04. OTHER GASTRONOMY ACTIVITY
01. CULINARY EXCURSIONS
Our excursions are organised in order for you to discover and appreciate the rural Mediterranean Gastronomic aspects of the Andalucía region.
Discover this beautiful part of Spain on our private tours with your own driver. This exclusive service offers you absolute flexibility to do exactly what you want and when you want.
Cooking Holiday Spain Ltd offer you five exclusive personalized one day excursions for groups from two up to sixteen people.
Our trips will take you to appreciate the outstanding village of Ronda, the sherry town of Jerez, the white village of Mijas, and obviously Malaga, the capital of Costa del Sol.
Trip 1: Olive Oil & Wine Tour in Ronda
Our Trip will start from the Costa del Sol and after one hour approx. trip going through the Sierra della Nieves we will go to and visit an historic olive oil mil, dating back to 1755. We will be shown around the mill, tasting the oil with toasted bread. We will continue our tour visiting a boutique wine bodega described as a heavenly spot, full of history, quiet, isolated and discreet.
The estate is found on an elevated plate on 600 m above sea level, surrounded by the ”Sierra de Grazalema” (Cadiz) and by the ”Sierra de las Nieves” (Malaga). The vineyard extends down a gentle south-facing slope with good soil cover, Frank-Silt-Clay-Sandy texture, being
healthy due to its good aeration and permeability qualities. The ‘finca’ (estate) offers a picturesque view surrounded by scrub land, natural streams, oak woods, grazing land and the "Cañada Real" (cattle track) Málaga-Sevilla-Jerez.
Following a full guided visit of the bodega, we will then be able to
simple their wines before having an excellent lunch in the beautiful surrounding of the estate ,with some more wine before starting our tour to the city centre of Ronda.
In our Tour we will be visiting The New Bridge, symbol and soul of the city, Arab Public Baths, this thermal building of the Arab time is the best conserved of its kind at the Iberian Peninsula, and more different monuments.
We will then go back to the cost after a very long winery day.
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Trip 2: Jerez and its sherry history
To speak of Jerez de la Frontera is to speak of its sherry wines which have impregnated the whole of its culture, art forms and customs since 1100 BC. We would, therefore, like to offer you a complete guide to the most significant wine tourism resources of the city. You will visit a famous wine cellars of Jerez, taste the best sherry wines and brandies accompanied by gastronomic treats typical of the area. During our visit we will show you around what is probable Europe´s largest wine
cellar. We will tell you some of the winery´s secrets and take a journey through the history, production and ageing of their wines.
After the visit we will then go for lunch in a typical Local Restaurant. Following lunch we will be

going to the Cadiz area and more precise to the town of Puerto de Santa Maria, where we will be visiting a superb wine cellar, the famous Bodega Osborne before starting our trip back towards the coast.
Another great excursion that cannot be missed.
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Trip3: Mijas & its gastronomic history
Mijas, a tourist town at the foot of the hills of the same name, possesses typically Andalusian houses. Its traditional status as a mountain village has been combined harmoniously with a major tourist complex located in the coastal enclave of La Cala, where there are 12 kilometres of beaches. The whitewashed street of historic quarter,
Arab in layout and nestling in the mountain landscape, houses some buildings of interest, among them some churches and hermitages. The surrounding area, meanwhile, preserves some archaeological sites, testimony to the town´s rich prehistoric past. Not forgetting other attractions Mijas offers, such as its gastronomy, inherited from Andalusia´s rich culinary tradition and its deep-rooted custom of fairs and festivals.
Our Tour will star on the coast with a trip to one of the local market, best day is Tuesday with the Fuengirola one. Then we head back to Mijas where after a brief tour of the Village we will go the Malaga Wine Museum where we will be able to sample some excellent wine from the local area and some of the best Spanish regional wines.
After the wine tasting we will then have lunch in the museum with a very interesting menu where each dish will be accompanied by a different wine. A fantastic experience for fine palate that will make your taste buds go mad.
We will then go back to the cost after a very special day
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Trip 4: Málaga Tapas Tour
During the last few years the city of Malaga has undergone a true revolution in catering that has converted it into a top gastronomic destination
In the traditional cuisine, the " pescaíto frito " (little fried fish)
plays an important role and no one can leave the city without having tasted it, as it is just too tempting: just the aroma that emanates from the bars and restaurants that prepare this dish will make your mouth water. Identical effect has the star of the coast, the "barbecued sardines on a stick".
We will start the tour going to Gibralfaro where we will be able to enjoy a magnificent view of the city and its harbour, before heading back to the Coast. During our tour of Malaga we will practise what is known as "tapeo" , a clever formula that allows you to taste just about everything, and not out of gluttony, but, shall we say, out of culinary curiosity. Variety, they say, is the spice of life, so ask away - that´s what the "tapeo" are there for, and when you ask for " …one of…"
it is almost invariably followed by "…and another of…" You will practice your Spanish in our excursion!
Inluded in the tour the first two tapas and the first two drinks.
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Trip 5: The Marmalade Run (Spanish Laks & Orchards)
Our Trip takes us inland, to an old Olive Mill, for a fully guided tour and, when is season, where we can see the full olive oil production process (light refreshment included).
We then visit an authentic citrus fruit farm of around 17,000 trees, where we can sample fresh fruit, straight from the tree. 
A tour of the scenic Spanish Lake District follows, via the dramatic El Chorro Gorge, where we stop for lunch, before returning to the coast.
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