After meeting your professionally trained guide, you will set off for the La Boqueria market, the largest marketplace in Spain. The market is like a museum of the brightest, most curious and delectable foods Europe has to offer. For more than 800 years, this has been a wonderland of fruits, vegetables, meats, seafood, baked goods and sweets arriving by sea or the nearby fertile farmlands. But be warned: not only is it a Kaleidoscope of colors, shapes and scents, it can also lead to tastebud overload.

Your expert culinary guide will lead you through the maze of booths to visit those considered the best. You will sample some of their fresh local produce during a stop at one of La Boqueria's most famous bars for a tapa with perhaps chantrelle mushrooms, or fresh cockles, squid or maybe even scrambled eggs with wild asparagus. A glass of fine brut cava must surely accompany this traditional treat.

You will then take the path of Picasso on the famous Avignon Street where you will visit the Picasso museum with your guide who will share fascinating anecdotes of one of Spain's greatest artists.

Following your short artistic excursion, enjoy a taste of some of the best Spanish cheeses at a charming local cheese shop paired with some excellent Priorat wine. Judge for yourself why the Tou de Tilars, Cabrales or Mahon cheeses are so appreciated by the locals. In between your delicious tastings, you will also have the opportunity to learn a lot about the monuments that surround you and Spanish history from your expert guide.

You will have lunch in one of the most authentic tapas restaurants in Barcelona, where you will taste a wide array of delicious Spanish Tapas. You expert guide will explain each tapas ingredients and their origins. Your tapas could range from stuffed piquillo peppers, cod omlette, Iberian ham pincho or even white anchovies. A good local wine will accompany your informal gourmand meal.

For desserts, you will stop at the oldest venue in Barcelona for refreshments, as well as fruits and dried nuts such as hazelnuts from Lleida, almonds from Tarragona, homemade nougats and chocolates accompanied by sweet Mistrela wine. This quaint and local store, specializing in roasting coffee beans and nuts for over 150 years, is still decorated with its original furniture and old wood-burning stove.

Your secret gourmand route will be rounded out by a tasting of delicious chocolate con churros in a charming local cafe, one of the best places in Barcelona for this local delicacy. Before parting, your guide can give you additional ideas for sightseeing or shopping in this fascinating town.

Please note, Due to special preparations required for this program, there will be no refund for programs canceled within 15 days before the tour begins. On Mondays, some areas of the market are not open, including the fish stalls. Also on Monday, the Picasso Museum will be substituted with another site and the cheese shop will be substituted with a local cheese purveyor at the La Boqueria Market.