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Valencia's Culinary History With Traditional Food Tastings

Day Trip, Group Tour
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Delight your taste buds on a mouthwatering journey through Valencia’s rich culinary scene with our guided food tour. From crispy fried anchovies to a visit to the bustling Central Market, you'll savor local delicacies and discover the city’s gastronomic history. Complete your flavorful adventure with a sweet horchata and fartons pairing, making this tour a must for any foodie visiting Valencia.

Valencia's Culinary History with Traditional Food Tastings

Explore the vibrant flavors of Valencia on this exciting food tour that takes you to some of the city’s best culinary hotspots. Discover the rich gastronomic history of Valencia with an expert English-speaking guide as you stroll through the historic Casco Antiguo.

Your journey begins with fried anchovies, a coastal delicacy that's crispy and light, perfect for a first bite in this seaside city. Next, you'll savor classic croquetas, featuring creamy bechamel and cured ham in a crispy shell, the ultimate comfort food. One of the tour’s highlights is a visit to Valencia’s famous Central Market, a must-see for any foodie. This sprawling market, housed in a beautiful modernist building, is a treasure trove of fresh local produce, tantalizing Mediterranean flavors, and more.

At a historic bar known for its seafood, you'll try clochinas, Valencia’s beloved local mussels, cherished for their small, delicate taste. The adventure continues with a traditional esgarraet, a flavorful salad made with roasted red peppers, salted cod, garlic, and extra virgin olive oil—truly a taste of the region. No Valencia experience would be complete without a refreshing sip of Agua de Valencia, a zesty, citrus-infused cocktail unique to the city.

Finally, you'll wrap up your tour with a sweet stop at one of the oldest horchaterias in town to enjoy horchata, a refreshing tiger nut drink, paired with soft, spongy fartons, perfect for dipping.

This tour not only offers the opportunity to indulge in delicious, authentic dishes but also provides insights into Valencia’s vibrant culture. Book now to experience a fun, flavorful exploration of this Spanish culinary capital!

Starting At
 
Tour Type
Group
 
Group Size
Small
 
Activity Type(s)
Culinary / Food
 
Tour Duration
3 Hours
 
Activity Level
Easy
 
Tour Leaves From
An approximate 10-minute taxi (not included, approximately 15 - 20 EUR each way) is required to reach your departure location. Full details will be provided in your electronic ticket upon confirmation.
 
Food/Beverage Provided
A variety of gourmet tastings are provided and paired with water and three alcoholic beverages (wine, beer, or agua de Valencia). Minors will be served soft drinks. Horchata may be served during the lunchtime tours. Tastings of foods special to Valencia may include fried anchovies, croquetas, clochinas, esgarraet, agua de Valencia, fartons and horchata pending seasonality and availability.
 
Special Instructions
We recommend wearing comfortable clothing and sensible, flat-soled walking shoes.
 
Restrictions
Wheelchairs, motorized scooters, strollers, and walkers are not permitted on this tour. Guests must be 18 years of age or older to drink alcohol.
Interests
  • Culinary and Cooking
Location Overview
Valencia
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About Us
Shore Excursions Group is the market leading and world's largest shore excursion company. Since 2008, we've provided cruise passengers with higher-quality, lower-priced, and smaller group shore excursions from a portfolio of nearly 4,000 tours in over 300 ports. Over the last 16 years, we've delivered more than 4.6M excursions with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating from more than 47k reviews.

Exceptional travel experiences are created by exceptional people. Our incredible team of cruise and travel experts has more than 100 years of combined industry experience, and we work in close collaboration with a network of exceptional tour operator partners dedicated to providing personalized and immersive excursions to cruise passengers in the ports they visit around the world.

Our excursions are higher quality, lower priced, and travel in smaller groups averaging just 12 guests per departure, allowing our guests to truly connect with the local culture and enjoy a more enriching travel experience. Our website provides a personalized shopping experience highlighting the top-rated and most popular excursions in each port of call with authentic photos, videos, and reviews from other guests.

Our proprietary itinerary search technology makes booking easy by displaying the excursions guaranteed to work for your ship's scheduled arrival and departure into each port of call. We also feature hand-curated multi-port packages with the top-rated excursion for each port bundled together at an additional discount.

Our Unique Approach
While the cruise lines and other companies also offer excursions, we are the experts and our experience and approach set us apart. Our exceptional excursions travel in smaller groups and visit more interesting and authentic locations, using more personalized tour guides.

Our team uses a comprehensive approach to select the leading guides and best tour providers around the world. Every excursion is carefully curated and closely monitored through quality control and customer feedback.

In today's fast paced world, vacations are an important way to relax, reconnect with family and friends, and discover new and interesting places - and our portfolio of the highest quality tours was created to provide authentic and rewarding travel experiences on your next trip.

