Regular Tours in Barcelona

Catalogue
of Experiences
REGULAR TOURS IN BARCELONA 2013

Index

Barcelona Tapas Walking Tour.........................................................................................3
Barcelona Sweet Walking Tour.........................................................................................5
Barcelona Brunch Market Tour .........................................................................................6
Barcelona Wine tasting......................................................................................................7
Home cooking at the Chef’s in Barcelona.........................................................................8
Barcelona Gourmet Bus, meal included..........................................................................10
Links to pictures of our services......................................................................................12

Food Wine Tours is the first Spanish company specialized in Wine & Gastronomic
tourism.

We offer a different product in Spain, unique and exclusive Food & Wine
experiences, gastronomic tours & trips with an orientation towards a highly
personalized, independent service for groups, companies & independent
travelers.

Walking tours, wine tours, cooking classes & tastings for independent travelers
In addition to the group trips and tours, Food & Wine Tours offers you a choice of
scheduled and customized gourmet food and wine experiences throughout Spain
for individual travelers.

Food & Wine activities for groups and companies
For companies and groups who are looking for new, original and charming ideas
to complement a trip, a business meeting, a convention or a sales event.

For more information:
Telephone: +34 93 317 19 09
Taller Projectes Oci- NIF A-63405468 GC - 1138

Skype: Ociovital.Laia
Ociovital.Antonio
General information: info@foodwinetours.com
Reservations: reservations@foodwinetours.com
Comercial: elinares@foodwinetours.com

Food Wine Tours, Gastronomic experiences
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Stop sales for 2013: Jan 1st and 6th, March 29th, Apr 1st, May 1st, August 15th, September
11th and 24th, October 12th, November 1st and December 6th, 8th, 25th, 26th and 31st .

Barcelona Tapas Walking Tour
Regular

Combine gourmet food and Catalan culture on a
pre-dinner walking tour of Barcelona's famous
tapas bars. It's a great way to begin your visit of
Barcelona - not only do you get an overview of
this fabulous city, you also learn how to order
tapas (bar snacks) and discover some of the best
bars and cafes Barcelona has to offer. Plus, your
friendly, informative guide can offer suggestions
to help you get the most from your stay in
Barcelona.
Taste Spain's fundamental flavors with this
walking tour.
Your tapas walking tour will lead you through
Barcelona's most famous street, La Rambla, with
tapas bars and local restaurants. From here you and your guide will go to La Boqueria, the city’s
famous food market, which offers an array of fresh produce including fruit and vegetables,
seafood, cheese and any type of meat imaginable.
The tour continues at a restaurant offering a wide selection of local, delicious tapas. Here you
will enjoy three tapas with a glass of wine, beer or cider, while your food-and-wine-guide
provides insights into the flavors of wine, the cuisine and Spanish culture.
You'll continue through the Gothic Quarter, where you will discover the architecture,
atmosphere, language and gastronomy that are unique to Spain, and some of the gourmet
shops which are over 100 years old.
Your last stop will be in a bar where four tasty tapas and a glass of wine, cava or beer will be
waiting for you.
So join us for an evening of good food, good wine, good conversation, and good fun!

Duration: 2,5 - 3 hours
Availability: Tuesdays thru Saturdays at 5pm in English
Tuesdays thru Saturdays at 5pm in Spanish

Price per person: 59€
The price includes:
• Tapas walking tour with an English or Spanish speaking specialized gourmet guide
• 8 tapas, hot and cold
• 3 drinks (water will be considered as a drink)
• VAT
The price does not include:

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• Drinks not specified & Transportation

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Barcelona Sweet Walking Tour
Regular

Did you know that Barcelona has a
chocolate tradition that started in
1772? Spanish people are sweet
lovers and this is why we have a
great range of sweets, chocolates,
pastries and desserts that we can
have any time during the day,
either with a cup of coffee or tea, a
sweet wine or just by themselves.
Our informative and food
connoisseur guide will lead you
through this luscious and
delicious walking tour that will
leave no one indifferent. Are you
ready to taste the experience?
The tour starts in a monastic pastry and sweet shop where we will be told how it all began: the
Monasteries.
Monks and nuns elaborated in the past homemade delicacies that have been brought to us
nowadays. In Spain there are still several monasteries that keep elaborating these outstanding
pieces of heaven that we will be able to taste paired with a small glass of a special wine used in
the religious service.
Off we go to the Gothic Quarter, strolling along the narrow and magic streets where the
chocolate guild was located a few centuries ago. Here we can feel the sweetest scents of the
city and a special blend of aromas will make you to crave for chocolate and delicious goodies.
Your wish is granted!
We will need to keep walking after our second fault… and two more stops and exquisite
explanations are still waiting ahead.
Tour finishes in Born area where you will be able to keep sinning if you still have room in your
stomach.
Duration: 2,5 - 3 hours
Availability: Tuesdays thru Fridays at 3.30pm
The price includes:
• Gourmet walking tour with an English speaking specialized guide

