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OUR COOKING VACATION PROGRAMS
3 - Day Gourmet Cooking & Wine Experience in El Priorat
This culinary vacation program is for those guests who do not have the available time for a 6 day program. With five hands-on
classes of approximately two to three hours each, it is a perfect introduction to the basics of Catalan cuisine. Two visits to local
Priorat wine producers and vineyards, along with wine tasting will allow you to discover and appreciate the fantastic DOC Priorat
and DO Montsant wines. An official olive oil tasting presentation will let you discover the incredible DO Siurana olive oils. A trip to
the Scala Dei monastery will enable you to learn of the area's history as well as indulge in the landscapes of this beautiful and
unspoiled region.
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4 – Day Gourmet Paella and Rice Special in El Priorat
As an addition to the wonderful 3-Day program with it's Catalan cooking classes, Priorat winery visits and olive oil tasting
presentation, this 4-Day program will allow you to discover how rice is produced in the Ebro Delta. This is where they harvest
some of the best Bomba rice in Spain, the rice specifically used for Paella and other Catalan rice dishes. Two of the six cooking
classes will be dedicated to Paella and other fantastic rice recipes, and one of the lunches will be at a restaurant in the Ebro Delta
specialized in rice dishes.
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3-Day & 4-Day Cooking, Wine, and Gaudí Architecture
This cooking vacation program is the ideal blend of hands-on cooking, Priorat winery visits and local culture. With 6 (4 in 3-Day
program) cooking classes of 2 to 3 hours each, it is the perfect introduction to the basics of Catalan cuisine. The visits to 2 (1 in 3
-Day program) local Priorat wineries, with full wine tastings, will allow you to discover the world class wines of this area. With the
official olive oil tasting presentation you will learn the secrets of how olive oils are distinguished and the wonderful qualities of the
local DO Siurana olive oils. This is the perfect opportunity to blend culture with the pleasures of cooking and wine. A visit to the
nearby 12th century Scala Dei monastery unravels the history of the Priorat.
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6-Day Gourmet Cooking Vacations & Winery Tours in El Priorat
This culinary vacation program will really allow you to discover first hand why Catalonia and its food have become so popular.
With six or seven hands-on classes of approximately three hours each and a combination of restaurant meals and class preparation
meals, a very good knowledge of Catalan cuisine is attained. Four visits to local Priorat wine producers and vineyards, along with
wine tasting will allow you to discover and appreciate the fantastic DOC Priorat and DO Montsant wines. An official olive oil tasting
presentation will let you discover the incredible DO Siurana olive oils. A trip to a local ceramics producer, the Scala Dei monastery,
and the Gaudi architecture in Reus will enable you to learn of the areas history as well as indulge in the landscapes of this beautiful
and unspoiled region.
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Included in these programs is transport to and from Barcelona Plaza Espanya in our own mini-bus, accommodation at our private
boutique hotel/cooking school, all classes with necessary materials, all meals for which we use only the best and freshest
ingredients, all restaurant meals if applicable, all high quality Priorat/Montsant wines, all drinks, all excursions and tips, as well as a
complimentary Catacurian recipe book. Basically, there are absolutely no extra costs during your stay with us, except for gifts you
may want to purchase.
- All winery visits are very extensive and include full tasting as well as facility tour and very personalized attention by winery owner
or enologist.
- The olive oil presentation is given by a technician from the DO Siurana Olive Oil Consortium and is conducted in the same way as
the tasting done by the IOOC (International Olive Oil Council)
OUR 1-DAY COOKING CLASSES AND 2-DAY COOKING VACATION ESCAPE
1-Day Cooking Class and Winery Visit in El Priorat, Spain
Leave Barcelona at 9AM for a lovely two hour train ride South along the coast to the beautiful and unspoiled region of El Priorat,
famous for it's superb wines and prize-winning olive oils. When you arrive at the train station, we will pick you up, and take you to
the town of Gratallops at the center of the Priorat, where you will visit the Costers del Siurana winery and taste four of their
excellent wines. Then off we go to Catacurian, in the small town of El Masroig, where after a light apéritif you will don an apron
and roll up your sleeves for a few hours of hands-on Catalan cooking with your host, chef and instructor Alicia Juanpere Artigas.
Once your full meal is prepared you will sit down to an elegant table and have a late lunch of the dishes you have created, all
accompanied by delicious Priorat/Montsant wines, and after this we will return you to the station at 6PM for your return to
Barcelona.
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2-Day/1-Night Mini Cooking Vacation Escape
Leave Barcelona at 1PM for a lovely two hour train ride South along the coast to the beautiful and unspoiled region of El Priorat,
famous for it's superb wines and prize-winning olive oils. When you arrive at the train station, we will pick you up, and take you to
the Celler El Masroig winery, right in our own town, where you will have a tour and tasting. Then off we go to Catacurian where
after a light apéritif you will don an apron and roll up your sleeves for a few hours of hands-on Catalan cooking with your host,
chef and instructor Alicia Juanpere Artigas. Once your full meal is prepared you will sit down to an elegant table and have a
delicious dinner of the dishes you have created, all accompanied by delicious Priorat/Montsant wines. You will spend the night in
your own private room with en-suite bathroom at our Catacurian Private Boutique Cooking Hotel, and after breakfast the next day,
it is off to Gratallops for a winery tour and full tasting at the Clos de l'Obac winery, one of the pioneers of the DOQ Priorat
resurgence, and home to some of the best wines in Spain. Therafter it is back to Catacurian for your second hands/on cooking
class, followed by lunch, and at 6PM you will be taken back to the train station for your return to Barcelona.
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1-Day Barcelona Cooking Class and Market Tour
We will take you to visit the famous Boqueria Market, purchase the ingredients for your class, and then teach you hands-on the
basics of Catalan cuisine. You may also request a Paella option, or you may sign up for 3 classes and do it all!
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