone after a genuine introduction to how locals actually eat and socialise in Madrid.

Barcelona Old City Guided Tour with Tapas and Drinks

A 2.5-hour small-group walking tour through Barcelona's Gothic Quarter and El Born, led by a licensed food guide, stopping at several authentic bars for generous tapas tastings paired with sangria, vermut, local wines and beer. You'll learn how centuries of Catalan tradition shaped the city's food culture and bar scene, with enough food across stops to constitute a full meal. Maximum 14 guests keeps the atmosphere relaxed and social.

Small Group Tapas Tour in Madrid

A 2.5-hour small-group tapas tour through Madrid's food scene, stopping at intimate local spots to sample Spanish bites paired with beer, wine, and vermouth. You'll move through the city streets eating and drinking alongside a guide who tailors stops to dietary preferences—vegetarian, pescatarian, or omnivore—with the aim of leaving genuinely full and connected to Madrid's culinary culture rather than rushed through crowded tourist traps.

Private Food, Tapas & Wine Tour of Madrid with Customizable Menu All Included

A 6-hour private walking food tour through Madrid where you choose what to eat and drink as you go, led by a local guide who adapts the route to your tastes. You'll stop at 6–7 neighbourhood taverns and bars for tapas, wine, beer and vermouth, tasting a genuine cross-section of Madrid's food culture rather than following a set menu. The tour includes all food and drink, and metro or bus fares within the city.

La Rioja Biosphere Organic Pig Farm and Ham and Wine Tasting

A 2-hour farm visit in La Rioja's Biosphere Reserve where you'll walk through an organic Duroc pig operation, see free-range animals across olive and cereal fields, and taste ecological Jamón Ibérico alongside local red and white wines. You'll also visit the farm's feed mill and a Spanish horse paddock. Suits anyone curious about sustainable farming and keen to taste producer-direct cured meats paired with Rioja.

Sangria and Tapas Tasting

A two-hour sangria and tapas tasting in Spain where you'll sample four distinct sangria styles paired with daily-rotating traditional Spanish small plates. Everything features fresh, locally sourced ingredients — expect regional classics like Rebujito and Salmorejo alongside classic tapas, all designed to give you an authentic flavour of Spanish food culture without requiring advance culinary knowledge or a large time commitment.

Ribeira Sacra, "Heroic Wines" Private Tour from Santiago/Vigo

A nine to twelve-hour private wine tour through Ribeira Sacra, Spain's steep-sided river canyon wine region, departing from Santiago or Vigo. You'll visit terraced vineyards clinging to dramatic slopes, meet winemakers at their estates, and learn their approaches to viticulture in a region where vines grow on near-vertical terrain that makes mechanised harvest impossible.

9 hours – 12 hoursfrom AUD $627

Private: Paella Cooking Class & 30-minute expert Q&A

★ 5.0 (4)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Spain

Private: Paella Cooking Class & 30-minute expert Q&A

A 90-minute private paella class on a Seville terrace where you'll cook an authentic chicken and vegetable paella with a local chef, then spend 30 minutes learning about the city's landmarks. You'll take home recipes, a gift, and the confidence to recreate the dish at home. Best suited to food enthusiasts wanting hands-on instruction in a small, intimate setting rather than a large group class.

Explore an urban winery and enjoy a Jumilla wine tasting

A 1 hour 45 minute winery visit at Bodegas Silvano García in Jumilla, Spain, where you'll learn the region's wine history while tasting local wines paired with cheese, cured meats and olive oil. Suited to wine enthusiasts and casual drinkers alike, with non-alcoholic options for under-18s and a relaxed pace that suits all fitness levels.

Olive Oil and Winery Tour from Zaragoza City

A 5-hour countryside tour from Zaragoza combining olive oil and wine tastings at producer sites. You'll visit a traditional olive orchard with century-old trees, learn about Spanish oil production and taste local Empeltre varieties, then tour a winery in one of Europe's oldest protected wine regions (established 1932), known for Cariñena grapes. Private transport and snacks included; travel time built into the duration.

Sunset among Vineyards with Tasting in Alicante (min 6-12 people)

A two-hour vineyard walk and tasting in Alicante's countryside for groups of 6–12 people. You'll stroll through working vineyards, learn about traditional and modern wine-growing methods, then settle in for a wine and cheese tasting in a picnic setting at sunset. No guiding narrative or wine-expert preamble — it's a straightforward rural outing built around the tasting itself.

Barcelona Boqueria Market e Barrio Gotico Street Food Tour

A 2-hour street food tour through Barcelona's most flavourful neighbourhoods, starting at La Boqueria Market before winding through the Gothic Quarter and El Born. You'll taste Catalan specialities including montaditos, croquettes, and local vermut, guided by someone with established knowledge of the city's food culture. The route adapts based on market hours — if Santa Caterina is closed, you'll explore El Born's independent food vendors instead.

