Paella Cooking Class, Wine Tasting & Central Market in Valencia
Overview
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4 hours
Mobile ticket
Valencia is the birthplace of the world-famous paella - from the market to your plate, learn step-by-step how to make this traditional dish!
First, your local guide will take you to visit Mercado Central de Valencia - Europe's largest food market. Here, you'll buy your fresh ingredients. For evening tours and tours on Sunday, the Central Market is closed so we will skip this step and go straight to the cooking!
You’ll then go to the paella kitchen for a live paella workshop with a professional chef. Follow along step-by-step at your own cooking station and learn the local tips and tricks of what makes this dish so special.
After the class, sit back and enjoy some local tapas, wine and, of course, your very own paella.
Your paella cooking class Valencia finishes with a sweet treat before returning to the meeting point accompanied by the guide.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Mercado Central is closed in the afternoon/evening and on Sundays. Any tours happening in the afternoon/evening or on Sunday will not enter the market.
For tours not visiting the Central Market, the duration is 3hrs and available at a lower price
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Explore Europe's largest food market filled with colourful stalls of fresh produce with your local guide. Here we'll pick up fresh ingredients for your paella and you'll shop like a local.
What‘s Included
Paella Cooking Class
Wine Tasting
Central Market Visit
Food and Beverages
Paella ingredients and equipment
Personal Purchases
Options
Market & Paella Cooking Class
Market & Paella Cooking Class
Paella Cooking Class
Paella Cooking Class
Reviews
1,540 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Awesome Experience
Masahiro H,May 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Amazing experience! Not just a cooking class, but also shopping, wine tasting and tapas, too. The class itself was very organized and informative.
Paella cooking class and wine tasting
G666AIhelene,May 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00One of the highlights of our first visit to Spain. Love how friendly and engaging Reyes was with all of us. Love the educational part, the practical part and the eating part!!😂 and the wine as great!!!
Favorite Spain activity!
881sherrillk,May 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Just returned from a 14 day trek through Spain. As you can imagine we had many fantastic adventures, but our time at Paella Cooking Class was an absolute standout and our favorite activity. It was so great to have hands on experience cooking traditional Paella in such a friendly and professional atmosphere. I would go again and again!
Perfect Day
John M,May 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This tour was really fun and informative. Guides was great and we cooked a great paella. We live cooking classes.
Just do it and have a great day
Lance M,May 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Just do this experience. Juan and Luna are not just great hosts, but very knowledgeable on both how to cook a great paella and pair some lovely wines to go with it. If you are in. València, even just for a couple of days, you can miss this experience at your peril. Great day and a chance to meet and have fun with new people
Excellent experience learning to make authentic paella
Brian O,May 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great time learning about the tradition and the method of making paella. Juan and Luna were exceptional hosts and we would highly recommend this experience. Thanks for an amazing class!
Delicious fun and informational
Z8698HLmadelineb,May 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful experience! Very educational and delicious 😊
Superb experience in Valencia, a must do!
paulak579,May 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The whole experience from start to finish was fantastic. Victor gave us a mini walking tour of Valencia and we learnt a lot about the history from this short walk to the market. The market was great. The paella making was so much fun and so tasty! This was the highlight of our trip. We would fully recommend to anyone. Thank you Victor for making this a fun and memorable experience.
Great paella making afternoon
F9471EQsallyb,May 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Reyes and Sofia were delightful hosts for an afternoon spent in great company learning how to prepare paella. The whole event was well organised and really enjoyable. The paella was the best I have tasted. Highly recommend
Paella Class
T9588LAhectorl,May 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Juan was our guide for our Paella class and he was a fantastic chef and instructor. He gave us a lecture on the history of paella and walked us through every step of the way. Meanwhile Sofia kept our wine glass full and gave us some delicious tapas. We really had an amazing experience and recommend. The paella we cooked was delicious!
From €70.00
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