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The Costa del Sol is a unique and cosmopolitan world, with sun
and beaches on the shores of the Mediterranean, first class golf
courses on the Costa del Golf and a rich culture.
The Costa del Sol is a land of contrasts, from cities full of life
with a unique historical past and grand architecture, to sleepy little
villages and crumbling cortijos where goats graze and campesinos toil
in the fields. The magnificent Sierra Nevada and other snow
capped mountains tower over verdant valleys, rivers tumble through gorges and snake
across the landscape creating fertile plains and there are also sierras
that are barren, but this is an extraordinary climate with 321 days of sunshine in a year.
Gastronomic activities will bring you closer to a world of Andalucian flavors,
which are healthily Mediterranean and innovatively creative. Your accommodations
for your week-long cooking vacation will be in the small, rustic, yet elegant Hotel Hacienda La Herriza. The hotel offers a warm welcome,
refined service, and a true Andalucian feel. It could be described as
"The true feeling of being far away, yet you are at home away from home."
About the lessons: Discover the secrets of Mediterranean cuisine with Chef Sergio
who will teach you how to prepare a host of versatile dishes with confidence.
You will gain a greater understanding of how to select and use basic ingredients
such as olive oil and spices — skills which you will be able to use at home
to impress friends and family! Sergio beleives that there is no limit to passion
and this is something that he loves to share during your culinary vacation:
“Cooking is the pleasure of a satisfying meal in good company.”
In cooking we are only an extension of other people.
It is a rather long process made up of exposure to good food and talented cooks
and many of us have been influenced by someone we admire.
Sergio's mother was his first mentor: her food was simple, wonderfully honest,
tasty and generous and it is exactly on this basis that his cooking lessons are based.
Cooking Vacation Itinerary
Day One
- Transfer from the Malaga airport to the hotel.
- After settling around 7:00 PM, enjoy an aperitif in the hotel followed by a welcome dinner in the hotel restaurant.
- Overnight.
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Day Two
- After an early breakfast, depart for the Malaga city center.
Start your day in Malaga's old quater with the typical churro con Chocolate, a must if you are visiting Malaga at this time of the day.
- Following, visit the Malaga central market where you will help choose the items you will need for you cooking lessons.
- Return to the hotel for your first cooking lesson.
- In the afternoon, a trip to Mijas village with a visit to the wine museum where you will taste plenty of wine!
- Tour of Mijas before dinner at a local restaurant.
- Return to your accommodation and overnight.
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Day Three
- After breakfast, depart for the city of Ronda.
- Visit an historic olive oil mill, dating back to 1755, with a tasting of course.
- Following, visit a heavenly wine bodega and taste four different organic wines.
- Today's lunch will be in the bodega.
- After lunch, a guided tour of Ronda and its most important monuments.
- Return back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
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Day Four
- Breakfast.
- Visit the Marbella market to choose the day's ingredients for your second cooking class.
- Today's lunch will in the hotel.
- Afternoon excursion to Marbella and Puerto Banus.
- Evening at leisure.
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Five
- Breakfast.
- Today a tapas tour in Malaga — you will also have an opportunity to visits its wonderful monuments.
- Afternoon at leisure back at the hotel.
- Tonight, a Flamenco show while enjoying dinner in a local restaurant.
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Day Six
- Breakfast followed by your third cooking class.
- Lunch to follow based on your culinary efforts at the hotel.
- Afternoon, a guided tour of a local cheese factory.
- Return to the hotel with some time at leisure before your suprise evening.
- Overnight.
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Day Seven
- Breakfast and farewell!
- Return transfer to the airport.
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US$2875 per person based on double occupancy
single supplement, please inquire
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Available year-round upon request for a minimum of two people.
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- Arrival and departure transfer to/from the Malaga airport
- Six nights accommodation with private bath at the Hotel Hacienda La Herriza (in certain circumstances a comparable hotel may be used)
- Welcome aperitif
- Daily breakfast
- All meals listed in the itinerary, house wine and drinks included
- Three Mediterranean cooking classes
- All excursions, tastings and entrance fees listed per itinerary
- Flamenco show
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