Paella Cooking Class, Wine Tasting & Central Market in Valencia

Experience the best of ancient and modern Valencia on this unique tour. Explore the City of Arts & Sciences, discover the historic core, and indulge in a tasting menu of local ingredients and regional wines in an 11th-century historic monument.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Central Market of Valencia - Discover Europe’s biggest food market, brimming with vibrant stalls of fresh produce, alongside your local guide. We’ll gather fresh ingredients for your paella and experience shopping like a local.
  • Sea Saffron - Your guide will lead you to our paella kitchens, the setting for your live, step-by-step cooking class with a professional paella chef. This will also be where you’ll dine and savor your paella.
What's Included
  • Guide (Live Person)
  • Wine Tasting
  • Paella Cooking Class
  • Food and Beverages
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Personal Purchases
Additional Information

Valencia is the birthplace of the world-famous paella - from the market to your plate, learn step-by-step how to make this traditional dish!

First, your local guide will take you to visit Mercado Central de Valencia - Europe’s largest food market. Here, you’ll buy your fresh ingredients. For evening tours and tours on Sunday, the Central Market is closed so we will skip this step and go straight to the cooking!

You’ll then go to the paella kitchen for a live paella workshop with a professional chef. Follow along step-by-step at your own cooking station and learn the local tips and tricks of what makes this dish so special.

After the class, sit back and enjoy some local tapas, wine and, of course, your very own paella.

Your paella cooking class Valencia finishes with a sweet treat before returning to the meeting point accompanied by the guide.

  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years
  • Mercado Central is closed in the afternoon/evening and on Sundays. Any tours happening in the afternoon/evening or on Sunday will not enter the market.
  • For tours not visiting the Central Market, the duration is 3hrs and available at a lower price
Location
MYR Hotel Palau Vallier
Plaça de Manises
We will meet by the front door of Hotel Palacio Vallier at Plaza de Manises (behind Plaza de la Virgen)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Roger
Aug 15, 2024
Must do in Valencia - Signed up for Paella cooking class as keen learn some local tricks from Valencian chef. In this case Danny. Started the day with Emma who was prompt and welcoming. Walked through town to Market Central to have some ingredients to pick ul. Emma also enlightened the group on local points of interest along the way and in the market. Michelin Star chef owns restaurant in market, sails, eels, rabbit, horse meat to name a few. We picked up some swordfish and headed back to kitchen to commence cooking class. This class started with a beautiful Cava and nibbles. Emma kept a steady supply of local treats and wine flowing throughout the cook. Thanks Emma. Danny was our chef and we were hands on. Danny talked us through the different techniques and Paella secrets. It was great that we were able to complete the cooking ourselves with tuition from Danny. Excellent class with great information from both Emma and Danny. Would recommend combining the cooking class with walking tour. Favoutite experience in Valencia, highly recommend. Paella turned out great and was enjoyed by participants, also was given a local desert and late harvest wine. Option to choose Paella, we went with seafood.
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Agusgilet
Aug 13, 2024
Best Paella Cooking Class in Valencia - We attended a paella cooking class and it was an amazing experience! Daniel was an excellent paella teacher, helping us with the process, guiding us in creating some truly delicious paella, and we had a really good time. I would absolutely do it again and highly recommend it to both visitors and locals in Valencia.
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Laura
Aug 12, 2024
Fun & delicious experience - We did the paella cooking class for a friends birthday and it was a fantastic experience! Daniel was a great teacher who explained everything very clearly, but also let us have fun with it, and helped us to make some really delicious paella. I'd definitely do it again and recommend it to both visitors and people living in Valencia.
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Kaylam507
Aug 12, 2024
Amazing Veggie Paella Experience with Friends - This was an incredible evening! We had a large group and made two regular paellas and one vegetarian one. It was really interesting to learn about the rich history of Paella and its origins! The chef was incredible and went out of his way to make sure we were all having a great time and of course, making the most perfect paellas. Thank you for such a fun evening!
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173joelw
Aug 11, 2024
The best night and best paella in Valencia - One of the best nights I’ve had in València. Such a wonderful idea to have fun with friends and make new ones. I’ve eaten quite a few paellas in the past and I would say that, finally cooking one, ours was the best! (Daniel the chef/teacher did help a lot! - he was a fantastic host, warm and attentive, with a number of great tips and information about paella, and he always kept an eye on everything if we got distracted popping for a glass of wine!) Would highly recommend!
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Laradk288ud
Aug 11, 2024
Best birthday plan! - I celebrated my birthday with this Paella cooking class and it was the best! We were a group of 12 and Daniel helped us cook both the classic paella and a veggie paella. He made everything so much fun and went the extra mile to make sure everyone’s paella turned out great. Then we sat down to enjoy it with wines and snacks in the beautiful venue. Couldn’t have asked for a better party! Thank you!
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C4233xhjamesm
Aug 9, 2024
The best experience ever! - We had the most amazing time with Emma, Tuathla and Danny. It started with a really knowledgable and fun trip to the market. They both had really good insight into the culture and history of Valencia and really made us feel at ease from the very beginning. We picked up ingredients for our seafood paella and went to an excellent location to prepare it a few streets away in the centre. Chef Dani was attentive and informative from the outset. He guided us to successfully make an excellent paella. Throughout this experience, the girls were providing us with alcoholic drinks snacks and water - by the B end of the experience, we had tried local cured meats, gazpacho, nuts and olives and various different wines, all which the girls were very knowledgeable about. They made our sit down meal feel like a very special occasion and we couldn’t recommend this experience enough. This is an experience not to be missed if you are in Valencia!
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Tessc852
Jul 29, 2024
Highly recommend! - The most fun experience!! We’ve done other cooking classes and this was by far the best. Perfect mix of learning and fun. Martha and Dani were amazing
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E5052dkjulianm
Jul 29, 2024
Great Cooking and Cultural Experience - This is a really fun activity to do in Valencia. You get to explore the Central Market and shop for fresh ingredients, and then cook Paella in a modern kitchen with a knowledgeable and skilled chef. The hosts know a ton about the city, the culture, and the cuisine, and while you cook, they bring out other local specialty dishes and drinks that add a lot to the experience. You finish with a family-style lunch where everyone shares the Paella that they've made and gets to know each other better. I went solo and had a lot of fun, but there were families there that also had a great time. Emma, Martha, and Dani are excellent hosts who go above and beyond to make the experience memorable. It's definitely worth checking out and a great way to spend the first half of a day in Valencia.
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Giannaz516
Jul 26, 2024
so much fun!!! - I booked this class with a group of my friends. There was tapas and wine while we learned and cooked and the paella was absolutely delicious. Highly recommend we had so much fun!!
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