• 4 stops with tastings of chocolates and sweets (10 tastings, 1 afternoon sweet snack and
1 glass of sweet wine)
• VAT
• Water and other tastings or drinks not specified
• Hotel pick up and drop off & Gratuities

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Barcelona Brunch Market Tour
Regular

Spain is famous for the quality of its food: its appetizing cheese, delicious cured ham, tempting
olives. But why choose between one delight or another when you can have it all at the famous
Boqueria Food Market while enjoying a traditional Spanish Almuerzo, the typical break locals
have between breakfast and lunch?
Have a taste of Barcelona’s gastronomic
traditions and culture while walking along
the famous Boqueria Market where your
gastronomy expert guide immerses you in
a lively atmosphere as you explore the
market’s shops and eateries, where locals
stock up on everything unimaginably
edible, from fish to sweet.
The Market has more than 150 years of
history and welcomes locals and tourists
who come to browse its tantalizing
infinite variety of fresh products.
Along the way you’ll stop at its best stalls while tasting different bites and making sure to try
the most appetizing representative goodies.
…And who knows? You might end up face to face with the Boqueria’s most devoted customer:
the great Chef Ferran Adrià (El Bulli Restaurant 3 Michelin stars, 1987-2011, Roses) who loves
to shop at the astonishing Boqueria for his continuous creations.
Highlights
 Explore the famous Barcelona Food Market La Boqueria with a specialized English-speaking
guide
 Taste the most representative bites of Spanish and Catalan gastronomy on site
 Enjoy the vibrant ambient of a real and alive market
 Learn stories about Barcelona’s gastronomical culture and facts
 Small-group tour limited to 15 people ensures a more personalized experience
 Enough food is served that, for most participants, lunch afterwards is not needed.
Duration: 2 hours
Availability: Tuesdays thru Fridays at 10.00AM
The price includes:
• Gastronomy expert local guide, English speaking
• 6-7 representative tastings
• 1 bottle of water per person
• VAT

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Food and drinks not specified in the inclusions and Gratuities (optional)
Substitutions: We are sorry for the inconvenience but we cannot provide food substitutions for
vegetarians or any other food restrictions (such as gluten-free or dairy-free). Our Food Tours have been
designed to highlight the best and most distinctive foods from each establishment.
Since we have your health (and palate!) in mind, we truly appreciate your understanding on this issue.

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Barcelona Wine tasting
Regular

Would you like to know about our local
wines?
Would you like to savor its colors, its
fragrances and tastes?
The aim of this wine tasting is to immerse
you in a genuine wine experience, right in
the centre of Barcelona.
You’ll learn about Spanish wines with four
tastings accompanied by typical snacks in a
unique wine shop.

Highlights:
• Learn about our fascinating local wines;
• 1.5 hour Spanish wine tasting in Barcelona
• Tasting of four Spanish wines with snacks
The wine tasting is led by an English and Spanish wine expert, who will share the history of local
wines and its different tastes.
So join us for an evening of good wine, good conversation, and good fun!
Participants: individuals: from 2 to 15 people.
Duration: 1,5 hours
Availability: From Tuesdays to Saturdays at 6pm in English or at 8pm in Spanish
Languages: English and Spanish. Consult other languages.

The price includes:
• 4 Spanish wines, tasting amount
• Snacks
• VAT

• Food and drinks not specified in the inclusions
• Gratuities (optional)

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Home cooking at the Chef’s in Barcelona

An experience designed for gastronomes
and culinary adventurers.
By the hand of our local chef, savor and
indulge with us visiting the famous
Boqueria market in Barcelona, get a few
Spanish and Catalan cuisine essentials and
go to our Chef’s house to prepare your food
feast!
Highlights
- Private and relaxed cooking class in
an apartment in the city of
Barcelona;
- Purchase cooking ingredients with the chef and experience local life at the market;
- Learn to cook authentic Spanish food on this Spanish cooking class;
- A hands-on and entertaining cooking class in Barcelona;
- Complimentary Taxi from the market to the chef’s house.

