Cooking Vacations in Spain: Taste of Catalonia in Girona

A Taste of Catalonia
Pals (Costa Brava), Catalonia

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About the location: About an hour and a half outside of Barcelona is the beautiful Mas Roig. This 4-star hotel is loated in a restored 17th-century mansion that preserves elements of its Gothic Renaissance style. Located in the middle of the Girona region between the old medieval village of Pals and the Costa Brava beaches, and surrounded by a magnificent landscape with a panoramic view of the mountains, the Hotel Mas Roig is a delightful setting for your cooing vacation in Spain. Mas Roig has been recently restored and adapted as a small first-class hotel, including one main suite, four masia suites and four standard rooms. Mas Roig maintains a harmonious balance between the noble character of the building and the new, fully equipped accommodations, offering the expected services of a modern hotel.

The main floor is spacious and includes the reception, the kitchen, the main dining room of the restaurant and the bar. An interior courtyard surrounded by the majesty of the building and the wide gardens around transport the costumer to a paradise of peace. Hotel Mas Roig is the ideal spot for lovers of exquisite cuisine and nature, the perfect spot for your Catalan culinary vacation!

The hotel’s location in the middle of the Girona region makes it ideal for exploring the heart of Catalonia, and your cooking school vacation will include gastronomic and cultural excursions that take advantage of the hotel’s convenient location. There are even two golf courses nearby for golf enthusiasts!

About the lessons: Your hands-on lessons during this amazing culinary vacation will be with the chef of the Hotel Mas Roig. Chef David believes in a traditional kitchen with a modern touch, and his delectible Catalan cuisine honors old flavors in straightforward and imaginative dishes based always on the best quality products. Your hands-on cooking lessons will take place in the hotel kitchen and will focus on traditional Catalan flavors.

A Taste of Catalonia Itinerary

Day 1

  • Arrival and transfer (around 4:00 PM) from the Barcelona airport or train station to the hotel.
  • A welcome dinner tonight at a local restaurant, featuring traditional Catalan dishes.
  • Return to the hotel, overnight.

Day 2

  • Following a wonderful breakfast, it is on to a visit of the lovey village Pals and its weekly market.
  • Next, it is off to a local winery for a wine tasting.
  • Lunch will be at a typical Catalan restaurant, local wine included.
  • Depart for the local port of Palamos to see the arrival of the fishermen’s boats and to visit the fish market.
  • In the evening, your first cooking lesson with Chef David at the restaurant of the hotel. Your lesson will focus on traditional Catalan cuisine. Dinner to follow based on your efforts.

Day 3

  • Breakfast.
  • After breakfast at the hotel, a visit to a local chocolate maker and a local cheese factory.
  • Next you are off for a visit to the lovely medieval city of Girona. This is a city dating from pre-Roman times and full of historical sites.
  • You will have lunch in a restaurant that specializes in Catalan dishes with a modern touch.
  • Visit of the Cathedral and old quarter of Girona, with some free time for shopping on your own.
  • Dinner on your own in Girona (your guide can make some recommendations.
  • Transfer back to hotel and overnight.

Day 4

  • After breakfast at the hotel, morning free to relax.
  • Lunch in a traditional Catalan restaurant, including the traditional “Thursday’s rice” dish.
  • In the afternoon your second cooking class on Catalan “tapas.”
  • Dinner based on your efforts.

Day 5

  • Breakfast and farewell. Transfer to Barcelona airport or train station

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