Valencian Community · MARKETS
15 tours
The Mercado Central is a modernista hall with eight hundred stalls under stained glass, and Ruzafa runs a smaller, sharper version a few streets away. These 15 market tours cover both, what you taste, what you carry home, and which ones end in a kitchen.
Shop Mercado Central for fresh ingredients, then cook classic Valencian paella with wine, tapas, and step-by-step coaching.
“Fun hands-on cooking class and tour of the market. We enjoyed wine and some tapas while cooking. Would highly recommend.”
Valencia paella class meets Ruzafa market: shop for ingredients, mix sangria, cook chicken and rabbit paella, eat tapas and dessert.
“This was a great experience and fun activity to participate in while visiting Valencia. The 2 people running the class worked well together. They were authentic and informative while also making the class incredibly enjoyable for everyone! I highly recommend My First Paella!”
Learn Valencian paella in a live class, shop Central Market ingredients in the morning, then eat your own paella with tapas and wine.
“This was a great cooking class. The market tour could have been a little more extensive, however we were there on NYE, so it was busy. The little extra bits of knowledge as we walked thru the street was greatly appreciated as to the canapés as we worked on our paella cooking skills. A very helpful chef/guide and would highly recommend to anyone. The serving substantial as well as the wine.”
Mercado Algirós market stop, then cook classic Valencia paella, tortilla and coca with wine and sangria in English.
“Fantastic hosts really good interactive lesson..great atmosphere well laid out ..Nice sized group delicious food”
Shop Valencia’s Ruzafa market, cook seafood paella, learn sangria, then eat tapas and paella with wine, dessert, and coffee.
“This was such a fun class! We went to the market first and learned about seafood, ham and vegetables in paella. Then we went to the kitchen and were greeted with homemade sangria and snacks. We were then separated into groups doing traditional, seafood and vegetable paella. Each of us had different jobs to do to help make it. Afterwards, we sat down and had our paella and a tomato salad with wine. Meet some nice people and the entire staff were excellent! Highly recommend!”
Alicante paella and tapas class with a guided market visit, hands-on arroz cooking (meat, seafood, veg), plus tapas and local wine.
“As a chef I got some very nice tips it's fun to do the location is fab and the Host know what they doing. can absolutely recommend.”
Learn Valencian paella with a chef, visit Algiros Market for ingredients, and finish with tapas, sangria, and dessert.
“We had a wonderful time with our chef, exploring the market and making paella! He was friendly and very funny and very informative. We met lots of nice people and the food was honestly so delicious!”
Hands-on Valencian paella class with a real market stop in Ruzafa, plus sangría, DO Valencia wine, tapas, and the socarrat lesson.
“Jose, Guillermo and Christina were amazing! Made us feel like one big family as we enjoyed the market and then had a fabulous time preparing our paella learning about the process and traditions throughout the experience. Highly recommend!!”
A 3-hour Valencia morning food tour with Mercado Central tastings, almuerzo stops, local drinks, and a sweet Orxata finish for small groups.
“The tour was amazing - so much food and we really were able to understand many Spanish customs.”
Shop Alicante’s Central Market, then cook your own Alicante paella and sangria with a local chef, plus tapas and drinks.
“It was a really great experience. Our guide explained a lot to us about traditional Alicante cuisine. We were allowed to prepare everything ourselves, learned a lot and the food was very tasty. Overall you can say we had a really nice time.”
Vegetable paella cooking class in Valencia with Ruzafa market visit, sangria workshop, tapas, and dessert in a small English-led group.
“Wonderful generous entertaining informative frienfly and delicious. We highly recommend this activity.”
Valencia morning food tour with Central Market tastings, horchata, apéritif pairings, and a mi-morning breakfast with local coffee.
“Great food tour, with a good range of leftfield things/places you'd likely look past on your own. Fatine was a fantastic guide too, with plenty of knowledge & post-tour recommendations. It doubles as a good opportunity to meet others with similar interests.”
Small-group Paella with Chef Jordi in Valencia, starting at Russafa Market, then sangria, tapas, and award-winning paella plus dessert.
“This was a lovely way to spend an afternoon. I was the only person booked for this experience so it was really cool being able to ask him whatever came to mind about paella, the ingredients, etc. It also allowed Chef Jordi to speak a lot on his cRead more”
Shop Russafa Market, cook your own Valencian paella in 3 hours, with sangria, tapas, and a recipe to take home for $64.
“Ramón was an excellent teacher! Not only did he teach us how to make the most delicious paella, but the atmosphere was lovely and everybody could get involved! Thank you Ramon! I will be recommending this experience to any friends visiting Valencia”
Guided Central Market and tapas bars tour in Alicante, 2.5 hours. Tastings, 2 drinks, and enough tapas for a full lunch.
“The best food tour we’ve ever done — the quality was outstanding and you actually eat! The market came alive through Rebecca’s stories, and every tasting was incredible — real local products, beautifully explained. The tapas stops felt like hidden gems, nothing touristy at all. The portions were very generous, and by the end we had enjoyed a full, delicious meal, not just small samples. A high-quality, authentic experience from start to finish. If you want to truly taste Alicante, book this tour!”
