Of Wine and Mushrooms Barcelona
Of Wine and Mushrooms Barcelona
A special gastronomic tour of the season's most prized offerings around Barcelona: Wild Mushrooms and Wine, with the chance to go mushroom hunting and to visit festivals related to wine and mushrooms.
General Information
- Duration:
- 9 Days
- Location Start:
- Barcelona
- Location Finish:
- Barcelona
- Phone:
- 888-480-0013
- Fax:
- 267-937-5651
- Payment Types:
- Cash, Travellers Cheque, Payment Transfer
- We Speak:
- Spanish, English, Catalan
- (hotels)

Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Barcelona. Welcome dinner. Night in Barcelona.
Day 2
Get an early start and head up to Berga, a town in the Queralt mountains renowned for its "bolets", or wild mushrooms. Today is the last day of the annual Mushroom festival, complete with a market, recipes, traditional dancing and even a spectacular bonfire of the fallas - the wooden effigies representing different aspects of the culture and life related to the mushrooms. Night in a Country Bed-and-breakfast outside of Berga.
Day 3
Spend the day searching for mushrooms with an expert guide. In the evening, enjoy a cooking demonstration with the day's harvest. Night in a Country Bed-and-breakfast outside of Berga.
Day 4
This morning head up to the Costa Brava, passing through the charming city of Girona. Spend a few hours touring Girona, and enjoy its old city streets and shops. In the afternoon visit the charming fishing village of Cadaques. Night in Costa Brava.
Day 5
Morning visit to Salvador Dali's Theater-Museum in Figueres. After lunch, return to Barcelona, stopping in the wine region of Alella on the way back to visit a local winery. Night in Barcelona.
Day 6
Full day tour of Barcelona's Old City and the Sagrada Familia. Optional Tapas tour in the evening. Night in Barcelona.
Day 7
Head down to the Penedes wine region south of Barcelona for a morning visit to two artisinal winemakers who love to show off their products first hand. After lunch, head over to the Festa del Most i Fira de Vins i Caves (Festival of Wines and Cavas) in the town of Font-RubĂ in the Penedes region. Night in Barcelona.
Day 8
Morning at leisure in Barcelona. In the afternoon, we head to the town of Sant Sadurni, the heart of Cava (Spanish Sparkling wine) production for the tremendously enjoyable CavaTast, a celebration of the harvest and wine that is so important to the town's livelihood. Night in Barcelona.
Day 9
Transfer to Barcelona airport for your return flight.
Extra Information
- Inclusions -
- Accommodation as per itinerary
- Exclusions -
- Entrance fees not listed on the itinerary
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