Luxury Food Wine Tour Barcelona, Penedes

Luxury Food Wine Tour Barcelona, Penedes Overview:

Highlights:

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This luxury food and wine holiday is designed for the sophisticated traveler looking for the definitive overview of what Catalonia has to offer in terms of cuisine and wine. You will travel in style, in chauffeured Mercedes, and you will be received as VIP’s at two of the best wineries in Spain, in the prestigious wine region of Penedes . The cuisine on this wine tour is impressive, from Michelin star dining to creative, “hands on” Catalan cooking with your own personal chef in Barcelona.You will enjoy plush accommodations in a beautiful “Modernista” building, elegantly renovated, in a prime location, right at the heart of the most exclusive avenue in town, Passeig de Gracia. This is the perfect tour for those seeking only the very best in Catalan culture.

- Upon arrival in Barcelona, a Mercedes vehicle, complete with personal chauffeur, will be waiting at the airport to whisk you off to your 5* luxury accommodations.

- At your hotel, unpack and relax with an artisan bottle of “cava”, Spain’s decadent answer to champagne,awaiting you in your room.

- Enjoy a free afternoon exploring your exclusive surroundings.

- Dinner tonight is very special. Guests will enjoy a special treat; a fabulous gourmet tasting menu at a highly rated Michelin star restaurant.

This elegant restaurant is located in a hip Gràcia town house that was once the studio of designer Balenciaga. The setting is modern and refined, and the food is at once both traditional and innovative.

The emphasis here is on fresh seafood, although the meat dishes are also top quality. To stay ahead of the game, the head chef and owner, changes his menus every season using only the freshest products available.

Some examples of his best creations are fried shrimp and ginger-flecked pasta in a mango and mustard sauce, sea bass with cod and blood sausage, or pork with zesty goat cheese and peach honey. To complete your perfect menu, the desserts are all homemade and inevitably sumptuous.

Overnight:

5* Luxury Hotel, with balcony views, complementary bottle of cava in room

Meals Included in Price:

Tapas style lunch with wine, Gourmet Tasting Dinner with wine pairings

Transfers:

Barcelona airport- Hotel

- Full Breakfast at your luxury hotel

- Today is a luxury wine tasting excursion. You'll transfer to the lovely wine region of Penedes and you’ll enjoy an extremely special visit to the most prestigious wine estate in this region, and one of the most famous in Spain. VIP visit to the charming family owned winery followed by excellent wine tasting. Next, enjoy a second private winery visit to a famed cava producer.A vineyard walk, explanation of native varieties (Xarel.lo, Parellada and Macabeu), and wine tasting are all included in this private visit.

- A phenomenal four-course gourmet meal with wine is to follow, in a nearby hidden winemakers haunt. You'll enjoy such local favorites as roast artichokes, slow cooked duck with prunes and pine nuts, Cantabrian anchovies, local Catalan artisan cheeses and of course some incredible wine!. After this wonderful day out in wine country, your driver will take you back to Barcelona and drop you off comfortably at your hotel.

- Free evening.

Overnight:

5* Luxury Hotel, with balcony views

Meals Included in Price:

Full breakfast, Gourmet lunch with wine

Transfers:

Barcelona-Penedes wine region- Barcelona

- Full Breakfast at your luxury hotel

- This morning ,an expert local guide will arrive with your personal chauffer and will escort you on an entertaining tour around Barcelona including incredible Modernist architecture such as the Sagrada Familia, Casa Mila and the Parque Guell, followed by a fascinating gourmet tour of the old town including visits to the best artisan cheese, deli, and chocolate producers in town. Your guide will be full of anecdotes and stories about the various locations visited to ensure your undivided attention. Conclude your visit with a gourmet tapas lunch including wine in the very trendy Born district.

- Free evening on your own to enjoy Barcelona's tapas bars and traditional Catalan eateries.

Overnight:

5* Luxury hotel with balcony views

Meals Included in Price:

Full breakfast, gourmet lunch with wine

Transfers:

Barcelona Hotel - City Tour - Barcelona Hotel

- Full breakfast at your luxury hotel

- This morning you will be met by a highly rated chef who will escort you to the world famous Boqueria Market to pick out fresh ingredients for your entertaining private class on the art of Catalan cooking. The classes take place in a private stylish loft with a professional fully equipped kitchen. Some cooking possibilities include Fideua (a noodle version of Paella) and Crema Catalana (Barcelona's most famous dessert)

- Afterwards, sit down to a delicious 3 course meal complete with wine. The chef will then say his goodbyes but not before handing you your personal keepsake book of recipes.

- Free late afternoon and evening to visit the Olympic Port and historic Barcelona on your own, or perhaps enjoy some fabulous art at the Picasso and Miro Museums.

Meals Included in Price:

Full breakfast

Transfers:

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- Full breakfast at your luxury hotel.

- Depending on your flight time, your personal chauffeur will be on hand one last time to transfer you to the airport in plenty of time for check in.

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Meals Included in Price:

Full breakfast

Transfers:

Barcelona Hotel-airport

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This is a SAMPLE TOUR ITINERARY. Please note that our chauffeured luxury tours have the following starting prices:

More Information on this Luxury Barcelona Food & Wine Tour:

If you are interested in this Luxury Barcelona Weekend, contact us today for pricing (which depends on group size and specific requirements). All tours are available year round upon request for your private group of minimum 2 people. If you would like us to customize a luxury gourmet tour for you, contact us with your requirements, and we can send you a free itinerary and quote with no obligations. We organize cooking packages and wine tours from 1 day, to weekends to longer food and wine discoveries throughout Spain, Portugal & Italy.

Email us at: info@cellartours.com