On foot · FOOD WALKING TOURS IN SPAIN
Every trip has an afternoon going spare. These 13 food walking tours in Spain earn it, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get your shoes on.
Spend 150 minutes walking Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter and El Born, stopping at four local eateries for nine tapas, dessert, and four drinks. Guides such as Petra, Mariah, Thami, Sara, and Craig add food tips, local stories, and easygoing company. Vegetarian and alcohol-free options are available.
“Sara made it a wonderful day. Food was good. Excellent way to try different food and drink”
Walk from the Gothic Quarter through El Born to Barceloneta with a local English-speaking guide such as Jordi or Muriel. Expect eight or more tastings, including Catalan pastry, cheeses, cured meats, tapas, paella, sangria, churros, anchovies, and a secret dish. Come hungry and wear good walking shoes.
“Our guide Miguel was fantastic. It was a lot more food than I expected. I recommend doing this early in the trip as you get to k know a few neighborhoods and get a list of recommendations at the end that you can use for the rest of your trip.”
Join a small group of up to 15 for a 2.5-hour food walk through Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter and El Born. Expect nine tapas tastings, four local drinks, paella, cava, and stories from guides such as Darren, Sara, Craig, Petra, and Warren.
“1) our tour guide Warren was entertaining and knowledgeable about Barcelona 2) good food variety - tapas, pinchos, paella, wine and local vermouth which was the best. 3) walking tour of Gothic and El Born area.”
Walk Madrid’s old center with a local guide such as Jorge, Jo, or Ignacio, stopping for pastries, Iberian ham, Manchego, squid sandwiches, tapas, vermouth, and wine. The 2-hour tour covers the essentials, while the 3-hour option adds ham, olive oil, another tapa, and sangria or beer.
“Amazing food tour- our tour guide Jorge showed us delicious spainish cuisine and provided us with a entertaining history lesson on spainish cuisine, among other things! We had a great time and felt taken care of - it was a very low stress activity, and the perfect way to experience the bustling city of Madrid as outsiders who want to go where the locals go.”
Walk from El Born through the Gothic Quarter with guides such as Sonia, Mariah, Sara, or Craig, stopping at four tapas bars for croquettes, pintxos, patatas bravas, paella, dessert, and four drinks. Expect local history, reserved tables, shared plates, and vegetarian choices, but no vegan or gluten-free menu.
“petra, the guide, was amazing! had so much fun. she made us feel welcome and she made us laugh. she gave us lots of information about the city and the food would definitely do another food tour with her next time we're in Barcelona!”
Follow Picasso’s early Barcelona through Els 4 Gats, Sala Parés, Carrer d’Avinyó, and La Llotja with a guide such as Eoghan, Perrine, Daria, or Zeynep. Your walk ends at the Picasso Museum for a self-guided visit. Add a private Vila Viniteca tasting with wine, cheese, and cured meats.
“Great little tour visiting all of Picasso's haunts from various points in his life. Our guide, Daria, was awesome and gave a tremendous amount of information relating his life to his art. Totally recommend this tour - which included entry to the Picasso museum which you could tour at your own pace.”
Spend 3.5 hours walking Granada’s center with guides such as Katia, Laura, Bruce, or Marcel. Visit family-run shops, taverns, tapas bars, and Chikito restaurant while tasting local ham, wines, olive oil, vermouth, and regional dishes.
“Our walking tour of Granada was fabulous. The delightful Laura was our guide for the tour. My wife and I met with her at the allotted time and immediately I was confident that we were going to be well looked after. Laura was so nice. She was always cheerful, informative, enthusiastic and extremely helpful. My wife is learning Spanish so she enjoyed an impromptu Spanish lesson with her tour. The tour was just what we were after. Laura's knowledge of everything was impeccable and delivered at just the right level. We enjoyed various bars and restaurants, excellent tapas and other dishes, great wine and the vermouth aperitif (which was a…”
Join a small-group Palma food walk led by local guides such as Juan or Melanie. In three hours, you’ll visit a convent, sample panadas, sobrasada, tapas, wine, and ensaimada with almond ice cream, browse Mercat de l’Olivar, and hear the stories behind the city’s food and streets.
“Informative, great to get to know the old town and places might not have found easily. Gave us the confidence to try different foods. Guide was friendly and very knowledgeable. Good value your. Would not change anything.”
Walk Girona’s compact Old Town with an English-speaking local guide, visiting the Jewish quarter, cathedral, bridges, and Game of Thrones sites. Guides such as John Marc, Juan Marco, Jean, and Marc mix history with humor, ending with a xuixo pastry and ratafia. Groups are limited to 15.
“It was a light intro and a nice walk through the town. Trying the eats and drink at the end was a nice cap.”
Spend about three hours with a private guide, tasting Catalan pastry, Spanish cheeses, jamón, cured sausages, tapas, paella, cake, sangria, and a secret dish. Walk from Plaça de Ramon Berenguer el Gran through Santa Caterina Market and La Barceloneta, with food and local history along the way.
“Miguel was a fantastic guide. He gave us a history lesson as we walked which was much appreciated. The food was fantastic especially the tapas. Ending by the sea was a very nice surprise. Have recommended several people to take the tour.”
Follow a local guide through Madrid’s center for two hours of food tastings, Plaza Mayor stories, a calamari sandwich, churros with chocolate, and a final surprise stop. The route now stays outdoors because Mercado de San Miguel is closed for renovation. Guides include José, Rebeca, Claudia, and Majo.
“Jose was a great guide! The food was great! He provided a lot of information and engaged with everyone. There were two younger kids on the tour and he did a great job, including them!”
Walk Old Madrid with a bilingual guide, stopping at three or four traditional tapas bars near Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, and San Miguel Market. Sample dishes such as garlic prawns, chorizo, croquettes, mushrooms, and patatas bravas, with one drink at each stop. Add chocolate with churros if you choose.
“Carmen was excellent, very kind and eager for us to have the best possible experience. Thanks Carmen, it was wonderful.”
Join a private or small-group tour in Bilbao with guides such as Oscar, Roberto, Oskar, or Cacho. Visit four classic bars, taste pintxos with wine or other local drinks, and learn how to order while walking through the Old Town and central Bilbao.
“Oscar was an amazing tour guide. Very friendly, helpful and funny! He showed us amazing pintxos and showed us around the new and old town of Bilbao.”
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