This is a chance to discover a traditional market with its display of fruits, meats, fish,…. This
experience will be pure delight for your senses with the display of amazing colors and subtle
scents.
Menu will vary according to season: Gazpacho, potato omelet, chicken with prawns, tomato
bread, shellfish paella, Catalan cream, etc.
Once the tour is done, we will go to the Chef’s house, where we will culminate the process by
cooking traditional delicacies that will be tasted afterwards with a well deserved glass of wine.
Bring an extra bag to stock up on the Catalan flavors and products that you’ll undoubtedly
want to bring home.
You get to eat what you make so… set the table!
Great for small gettogether’s, hen parties, and fun evenings.

Duration: 4-5 hours
Availability: Tuesdays thru Saturdays at 10:30am or 5pm in English or Spanish

Prices:

People 2 to 3 4 to 5 6
Price per person 178€ 125€ 91€

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The price includes:
• 1 Gourmet walking tour with our English or Spanish Speaking Chef
• Hands on lessons using your own and the chef’s extensive range of knowledge.
• Personalized traditional menu (proposed by the Chef): Appetizers, Entries, Main course,
Desert, Wine pairing and Coffee
• Use of the kitchen and dining area
• Ingredients for the menu and proposed wines
• Taxi from the market to the chef’s house
• VAT


Notes:
 Vegetarians Menus are available; please specify at the moment of the booking
 From 2 to 6 people
 Optionally we can skip the visit to the market and meet directly at the chef’s house

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Barcelona Gourmet Bus, meal included
Regular

A different way of experiencing Barcelona, an innovative service which includes a panoramic
tour offering the best views of Barcelona and a haute cuisine dinner, allowing passengers to
enjoy Barcelona’s key points of interest: Casa Batlló – La Pedrera – Sagrada Família –Agbar
Tower – Arc de Triomf – Olympic Marina– Plaça Espanya – Montjuïc.
During the city tour, a gourmet dinner will be served on board by one of the city’s leading chefs
with one Michelin Star: Carles Gaig.
Example of MENU:
 Cold dishes
o Tomato soup
o Prawns, basil and strawberry
o Slivers of cod
o Endive salad with romesco sauce
o Terrine of rock fish
o Crunchy olive oil bread
 Hot dishes
o Ravioli of courgette and foie gras with parmesan cream
o Green asparagus with blue cheese
o Grandma Maria’s cannelloni with truffle béchamel
 Main course
o Guinea fowl à la Royale with parmentier of potato and wild mushroom
 Dessert
o Deconstructed Catalan crème brûlée
 Drinks
o Cava: Àngela Marquès Rigol Reserva Familia Brut Nature

o Red wine: Turó Negre, Oliver Conti

Highlights:
• Panoramic city tour
• Double-decker buses with a glass roof which will allow you to enjoy incomparable views of
the city.
• A spacious, comfortable interior designed to look like a restaurant, with a comfortable
dining area, services and kitchen.

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• The latest technology including an Ipad so that you can access all the information about the
route in 11 different languages.
• Personalised attention on board the bus by multilingual staff and professional restaurant
personnel.
• Pre-booking is necessary.

Price: 95€ per person

Departures 2012-2013:
• From November 12th to March 22nd and from April 2nd to April 30th: Wednesday to
Saturday, departures at 8.30pm and Saturday and Sunday at 12.30pm.
• From March 23rd to April 1st: daily departures at 5.30pm and 9.00pm.
• From May 1st to October 31st: daily departures at 5.30pm and 9.00pm.
• New Year's Eve Special. Ask for menu.

Duration: 3 hours
Availability: on request
Languages: Audio guide in English, Spanish +9 more languages using audio guides.

The price includes:
• Menu and drinks as specified
• Staff assistance as specified
• VAT


Notes:
 Not recommended for children under 7s.
 Children under 3s are not permitted.
 Accessible for people with reduced mobility and hearing impaired.
 The service, itinerary and times are subject to change depending on the time of year
and/or events beyond the organisers’ control.

Substitutions: We are sorry for the inconvenience but we cannot provide food substitutions for
vegetarians or any other food restrictions (such as gluten-free or dairy-free).
Since we have your health (and palate!) in mind, we truly appreciate your understanding on this

issue.

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Links to pictures of our services

Barcelona Tapas Tour
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Barcelona Sweet Walking Tour
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Barcelona Brunch Market Tour
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Barcelona Wine tasting
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Home cooking at the Chef’s in Barcelona
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Barcelona Gourmet Bus
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