Day One - Monday

• Pick up at Granada or Málaga international airport or Antequera/Bobadilla train station and transfer to Finca Las Encinas in the heartland of Andalusia.
• Enjoy welcome drinks followed with some free time to settle in.
• In the early evening you will have an opportunity to take a stroll around the charming whitewashed lakeside village of Iznájar, perched on a rocky outcrop, where you will enjoy a spectacular view of the Lake of Andalusia.
• Tonight's dinner will feature contemporary Andalusian cuisine and will be served by your hosts at the finca.
• Overnight.

Day Two - Tuesday

• After breakfast, you will travel through the delightful Andalusian countryside to visit one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces, Mezquita in Córdoba. You will learn about the different cultures that shape the region — Moorish, Jewish and Christian. You will visit the most famous street, the Callejón de las Flores, whose balconies and walls are decorated with hanging pots of vibrant-colored geraniums in summer.
• Following, you will have a quick stop at the Moroccan tea salon and then free time to wonder around the World Heritage site, the Judería, or old Jewish quarter.
• Lunch will take place at a popular tavern with a Moorish-style patio offering some of the most celebrated regional cuisine.
• Return to the farmhouse, refresh and attend your first hands-on cooking session with your host, followed by dinner.

Day Three - Wednesday

• After breakfast you will be transported to Baena, a fertile land full of olive groves, vineyards and orchards. Baena gets its name from one of the nine Spanish olive oil Denominations of Origin approved by an official regulatory body.
• You will visit an organic producer of olive oil to taste their different types of oils.
• Afterwards, head to one of the most picturesque villages in Andalusia — Zuheros. The town lies in a gorge backed by impressive rock cliffs and it enjoys superb scenery across the dusty plains. It is a typical Arabic-Andalus with a Moorish castle built on and into the rock and flanking a sixteenth-century church. Here you will enjoy a hearty welcome at a renowned restaurant that specializes in meat from the Subbética Mountain.
• Return back to the farmhouse, rest and then into the kitchen for your second cooking session followed by dinner.

Day Four - Thursday

• After leisurely breakfast, you will visit an energetic and lively town, Priego de Cordoba, the home of an award-winning olive oil. It is known as the Baroque Jewel in Andalusia with its glorious Baroque architecture, national monuments and stunning attractions, and yet it is delightfully unspoilt.
• Following a gentle stroll in the narrow passageways of Barrio de la Villa, or the Arab Quarter, bedecked with a myriad of colorful flowers, you will stop at a typical Andalusian tapas bar for lunch with fino, the local sherry wine.
• Return to the farmhouse and time for a little relaxation.
• Meet Clive for your next cooking session, followed by dinner.
• Overnight.

Day Five - Friday

• After breakfast, depart for Granada to visit another World Heritage Site: the exquisite Moorish Alhambra Palace is the highlight of any visitor's trip to Spain. An expert will guide you through the palace.
• After your tour, will have a chance to walk around the maze of narrow alleyways in the Albaicin district before settling in at a traditional Granadian bar for tapas lunch.
• After lunch you will have a chance to do some shopping before making your way back to the finca to rest.
• Later in the evening, you will enjoy an innovative dinner prepared by your hosts.

Day Six -Saturday

• Following breakfast, your day begins with a visit and tasting at one of the best-known producers of sherry wine, a vineyard founded in the eighteenth century in Montilla. Nobel Prize writer Camílo José Cela praised the wine from Montilla in his travel essays, declaring "its quality is as good as its soil: so pure, so gold, so delicate... and the taste is superior!"
• Return to the Finca to unwind by the pool or by the terrace for a light lunch.
• In the late afternoon, you will enjoy a farewell cooking session outdoors (weather permitting), followed by dinner.

Day Seven - Sunday

• After breakfast transfer to Granada or Málaga international airport, or Antequera/Bobadilla train station.

Included in the six-night program: