Visiting la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
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Everyone should visit La Sagrada Familia on our Barcelona food tours and cooking vacations. We purposely leave free time in our Barcelona food tour packages so that clients can choose what they want to do in their free time, whether visit museums and monuments, shop, or experience the local nightlife. But one site we recommend everyone see is the famed Gaudí basilica. La Sagrada Familia has been under construction since… Read
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Exploring Modernisme on a Food Tour of Barcelona
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One thing you're sure to encounter on one of our culinary tours to Barcelona, and in particular our Barcelona Foodie Adventure is the art movement known as "Modernisme" (sometimes called Catalan Art Nouveau). What does that have to do with culinary vacations? Keep in mind that all the culinary tour packages designed by us at The International Kitchen have a foodie emphasis, but that they all include cultural and historical… Read
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Jewels of Andalusia Foodie Vacation Package in Spain: Meet Your Escort
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At The International Kitchen we know that our vacation packages are only as good as the people in charge of them: the chefs, guides, and drivers who make sure your culinary trip is what you've been dreaming of. For one of our favorite foodie vacation packages in Spain, your guide and escort Rosa Lara will lead you from Granada to Cordoba, then to Sevilla, and finally to Malaga. See our… Read
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Three Things to See in Andalusia on a Culinary Tour of Spain
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What things are there to see in Andalusia? Lots of things! Andalusia is one of our favorite parts of Spain - and why not? It's got amazing cultural sites, great, sunny weather, and fabulous gastronomy. There are so many reasons to visit this fabulous southern region, but we're focussing on just three. Favorite Sites on a Tour of Spain with TIK The Alhambra Palace Granada's crown jewel, and one of… Read
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Best Destinations in Europe
Filed Under Destination Features, Travel Tips Croatia, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain
What are the best destinations in Europe for 2019? That's a hard question to answer, but when we look at travel trends, "hot" destinations, and our own culinary tours, we believe 2019 (and beyond) will be amazing years to visit these amazing European cities: Best European Destinations Dubrovnik Barcelona Lisbon Bordeaux Taormina Bellagio Dubrovnik Croatia has been a hot destination for several years, and it's had to pinpoint a single… Read
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Barcelona Cooking Vacation: Mercat del Ninot
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I have to confess, when doing a market tour in Barcelona my first thought was "what's the Ninot market and why aren't we going to the Boqueria?" It's true that the Boqueria market off the city's main "Rambla" is one of the largest, oldest, and most well-known markets in Europe, but Barcelona is peppered with over 40 local markets, including the Mercat el Ninot in the town's Eixample district, which… Read
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