Sample
of a week itinerary
Day
One
Arrival
at the Hotel Aqualange, your home for the next week.
After
a while to settle down, relax, and meet the rest of your “classmates”, we will tour
the town to become familiar with your new surroundings and talk about the next
7 days.
Visit
to the Roman baths to have a thermal circuit.
Around
9 pm we will gather in the dining room to have dinner.
Day
Two
After
breakfast (8.30 am) we will dedicate the morning to have a guided tour of the
monumental city of Cáceres, declared a World Heritage city. A guided walk through the medieval town and walls,
visiting the most important monuments, including the Moorish “algibe”
(underground water deposit). Lunch and return to
Alange.
After
a short break to relax we will spend the next 3 hours having our first cooking class
dedicated to the most typical Spanish dishes.
All
the dishes prepared during the class will be tasted later on as our dinner
and they will be accompanied by wines suitable for the occasion.
Day
Three
After
breakfast we will depart for a visit to an olive oil “almazara”(oil mill), a winery
and cheese maker; includes tasting and further explanation from the experts
Lunch
and back to the hotel for a short break before spending the next three hours in
the kitchen, where we will have our class of Basque cuisine followed by dinner.
Day
Four
After
breakfast we will go horse riding or visit a fighting bulls farm. Lunch and
back to the hotel where we will dedicate time to relax or a short nap followed
by Catalonian cuisine class. The dishes will be tasted with selected wines to
pair these dishes.
Day
Five
Breakfast
and departure to visit a nearby village to enjoy our traditional “fiesta” and
traditions (Possibility of attending a bullfight). And after we will dedicate
the next three hours of cooking class to elaborate Tapas.
Day
Six
Breakfast
and departure to Merida for a guided visit to the capital of the region,
ancient roman town and also a World Heritage City. A town full of history,
packed with roman monuments.
For
dinner we will be visiting a number of “bares” where we are going to enjoy tapas
as any Spaniard would do.
Back
to the hotel whenever we feel we have had enough fun for the day.
Day
Seven
After
an early breakfast we’ll go for a visit to one of the following cities to
choose from: Salamanca, Cordoba, Seville
or
Évora (Portugal).
It
includes local guide and lunch.
Return
to Alange for dinner and a well deserve night sleep.
Day
Eight
Breakfast
and farewell
*Schedule or
contents of the itineraries may change due to prevailing local conditions or situations
beyond our control without advance
notice.
