Join Catacurian in Spain for a wonderful culinary vacation where you will learn how to cook delicious Catalan dishes with daily hands-on classes in our relaxed yet luxurious private hotel in the small village of El Masroig.

We will take you on a wine tour of some of the Priorat’s best wineries where the wine tastings and the one-on-one wine presentations and winery visits will allow you to discover what makes the Priorat wines so fabulous and renown.

Find out why the Priorat olive oils are so outstanding with an official olive oil tasting session.

Let us show you the beauty of this unspoilt and yet-to-be-discovered region of Spain.

Food & Wine Vacations Include:

3 – Day Gourmet Cooking & Wine Experience in El Priorat

This culinary vacation program is for those guests who do not have the available time for a 6 day program. With five hands-on classes of approximately two to three hours each, it is a perfect introduction to the basics of Catalan cuisine. Two visits to local Priorat wine producers and vineyards, along with wine tasting will allow you to discover and appreciate the fantastic DOC Priorat and DO Montsant wines. An official olive oil tasting presentation will let you discover the incredible DO Siurana olive oils. A trip to the Scala Dei monastery will enable you to learn of the area’s history as well as indulge in the landscapes of this beautiful and unspoiled region.

4 – Day Gourmet Paella and Rice Special in El Priorat

As an addition to the wonderful 3-Day program with its Catalan cooking classes, Priorat winery visits and olive oil tasting presentation, this 4-Day program will allow you to discover how rice is produced in the Ebro Delta. This is where they harvest some of the best Bomba rice in Spain, the rice specifically used for Paella and other Catalan rice dishes. Two of the six cooking classes will be dedicated to Paella and other fantastic rice recipes, and one of the lunches will be at a restaurant in the Ebro Delta specialized in rice dishes.

6 – Day Gourmet Cooking & Wine Experience in El Priorat

This culinary vacation program will really allow you to discover first hand why Catalonia and its food have become so popular. With six or seven hands-on classes of approximately three hours each and a combination of restaurant meals and class preparation meals, a very good knowledge of Catalan cuisine is attained. Four visits to local Priorat wine producers and vineyards, along with wine tasting will allow you to discover and appreciate the fantastic DOC Priorat and DO Montsant wines. An official olive oil tasting presentation will let you discover the incredible DO Siurana olive oils. A trip to a local ceramics producer, the Scala Dei monastery, and the Gaudi architecture in Reus will enable you to learn of the area’s history as well as indulge in the landscapes of this beautiful and unspoiled region.

Visit the Catacurian website to learn more about their cooking school.