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Southern Spain Food and Wine Tour of Málaga and Ronda
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Taste Málaga: Tapas, Wine, Seaside Flavors, and Andalusian Villages
Sunny southern Spain is home to Roman ruins, Moorish fortresses, whitewashed villages, mountain vineyards, seaside tapas bars, and some of Spain’s most distinctive wines. This private southern Spain food tour begins in Málaga, a lively coastal city known for its historic center, Picasso heritage, beachside chiringuitos, sweet wines, and growing food scene.
Your Málaga food tour includes guided cultural visits, local meals, wine tastings, and excursions into the countryside east of the city. Taste espetos grilled by the sea, fried fish, tapas, local pastries, cane honey, Málaga wines, and raisins from La Axarquía, whose traditional raisin production system has been recognized by FAO as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System.
Venture outside the city of Málaga for an optional hike along “El Caminito del Rey” and visit some of Andalusia’s famed “white villages” such as Frigiliana. For those doing the 7-night itinerary, head to Ronda for three nights, where you will explore the area’s sherry wines as well as the local olive oil production.
From start to finish your food and wine tour of southern Spain will be saturated in sunshine and good times, and will give you an insider’s perspective of the local cuisine.
What Awaits on Your Málaga Food & Wine Tour
Your Málaga food and wine tour of southern Spain includes the comforts and experiences expected from a private culinary vacation with The International Kitchen:
- Centrally located boutique accommodations
- Private arrival and departure transfers
- English-speaking local guides
- Guided cultural visits in Málaga and the surrounding countryside
- Food tastings, winery visits, and regional meals
- Optional cooking class in Málaga
- Optional Caminito del Rey hike
- 4-night or 7-night itinerary options.
Your Southern Spain Food & Wine Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrival
- Arrive in Málaga, where your private driver will meet you at the airport or train station.
- Transfer to your hotel in the city center and settle in.
- Meet your guide for a short orientation walk through Málaga’s historic center.
- Begin your first taste of Andalusia with a welcome dinner.
- Overnight in Málaga.
Day 2: Málaga
- After breakfast, discover Málaga with your local guide.
- Walk through the historic center and visit the Alcazaba, the city’s Moorish fortress overlooking the old town and harbor.
- For lunch, head toward the sea for one of Málaga’s classic food experiences: a beachside chiringuito.
- See how espetos are grilled over open flames and taste pescaíto frito, one of the region’s favorite dishes.
- Enjoy a free afternoon to rest, shop, or explore on your own.
- This evening, enjoy a tapas dinner at El Pimpi, one of Málaga’s best-known restaurants (or a similar restaurant).
- Overnight in Málaga.
Day 3: Your Day Your Way
- Enjoy Málaga at a slower pace today.
- Sleep in, visit a museum, return to the market, stroll near the harbor, or relax at a café in the old town.
- Add a cooking class on request if you would like more hands-on time in the kitchen.
- For a more active day, add a guided hike along El Caminito del Rey.
- Please note that the walk is easy to moderate, but part of the path follows a raised boardwalk and is not recommended for travelers with a fear of heights.
- Dinner tonight is at a local restaurant featuring traditional regional dishes.
- Overnight in Málaga.
Day 4: Málaga East
- After breakfast, travel east of Málaga into one of the prettiest areas of the province.
- Visit Frigiliana, a whitewashed village known for its narrow lanes, flower-filled balconies, Moorish traces, and views toward the sea.
- Taste local cane honey.
- Continue into the countryside for foodie visits, which may include a tropical fruit farm, chocolate producer, or local artisan stop, depending on availability.
- Visit vineyards and see a traditional pasero, the drying floor used for grapes in La Axarquía.
- Continue to a winery for a tasting and multi-course gourmet lunch.
- Return to Málaga for an evening at leisure.
- Overnight in Málaga.
Day 5: Ronda
- After breakfast, check out and meet your English-speaking guide and private driver.
- Take a scenic route through Andalusia’s white villages.
- Stop in Olvera, a hilltop town surrounded by olive groves and mountain scenery.
- Continue to Setenil de las Bodegas, famous for its houses, cafés, and restaurants built directly into the rock.
- Enjoy lunch featuring local mountain flavors, which may include regional cheeses, pastries, migas, gazpacho, mollete bread, or other traditional dishes.
- In the afternoon, continue to Ronda, one of Andalusia’s most dramatic towns.
- Check in and enjoy the evening at leisure.
Day 5: Ronda and Cadiz
- After breakfast, travel with your guide and private driver to Jerez de la Frontera, one of Andalusia’s great wine cities.
- Discover a city known for sherry wines, flamenco, horses, shaded plazas, elegant palaces, and historic bodegas.
- Visit a local bodega for a wine tasting and lunch.
- After lunch, continue to Cádiz for a visit to the old city and beach area.
- Enjoy Cádiz’s bright, breezy atmosphere, sea views, golden light, and historic center.
- Return to Ronda for an evening at leisure.
- Overnight in Ronda.
Day 7: Ronda and Antequera
- After breakfast, set out with your guide for a full-day excursion to Antequera and olive oil country.
- Visit El Torcal de Antequera, a protected natural area known for its extraordinary limestone formations.
- Continue to Antequera for lunch at a local restaurant.
- On the way back to Ronda, visit an olive oil mill for a tasting.
- Learn more about one of Andalusia’s most treasured ingredients.
- Return to Ronda for your final evening.
- Overnight in Ronda.
Day 8: Departure
- After breakfast, check out and transfer to Málaga airport or train station.
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Day 1: Arrival
- Private transfer from the airport or train station to your hotel in the Málaga city center.
