Alicante Food and Tapas Tour with a Local Guide
Description
Come with us and taste the best snacks and tapas from Alicante! A real local experience. Our proposal is having a gastronomic experience trying many typical products from our region, including fruits and vegetables brought directly from the orchard, meat from local farms, Mediterranean fish, as well as tasting cheeses and handmade sweets, all accompanied by typical drinks, both with alcohol and without alcohol. You will discover delicious aromas and flavors! We will meet at the central market and visit 10 different food places, which some of them have more than 100 years old. You can get to know the most experienced sellers and talk about the history of each product and the tradition behind each of them. Meanwhile, you will discover the interesting history of the central market and its hidden places. Booking this experience supports the small businesses, the local producers and the artisans that are still doing their work as it used to be done before. Vegetarian options available.
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Come with me to try the best Alicante snacks and tapas! A real local experience with 20 samples total. We'll taste typical regional products, including orchard fruits, local meats, Mediterranean fish, cheeses, and handmade sweets, all with local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. You will discover delicious aromas and flavors! Meeting at the central market, we'll visit 10 food stalls, some over a century old. Meet the sellers and learn the history and traditions behind each product. You'll see why the Mediterranean diet is the best in the world for your health. Booking supports small businesses, local producers, and traditional artisans. Pescatarian and vegetarian options available.
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(556)
This tour concentrates on the Mercado Central. For those of you arriving on a cruise ship, know that the pier at Alicante’s port is very long so use of the shuttle is a great idea. Then, despite the potential warnings you may get from staff that walking to the Mercado Central is ‘too far or too difficult,’ know that it is an easy walk via scenic, pretty streets and is well worrth is! It took us under 20min and two of us are 62 & 66 years old! Our tour guide, Francisco, of Alicante Tasting Club, was friendly, knew many of the shopkeepers in the marketplace, and did a great job explaining what we saw and what we were going to eat and drink. We had lots of laughs and nice nibbles. Food and drink ranged from beer to white and red wines, cheese, pickled veggies (apparently very popular locally), several varieties of meats, fruits, and fish. This is really a fun time if you want to sample local fare and the Mercado scene!
This was our first visit to Alicante and this tour was a great experience. We not only got to taste some delicious food and drink, but we also learned a bit of history of the market and the city. A thoroughly enjoyable 2 hours and our guide Fran was superb. Definitely recommend this tour.
This was a brilliant food tour. It’s always our go to thing to do when visiting a new city, and this did not disappoint. It’s the first time that I’ve spent an entire tour in one place; it was all held in the Central Market. It totally worked though. Carlos was so passionate and so proud of the market, and that really added to the experience. We loved the tasters (I won’t ruin it by saying what they all were) and it was such good value for money. However, Carlos really made this tour what it was - absolutely wonderful host.
We tried different local tapas and wines from the market. Fran was a great tour guide. Really enjoyed it.
Carlos was fantastic and very knowledgeable! He was a great tour guide and kept it fun too! Great value for money
Fabulous tour with Carlitos - sampled so many local delicacies. Very informative and delicious! Would highly recommend.
Nadia was a great tour guide. We had the chance to eat and try so many foods and drinks. Great way to spend two hours in Alicante. Please understand that this is only a food tour of the Alicante market hall. You do not venture out or do a walking tour of the city at all.
Fran was an amazing host. He imparted his extensive knowledge of the history of the region and its produce. We would highly recommend. Mil gracias!
Very happy. Very local tips, Spanish history, very good food / drink. Recommend the guide Fransisco!
It’s a lot of fun! Very informative, lots of interesting facts and details. I would thoroughly recommend this - our group was 10 strong, including a baby, who really enjoyed the watermelon!
