Paella Cooking Class: Learn to Make Traditional Paella

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: 24 hours
Highlights
  • C/ del Bisbe en Jeroni, 8 - Discover Europe’s largest food market, brimming with vibrant stalls of fresh produce, alongside your local guide. Together, you’ll gather fresh ingredients for your paella and experience shopping like a local.
What's Included
  • Wine Tasting
  • Paella Cooking Class
  • Central Market Visit
  • 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…

Location
MYR Hotel Palau Vallier
Plaça de Manises
We will meet outside the front door of Hotel Palacio Vallier at Plaza de Manises 7 (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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665amys
May 28, 2025
Lovely paella cooking class - Really good relaxed atmosphere and clear instruction go or cooking the paella. Enjoyable morning and nice people. We didn’t simply cook a paella we had a paella as a communal experience
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Patricia_h
May 28, 2025
An absolute delight to do! - Daniel reached me 24 hours before hand to remind me about the class, which is so important because as travellers we are all caught up with different schedules. Secondly when he walked us to the market to select and buy ingredients he gave us a brief history of Paella/Valencia and Spain in General. It was very easy and relaxing. Then when we got to where we did our cooking we were greeted by a glass of champagne with finger foods and it just keep on flowing...It felt like we were being entertained than taking a cooking class....and ofcourse the class was so much fun! Daniel was so easy to work with and paid attention to details and everyone. It was an amazing afternoon! Great personality and great food!
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Monica_b
May 28, 2025
Fantastic tour, I’d book this one again for sure. - On a scale of 1 - 10, I’d give it a 15!!! Awesome tour, awesome guide (Danielle) and awesome food. Enjoyed every minute!
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Charlie_a
May 27, 2025
Perfect Paella - Great overall experience. Nice history of community and food tour of the Central Market. Wine tasting and appetizers before and during cooking were great. The lesson was clear and patient. Lunch was nice with good company.
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William_c
May 27, 2025
This was an amazing... - This was an amazing experience! We loved the trip to the Central Market and the location was very convenient. The amount of walking was light and easy to do. Megan gave a wonderful tour and her and Esther were excellent hosts. The communication before, during, and after the event was excellent. The tapas we had before and during cooking were delicious and our paella turned out perfectly! We highly recommend this experience for anyone visiting Valencia!
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J2604
May 27, 2025
A fantastic experience - We had an amazing time with Daniel and Michelle both of whom were amazing hosts. I recommend anyone coming to Valencia to carve out time for this activity.
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Trek57419207147
May 27, 2025
Wonderful experience! - Super friendly, and super fun. Delicious and informative. We all had a great time. The only negative was that we all wanted to go to the market, which was included in the excursion, but it was closed. Wish we had known that in advance.
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Michael
May 27, 2025
Amazing Paella MakingClass - What an amazing experience! Daniel is the perfect guide and instructor. His knowledge of both paella and Valencia made the class particularly fun!
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Jen_m
May 27, 2025
Chefs kiss - Alberto and victor were the best hosts. Both very knowledgeable and patient with us 'chefs'. Thank you!!
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David-22111957
May 26, 2025
Fabulous cooking experience - The Paella cooking class with Juanjo and Michelle exceeded our expectations. We were with a lovely group with lots of chat. There was no shortage of drinks during the night and the cooking instructions from Junajo were easy to follow. At the end we enjoyed a beautiful and traditional paella. Highly recommended.
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From $74
up to 14 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).