Culinary Vacation in El

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Enjoy a Cooking Vacation in the Charming Catalan village of El Masroig at a 4th generation family house built in stone. Learn to cook Catalan dishes with some excursion to visit the wineries of the Priorat wine region...

General Overview

Country: Spain Type: Scheduled Group Tour

Region: Catalonia Theme: Culinary and Cooking Holidays

City: Barcelona Group Size: 1 - 6 People

Duration: 7 Days / 6 Nights Price from: €

Introduction Catalan cuisine is in a category of its own within the realms of other Mediterranean foods. Dishes such as escalivada, esqueixada, or Bacalla a la llauna, simple things such as pa amb tomaquet, and famous desserts like crema catalana are but some of the specialties you will learn how to make during your gastronomical holiday.

Apart from its fabulous Priorat wines, this area also produces a delicious olive oil made from arbequina olives. This oil is produced right here in El Masroig, and its acidity is no more than 0.3 degrees, a true sign of quality.

Alicia and Jonathan will welcome you as if you were part of the family. From the moment you arrive at the Barcelona airport, where we will pick you up, you will not have to worry about anything but enjoying a relaxing vacation. Each day you will learn how to cook a new Catalan dish. Daily excursions will enable you to discover most of the Priorat and visit its vineyards, wine producers, and olive oil presses.

This program will enable you to learn the basics of Catalan cuisine as you will have a total of six classes of approximately three hours duration each. The fourteen meals you will be having during this time, five of which are in restaurants, will allow you to sample a wide variety of different Catalan dishes. The Priorat wines will no longer be a secret to you after the wine tasting session at a private cooking school/accommodation, and the many trips to vineyards and a wine museum. You will not only love the olive oil that you will be using on a daily basis, but you will also get a chance to see how it is made.

The daily excursions will unveil most of the Priorat and its history so that when the time comes to leave, you will truly feel you have discovered the essence of this beautiful region. This is also your vacation and so we want you to have time to relax as well, and if you have any requests for a change in the planned schedule, we will surely try and accommodate your needs.

Day by day itinerary DAY 1: BARCELONA - EL MASROIG, PRIORAT WINE COUNTRY - Pick-up in Barcelona. - Arrival Cooking School/Accommodation. Time to settle in rooms. - Welcome Tapas lunch (this is actually almost a meal!) - Cooking class followed by dinner. - Overnight in El Masroig L, D

DAY 2: EL MASROIG - - EL MASROIG - Breakfast - Visit to the Bodegas Ithaca winery and vineyards in Gratallops - Cooking class followed by lunch - Free time - Cooking class followed by dinner - Overnight in El Masroig B, L, D

DAY 3: EL MASROIG - GATALLOPS - EL MASROIG - Breakfast - Visit to the Costers del Siurana winery (producers of Clos de l`Obac) in Gratallops - Cooking class followed by lunch - Free time - Private olive oil tasting presentation - Cooking class followed by dinner - Overnight in El Masroig B, L, D

DAY 4: EL MASROIG - - EL MASROIG - Breakfast - Visit to Reus where we do the "Gaudi" route. Time for some shopping. - Tour of the Reus food market - Tapas lunch in Reus - Free time - Cooking class followed by dinner - Overnight in El Masroig B, L, D

DAY 5: EL MASROIG - SCALA DEI - EL MASROIG - Breakfast - Visit to the Scala Dei monastery - Visit to the Conreria de Scala Dei winery - Cooking class followed by lunch - Free time - Cooking class followed by dinner - Overnight in El Masroig B, L, D

DAY 6: EL MASROIG - DARMOS - - EL MASROIG - Breakfast - Visit to the Joan d`Anguera winery in Darmos - Visit to an artisanal ceramics store in Miravet - Cooking class with combined lunch and dinner - Overnight in El Masroig B, L, D

DAY 7: EL MASROIG - BARCELONA - Breakfast followed by drop-off in Barcelona B

END OF CULINARY TOUR SERVICES

Included

THE TOUR INCLUDES: - Transport to and from Barcelona to Cooking/School Accommodation - 6 hands-on Catalan cuisine classes - 6 nights accommodation at our private boutique hotel/cooking school - 1 welcome appéritif (lunch) - (L) 2 Tapa/Wine Lunches and 4 Lunches based on what is made in cooking classes - (B) 6 breakfasts - (D) 6 dinners based on what has been made in the cooking class - Priorat winery visits as specified per itinerary - 1 private olive oil tasting presentation - 1 private wine presentation by local enologist - 1 Reus food market visit - Cultural excursions as specified per itinerary - All of the Priorat wines and drinks (open bar) - Diploma, Cooking apron and recipe book, farewell gift - All transport and entrance fees for the excursions - Local Taxes

THE TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE: - Airfare - Transfers not specified in the itinerary - Entrance fees not specified in the itinerary - Beverages not specified in selected meals - Meals not specified in itinerary - Laundry Expenses - Telephone & Facsimile charges - Excess Baggage charges - Passport & Visa fees - Personal & Travel Insurance - Airport & Departure Taxes - Optional excursions - Room Service - Tips & Gratuities to Tour Guides