Barcelona, Cadaqués and País Vasco Tour
Spanish Art, Food & Culture
We visit chocolatiers, bakers, olive oil makers, spice merchants, and cheesemongers to dive right into the flavor of Barcelona. We take a great walking tour around the local market and the historic Gothic area with Susana’s dear friend, Alicia Gabas. In various parts of the city, we eat Cataluña specialties and also see a flamenco dance performance. There will be free time to wander and make your own discoveries. In the evenings, we will eat late, in true Spanish fashion, at wonderful tapas bars and restaurants. Plan to sample Bombas, mussels, and anchovies in oil in the famed Barceloneta neighborhood, as well as wonderful pastries and baked goods at some of Susana’s favorite places!
Expect to admire a lot of art, as we follow history through the works of Gaudi, Picasso, and Dali. We will visit several of Gaudi’s buildings, including his masterpiece –Sagrada Familia, which is breathtaking! Then we travel north to the white seaside village of Cadaqués for shopping and gallery browsing and to Port Lligat to stay near Dali’s summertime home, and to his art museum and theater in Figures.
From Barcelona, we will fly to San Sebastián, the culinary gemstone of the Basque country.*
In País Vasco, we will stay at Concha Beach and try out the Basque specialties. Nights will be filled with pintxos and copas! We’ll have a cooking class and a day trip to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.
The tour begins in Barcelona and ends in San Sebastian, País Vasco.*
Minimum 6 students, maximum 12
Price per person $7,260 USD double occupancy (2024)
September 1-11, 2025
*Airfare from Barcelona to San Sebastian is not included in the price of the course.
Tour Includes:
Hotel accommodations
Most Meals
Dining in selected restaurants and stores
Flamenco dance performance
Market tours
Visit to a winery
Lectures, Cooking classes & demos
Entrance fees to museums, artists’ home, Sagrada Familia, Guggenheim Museum
Visits to Basque cheese producers and fisheries
Ground Transportation while on the tour
Tour does not include: Airfare to Spain, Barcelona/San Sebastian fare, single supplement, transfers to and from first and last hotels, hard alcoholic drinks, laundry and gratuities.