San Sebastian Incentive

San Sebastian Incentive

This a unique luxury Gourmet trip, a San Sebastian Incentive: the Gourmet city by excellence and the one that has more Michelin stars restaurants in Spain and in the world.

Experience an exclusive a cooking experience at a “Gastronomic Society” a private cooking club where Basques share their anecdotes, good humour and passion for good food ,that will welcome us to share with us some its kitchen wisdom.

If you are a lover of fine food, this amazing culinary tour will take you to a paradise for Gourmands. Its cuisine, considered one of the finest in the world, bases its exquisiteness in the quality of its products and in the expertise of a people for which gastronomy reaches religious levels.

We will dine at fabulous restaurants, we will also discover other amazing traditional places such as Northern white wine Cellars to try its famous Txakolí wine, Ciderhouses , lovely country houses to taste homemade cider taken directly from enormous barrels accompanied with exquisite regional food, an Idiazabal farm factory to taste its delicious cheese, Tapas bars to discover the amazing world of “pintxos” as hundreds of these real miniature culinary masterpieces are displayed on the tables ready for you to taste…

DAY 1 – Welcome to San Sebastian

• Transfer from Airport to your luxurious hotel, 5*GL.
• Welcome gourmet dinner at the renowned cheff 3 Michelin starred restaurant, a culinary heaven for gourmands.

DAY 2 –

• Rolling green hills planted with grapevines drop suddenly to the rocky coast along the panoramic coast route to Guetaria, a very picturesque fishing town where we will visit one of its “Txakolí” wineries to learn about this deliciously refreshing wine and enjoy
• Lunch is by the harbour at a restaurant where the day,s fresh catch comes straight off the wharf to be grilled.Just delicious.
• Evening Cooking Lesson at a “Sociedad Gastronomic” .or a prestigous Cooking School ( depens on availabity when booking is confirmed)

DAY 3 –

• Travelling through lush valleys, mountain springs, thousand-year-old oak groves and medieval monasteries, we will reach a local Cheese farm to taste and witness how the delicious Idiazabal cheese is exclusively made in the traditional way and with Latxa breed sheep’s milk.
• Lunch will take place in a cider house. You will be amazed: you can take as many draughts as you want directly from enormous barrels and taste a typical menu of San sebastian traditional cuisine.
• Driving back we will stop at the charming fishing village of Hondarribia – walk thorough the cobblestoned streets, visit its beautiful Baroque church or stop at one of the lovely seafront cafes. Back to San Sebastian.
• Optional :Dinner at AKELARRE and private showcooking ( for groups or 10 or more people), ·3 Michelin star restaurant with Subijana Chef.

DAY 4-

• Visit of San Sebastian, a sophisticated city of great beauty, elegance and gastronomic capital of Basque Country. Highlights include the outdoor market and the colourful fishing port area, the lovely “ Concha (shell) beach, the spectacular view of the Cantabrian sea from Igueldo mountain, a 16th century magnificent convent… our tour becomes a movable feast as we walk through the lovely pedestrian streets of the old quarter letting ourselves be seduced by the dozens of varieties of “pintxos”, miniature delicacies that the bars offer on their counters, letting oneself be carried away by the murmuring or by the aroma coming from a tavern.

• Afternoon relaxing 3 hours program at “ La Perla” , a unique centre in Europe, makes use of seawater to offer the best relax therapies and body toning programmes.
• La Perla Thalassotherapy is a genuine heir of the belle époque of San Sebastian. More than one century ago, the queen Maria Cristina established the royal summer house in this city. Sea baths were considered to be a fine pleasure by holidaymakers, a pleasure that combined therapy, relax and wellness.
• Dinner on your own

DAY 5-

• Last Gourmet Breakfast
• Transfer to airport
• Optional day and visit Bilbao (Transfer to Bilbao, visit to the groundbreaking Guggenheim museum by famous O.ghery architect and Creative Basque cuisine lunch at its trendy restaurant. Some hightlights of Bilbao

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