High quality service is very important to travelers and leads to better experiences with higher satisfaction. We encourage you to call us, so our experts can answer your questions and help you select the best excursions for your cruise.

Our Exceptional Tours
Our priority is providing cruise guests with exciting and enriching tours with personalized service and smaller groups.

Our small group tours range from 2-12 people - far less than other tour companies with larger tours up to 50 people. We also offer outstanding private excursions - exclusive experiences for only you and your group with options to fully customize your tour.

Our "Scenic" tours provide up close and personal access to some of the most spectacular natural environments on Earth from majestic glaciers in Alaska to spectacular reefs in the Caribbean.

Our "Cultural" tours allow customers to experience local customs, entertainment and culinary delights ranging from tribal dances in Alaska to an outstanding local meal in Santorini, Greece.

Our "Active" tours offer a multitude of exciting and adventurous ways to experience our destinations. Kayak the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, hike to a spectacular waterfall in Hawaii, or bicycle through quaint villages in France.

Our "City" tours allow travelers to see the highlights of great cities around the world with unique insights provided by our expert tour guides.

Our Guarantee
We stand by our excursions, and we're committed to meeting your expectations. Our team and our guides are dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences, which we've achieved consistently over many years and millions of tours. To the extent you are in any way dissatisfied with the experience we deliver, we will work to resolve your concerns - up to and including a full refund of your tour price. For more information visit the Shore Excursions Group website.

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About Shore Excursions Group

About Us
Shore Excursions Group is the market leading and world's largest shore excursion company. Since 2008, we've provided cruise passengers with higher-quality, lower-priced, and smaller group shore excursions from a portfolio of nearly 4,000 tours in over 300 ports. Over the last 16 years, we've delivered more than 4.6M excursions with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating from more than 47k reviews.

Exceptional travel experiences are created by exceptional people. Our incredible team of cruise and travel experts has more than 100 years of combined industry experience, and we work in close collaboration with a network of exceptional tour operator partners dedicated to providing personalized and immersive excursions to cruise passengers in the ports they visit around the world.

Our excursions are higher quality, lower priced, and travel in smaller groups averaging just 12 guests per departure, allowing our guests to truly connect with the local culture and enjoy a more enriching travel experience. Our website provides a personalized shopping experience highlighting the top-rated and most popular excursions in each port of call with authentic photos, videos, and reviews from other guests.

Our proprietary itinerary search technology makes booking easy by displaying the excursions guaranteed to work for your ship's scheduled arrival and departure into each port of call. We also feature hand-curated multi-port packages with the top-rated excursion for each port bundled together at an additional discount.

Our Unique Approach
While the cruise lines and other companies also offer excursions, we are the experts and our experience and approach set us apart. Our exceptional excursions travel in smaller groups and visit more interesting and authentic locations, using more personalized tour guides.

Our team uses a comprehensive approach to select the leading guides and best tour providers around the world. Every excursion is carefully curated and closely monitored through quality control and customer feedback.

In today's fast paced world, vacations are an important way to relax, reconnect with family and friends, and discover new and interesting places - and our portfolio of the highest quality tours was created to provide authentic and rewarding travel experiences on your next trip.

High quality service is very important to travelers and leads to better experiences with higher satisfaction. We encourage you to call us, so our experts can answer your questions and help you select the best excursions for your cruise.

Our Exceptional Tours
Our priority is providing cruise guests with exciting and enriching tours with personalized service and smaller groups.

Our small group tours range from 2-12 people - far less than other tour companies with larger tours up to 50 people. We also offer outstanding private excursions - exclusive experiences for only you and your group with options to fully customize your tour.

Our "Scenic" tours provide up close and personal access to some of the most spectacular natural environments on Earth from majestic glaciers in Alaska to spectacular reefs in the Caribbean.

Our "Cultural" tours allow customers to experience local customs, entertainment and culinary delights ranging from tribal dances in Alaska to an outstanding local meal in Santorini, Greece.

Our "Active" tours offer a multitude of exciting and adventurous ways to experience our destinations. Kayak the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, hike to a spectacular waterfall in Hawaii, or bicycle through quaint villages in France.

Our "City" tours allow travelers to see the highlights of great cities around the world with unique insights provided by our expert tour guides.

Our Guarantee
We stand by our excursions, and we're committed to meeting your expectations. Our team and our guides are dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences, which we've achieved consistently over many years and millions of tours. To the extent you are in any way dissatisfied with the experience we deliver, we will work to resolve your concerns - up to and including a full refund of your tour price. For more information visit the Shore Excursions Group website.

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Prices are per-person based on double occupancy, unless otherwise noted.