Gastronomy Tours in Malaga
Food and wine are everywhere in Spain. The abundance of culinary delights in Spain is one of its biggest plusses, and nowhere does it come cheaper than in Malaga. The region around the city has the cheapest menu del dia in Spain. There are also some excellent tapas bars in the city that are worth checking out.
But if you are looking to delve a little deeper into Spain's gastronomic traditions, you'll need to take some kind of tour. Check out these food and wine tours from Malaga. All of them can be done in a day, making them a cheaper option than most specialist food and wine tours.
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Visit a historic olive oil mill dating from the 18th century. Sample the organic olive oil made there and some local wine, before traveling to a local organic vineyard.
Here you will learn about how wine is made, have lunch and taste some of the excellent wines.
Afterwards, there is an optional visit to the town of Ronda itself.
More: Olive Oil and Organic Wine in Ronda
A cheaper alternative, which includes a tour of Ronda and a wine tasting at theBodegas La Sangre de Ronda can be found here: Guided Tour of Ronda with Wine Tasting
Visit the city of Jerez and learn about the history and production of sherry, the local wine produced in this area. Learn the correct method for pouring sherry (know as 'venenciar'), eat lunch and get to see a local horse show, another part of Jerez's most important cultural heritage.
More: Sherry of Jerez Guided Tour
A cheaper alternative is this guided tour of Jerez and Cadiz, which features a trip to a sherry bodega (with tasting): Jerez and Cadiz Guided Tour
Learn to make five local dishes and sample local wines in the rural village of Gaucin. Select your own produce from the local orchard and discover some of the secrets of cooking in Spain.
More: Malaga Spanish Cooking Class
Visit either Gaucin or Mijas for a wine tasting session where you will learn some of the basic skills involved in appreciating fine wine. You will then go for tapas in some of the town's local tapas bars, learning about the history of tapas and the dishes you will sample.
More: Malaga Tapas Tour with Wine Tasting
But if you are looking to delve a little deeper into Spain's gastronomic traditions, you'll need to take some kind of tour. Check out these food and wine tours from Malaga. All of them can be done in a day, making them a cheaper option than most specialist food and wine tours.
See also:
1. Olive Oil and Organic Wine in Ronda
Visit a historic olive oil mill dating from the 18th century. Sample the organic olive oil made there and some local wine, before traveling to a local organic vineyard.
Here you will learn about how wine is made, have lunch and taste some of the excellent wines.
Afterwards, there is an optional visit to the town of Ronda itself.
More: Olive Oil and Organic Wine in Ronda
A cheaper alternative, which includes a tour of Ronda and a wine tasting at theBodegas La Sangre de Ronda can be found here: Guided Tour of Ronda with Wine Tasting
2. Sherry in Jerez
Visit the city of Jerez and learn about the history and production of sherry, the local wine produced in this area. Learn the correct method for pouring sherry (know as 'venenciar'), eat lunch and get to see a local horse show, another part of Jerez's most important cultural heritage.
More: Sherry of Jerez Guided Tour
A cheaper alternative is this guided tour of Jerez and Cadiz, which features a trip to a sherry bodega (with tasting): Jerez and Cadiz Guided Tour
3. Cookery Class near Malaga
Learn to make five local dishes and sample local wines in the rural village of Gaucin. Select your own produce from the local orchard and discover some of the secrets of cooking in Spain.
More: Malaga Spanish Cooking Class
4. Malaga Tapas Tour with Wine Tasting
Visit either Gaucin or Mijas for a wine tasting session where you will learn some of the basic skills involved in appreciating fine wine. You will then go for tapas in some of the town's local tapas bars, learning about the history of tapas and the dishes you will sample.
More: Malaga Tapas Tour with Wine Tasting
