Alicante Gourmet Walking tour

The participants will discover the very essence of the Mediterranean diet during a three-hours walking tour in the city. They will taste the typical products of our food and wine tour while learning about Alicante's history and culture. The itinerary features some of the most traditional food shops and market stalls:

Horchata: Chufa is the tuber that makes this drink up: learn all about it while sipping this sweet vegetable milk that Pharaohs enjoyed so much.

Coca de Mollitas & Coca amb Tonyina-Pastries: The master baker has just taken out of the oven these traditional tasty pastries: “Coca de mollitas”, a salty tart with crumbled dough topping, and “coca amb tonyina”, a tuna-based pastry.

Wine tasting: The tour includes a wine-tasting conducted by expert winemakers. Monastrell is the typical grape of Alicante. It is very special because its high concentration in sugar that produces an intense and strong taste.

Olive Oil: Olive oil is at the very heart of our diet. Taste some of the finest varieties of this ‘liquid gold’ prised by the Greeks, Romans and all the other peoples that sailed the Med.

Salted fish products: Our tour takes us to the city’s food market, where we can taste some of the city’s best salted fish products. We will learn all about the origins of this long-established and traditional food.

Homemade nougats: a traditional recipe from the Arabs very valued by the alicantinos. Made of nougat, honey and sugar is a sweet we have in Christmas.

Cold meats: Luxury, all the way from the mountains of Alicante. We can enjoy some of the best cold meat products at one of the colourful stalls in the Central Market.

Fresh fruit: Depending on the time of year, we’ll have some dates, figs, grapes, oranges… Straight from the orchards of the Mediterranean.

Incluso nel prezzo

• Tour guide in English, French or Spanish
• Taste of 8 typical products of Alicante
• Tour through the old town

Punto d' Incontro

Close to Casa Carbonell or Stop and Look Shop

Durata

3 ore

Orari di aperture

Fridays and Saturdays

Non incluso nel prezzo

• Transfer
• Any service not mentioned in "Product Inclusions"