Sailing excursion Barcelona and visit to a winery in Alella

A 4-hour sailing and wine experience that combines a luxury boat trip along Barcelona's coast to Masnou with a guided tour and tasting at a 14th-century family winery in Alella, one of Spain's oldest wine regions. You'll walk organic vineyards overlooking the Mediterranean, tour the working winery, and taste their own production — all bookable for a maximum of two people per trip.

Private Dinning Experience with Michelin Star Chef

A private three-hour dinner in a Barcelona industrial loft with a Michelin-starred chef, serving a seven-course seasonal menu tailored to your tastes and dietary needs. Each course draws on local ingredients — two appetisers, two entrées, fish, meat, and dessert — and the chef adapts the entire menu to suit you, making this less a set tasting and more a bespoke culinary session. Ideal for celebrations or a luxurious evening where you're the only priority.

Perfume Workshop Almuñécar, create your eau de parfum

A 90-minute perfume-making workshop in Almuñécar's old town where you'll blend natural essences and synthetic aroma molecules to create a custom 50 ml eau de parfum. You'll gain insight into fragrance history and technique, then walk away with a bottle of scent you've formulated yourself. The workshop sits near the seafront, a short drive from Nerja.

PRIVATE GROUP 2 Nights: Unspoiled Spain village for Foodie lovers

A three-day private retreat in rural Castile La Mancha for food-focused travellers wanting to cook, eat and sleep in an unspoiled Spanish village. You'll stay two nights at a village inn, participate in hands-on cooking classes using locally-sourced ingredients from cooperative producers, and eat breakfast, lunch and dinner prepared from the region's olive oil, wine and artisan farm goods. All transport, meals, drinks and accommodation are included — no hidden costs.

Private 3-Hour Málaga Food and Culture Tour with lunch included

A private 3-hour walking tour of Málaga focusing on food and local culture. Your guide takes you to neighbourhood spots favoured by residents rather than tourists, starting with hot chocolate and churros, moving through the central market for fresh fruit, and finishing with lunch at a local bar. The route and menu adjust to your tastes, making it flexible for different appetites and dietary interests.

Discover Valencia’s Parks, Create Ceramic Art

A 4-hour experience combining a guided walk through Turia Park with a hands-on ceramic workshop, capped at 8 people. You'll gather textural inspiration from Valencia's gardens, then translate those observations into a piece of ceramic art you'll take home the same day. Suited to anyone wanting a slower pace and something tangible to show for it—especially solo travellers or small groups after a more intimate alternative to standard sightseeing.

Luxury sunset picnic with photo shoot

A 2-hour clifftop picnic overlooking the Spanish coast, paired with a photo shoot capturing you and the locally-sourced spread. You'll recline on cushions and blankets whilst a host explains the provenance of each regional product — cheese, cured meats, seasonal fare — then photograph details of the food, landscape, and you mid-meal. Ideal for anniversaries, engagements, birthdays or any occasion calling for something beyond a standard restaurant.

Half Day Valencia Foodie Cycling Tour

A 6-hour guided cycling tour through Valencia's neighbourhoods and farmland, combining easy-paced bike routes with stops for traditional local food. You'll ride mostly flat paths from the marina through orange groves and coastal areas to l'Horta Nord, punctuating the journey with a farm-to-table brunch and horchata tasting. Suits anyone comfortable on a bike who wants to see Valencia beyond the city centre without intense physical demand.

Gastronomic Bike Tour through Las Palmas at Night

A 4-hour evening bike ride through Las Palmas that stops at three local bars for tapas and drinks, guided by a certified Canary Islands guide. You'll skip the tourist circuit entirely—visiting neighbourhood spots where residents actually eat—and hear stories about the city's character and history as you pedal between tastings. Suits anyone comfortable on a bike who wants to eat and drink like a local after dark.

Sant Antoni Market tour with Catalan traditional breakfast

A 2.5-hour market tour and traditional Catalan breakfast in Barcelona's Sant Antoni Market. You'll walk through the market's stalls sampling fresh produce and regional ingredients, then sit down to a local-style fork breakfast featuring hearty classics like pork feet, codfish, snails and callos. Your guide explains the cultural history behind each dish, giving you genuine insight into how Catalans actually eat.

Interactive Paella & Sangria Cooking Class in Barcelona with Josh

A three-hour hands-on paella and sangria class in Barcelona's professional cooking studio. You'll prepare both dishes from scratch under the guidance of Josh or Andres, starting with sangria preparation and moving through seafood selection and stock-making before cooking traditional paella together. The session finishes with caramelising your own crema catlana dessert, then eating what you've made in the attached 1800s-style dining room. Suits anyone keen to learn Spanish cooking techniques rather than watch passively.

Ham Experience Premium : Iberian Ham & Wine Tasting in Barcelona

A one-hour guided tasting of four Spanish Iberian ham varieties paired with wine or cava, led by a certified Ham Master. You'll sample Gran Reserva through to acorn-fed hams alongside breadsticks and two drinks of your choice. Held in a prime Barcelona location near Sagrada Familia, it suits anyone wanting to understand ham quality and production without committing to a longer food tour.

1 hourfrom AUD $82

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