- Have a short orientation walk with the guide and begin to discover Spanish gastronomy with a welcome glass of sweet aperitif wine.
- Then have a tapas dinner – or if you prefer, you could try the typical “Malaguenian” sandwich: “campero” with “mollete” bread, ham, lettuce, mayonnaise, and chicken.
- Overnight in Málaga.
Day 2: Málaga
- Breakfast at the hotel (or you could try a typical Andalusian breakfast outside the hotel).
- This morning have a walking tour in the city center and visit the Alcazaba Fortress (Málaga’s little Alhambra).
- For lunch you will do as the locals and eat at a “chiringuito” (a typical restaurant close to the beach). Learn how “espeto” (roasted sardines) are done and eat the “pescaito” (fried fish).
- Free time in the afternoon to rest, shop, or explore on your own.
- Tapas dinner this evening at “El Pimpi,” the most famous restaurant in Málaga.
- Overnight in Málaga.
Day 3: Caminito del Rey
- Breakfast, then a free day on your own.
- If you would like to include a cooking class during your Malaga food and wine tour, this is your chance (priced on request).
- If you are adventurous, we can also organize (for an additional cost) a hike of “El Caminito del Rey” (The King’s little path). This is an easy to moderate hike, but not suitable for those with a fear of heights, as part of the path is a raised boardwalk 100 meters high.
- Dinner tonight will be at a local restaurant featuring traditional dishes of the region.
- Overnight in Málaga.
Day 4: Málaga East
- Breakfast.
- Today you will visit a typical “white village” of Spain – Frigiliana, considered one of the most beautiful villages in Spain. You will stroll among its white streets and try its famed “cane honey.” There are many foodie stops that can be made today, from a tropical fruit farm to a chocolate factory.
- You will visit a vineyard and see a “pasero” where grapes are dried (this territory is part of the Global Important Agriculture Heritage System). Then visit the winery and have a wine tasting, along with a gourmet, multi-course lunch.
- Dinner tonight on your own (if you are hungry after your big lunch!).
- Overnight in Málaga.
Day 5: Departure
- Breakfast. Check out and transfer to the Málaga train station or airport.
Your Málaga and Ronda Tour Details
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Included in the 7-night Málaga Food Tour
Accommodations- 4 nights at a centrally located 4* hotel in Málaga
- 3 nights in a centrally located 4* hotel in Ronda
Food & Beverages- Daily breakfast
- 4 lunches
- 3 dinners
- Wine tastings as noted in the itinerary (Wine is served to guests age 18 and older).
Classes & InstructorsYour culinary tour will feature numerous food and wine tastings and gastronomic visits. The 7-night tour does not include any cooking classes, but one can be added on request.
Excursions- Walking tour of Málaga
- Visit of Frigiliana
- Winery visits and tastings
- Visit of some of the White Villages of Andalusia
- Excursion to Jerez de la Frontera with sherry visit and tasting
- Visit of Antequera
- Olive oil mill visit
Transfer Details- Arrival transfer from Málaga airport or train station to your hotel
- Departure transfer to Málaga airport or train station
Not Included
- Gratuities
- El Caminito del Rey hike (priced on request)
- Local tourist tax, where applicable
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Included in the 4-night Málaga Food Tour
Accommodations- 4 nights in a centrally located 4-star hotel in Málaga
- Upgrade to a 5-star hotel possible on request
Food & Beverages- Daily breakfast
- 2 lunches
- 3 dinners
- Wine tasting as noted in the itinerary (Wine is served to guests age 18 and older.)
Classes & InstructorsYour culinary tour will feature numerous food and wine tastings and gastronomic visits. The 4-night tour does not include any cooking classes, but one can be added on request.
Excursions- Guided walking tour of Málaga
- Visit to Frigiliana
- Winery visit and tasting
Transfer Details- Arrival transfer from Málaga airport or train station to your hotel
- Departure transfer to Málaga airport or train station
Not Included
- Gratuities
- El Caminito del Rey hike (priced on request)
- Local tourist tax, where applicable
Accommodation Information
Your stay begins in Málaga at a centrally located 4-star hotel such as Palacio Solecio, Soho Boutique Equitativa, or Vincci Larios.
In Málaga: Palacio Solecio Hotel, or Similar
Located near restaurants on a pedestrian-only street, this charming hotel is in a restored 1776 palace and is just a minute’s walk from the Museo Picasso Málaga, and less than a mile from La Malagueta Beach on the Alboran Sea. (Images copyright Palacio Solecio.)
Double room at the Palacio Salecio in Malaga.
Bathroom at the Palacio Salecio in Malaga.
Outside view of the at the Palacio Salecio in Malaga.
Restaurant at the Palacio Salecio in Malaga.
Detail of a room at the Palacio Salecio in Malaga.
Deluxe room at the Palacio Salecio in Malaga.
In Ronda: Catalonia Ronda*4, or Similar
This chic hotel is located in the heart of the city center across from an old bullring features elegant rooms with en suite baths, many of which also have balconies. The rooms have free Wi-Fi, smart TVs and minibars. The hotel has a restaurant, a bar with a terrace, rooftop patio with an infinity pool, hot tub, and sun deck.
Prefer a countryside setting versus being in town? Please inquire for a farm-to-table alternative.
Pricing & Dates for Your Málaga and Ronda Food & Wine Tour
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Pricing
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Southern Spain Food and Wine Tour Dates
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2026
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Pricing
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2026 4-Night Food and Wine Tour Dates
See moreAvailable on request for a minimum of 2 people.
2026
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