8 Valencia Market Tours Worth an Early Start

1.Paella Cooking Class, Wine Tasting & Central Market in Valencia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,150 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $84Our pick

Meet at MYR Hotel Palau Vallier and walk with a local guide to Central Market for paella ingredients. Then cook step by step with instructors such as Daniel, Victor, Reyes, or Belen, sharing tapas, wine, and your finished paella. Groups are capped at 14.

“Outstanding experience. Juan and Michelle were terrific hosts. Juan took us on a little tour through Valencia pointing out things to come see later before reaching the Central Market. He said it was large and wonderful and easily could have hyped it up more. A truly wonderful place to visit and shop for a few key ingredients. When we arrived to cook, Michelle greeted us with Cava and some snacks. She told us about the wines we would drink while we cooked and ate. She was very knowledgable and had great anecdotes. We then entered the kitchen to learn the secrets of paella. What a treat that was. Juan is…”

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2.Valencian paella cooking class, tapas and visit to Ruzafa market.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 828 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $78

Meet José, Ana, and the cooking team by San Valero Parish, shop for paella ingredients at Ruzafa Market, then walk to the kitchen for tapas, sangria, and hands-on Valencian paella. The 3.5-hour class is in English, capped at 20 people, and ends back at the meeting point.

“One of the best cooking classes we had in years. It started at the local market with fun info on local produce. After that we proceeded to the kitchen, had a refreshment of hamon, cheese and sangria and started cooking the traditional Valencian paella. The instructors were very cool. The process was a lot of fun (I bet sangria helped) and very interactive so everyone participated. The paella ended up to be perfect (to my amateur tastebuds at least). We ate it all up of course, with some local wines. Highly recommend to anyone who likes to cook or learn about paella tradition, or just have fun drinking sangria and…”

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3.Paella Cooking Class with Central Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 721 reviews · 4 hours · from $82

Meet near Plaza de la Virgen, stroll through Central Market with your English-speaking guide, then cook paella at your own station with a professional chef such as Daniel, Reyes, or Victor. Tapas, wine, dessert, and a friendly shared meal complete this four-hour Valencia food experience.

“Paella Cooking Class with Victor was The Bomb! Great setup, awesome group and of course, we learned to make paella (seafood in our case) which we enjoyed with a great selection of wines (Cava, Local White, Local Red and wrapped it up with Mistella). Highly recommend this event if you are in Valencia!”

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4.Valencian paella workshop and visit to the Algiros market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 338 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $82

Visit Mercado Algirós on weekday and Saturday mornings, then cook Valencian paella, potato tortilla, and coca en llanda at Valencia Club Cocina. Chefs such as Carlos, David, Zaher, William, and John guide the English-language class with wine and sangria. Market visits do not run on Sundays or in August.

“Wonderful experience! Great instructor and we got to participate in cooking 3 dishes eat it all!!!! Highly recommend.”

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5.Seafood paella cooking class, tapas and visit to Ruzafa market.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 328 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $78

Meet at San Valero Parish at 11 a.m. with guides such as Ana, José, Cristina or Valentin. Shop for fresh ingredients at Ruzafa Market, walk eight minutes to the kitchen, make sangria and seafood paella, then sit down to tapas, salad, wine, dessert and coffee.

“Great experience cooking Paella as a group, we each were able to do parts of the process with the chef watching to make sure it turned out amazing. We did the seafood paella and worked side by side with the normal paella team. The trip to the market was interesting to see all the fresh fish, vegetables and fruits.”

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6.Paella Workshop and Algiros Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 291 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $73

At Valencia Club Cocina, an English-speaking chef guides you through Algiros Market, Valencian paella, Spanish tortilla, and coca de llanda. You cook as a group, taste local wine and sangria, then sit down to eat. Morning tours Monday to Saturday include the market visit.

“It was an exciting afternoon with Joan. We truly enjoyed visiting the local market, and cooking with our group! Joan did an awesome job of explaining the paella making process and helping us understand more about Valencian cuisine and culture. This experience was truly one of the best parts of our honeymoon in Spain!”

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7.Real Paella Cooking Class – Market Visit & Sangría Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 291 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $77

Meet at San Valero Church for a guided Ruzafa Market visit, then cook meat, vegetable, or seafood paella with chefs including Anna, José, Guillermo, and Christina. Expect hands-on work, tapas, sangria, DO Valencia wine, dessert, and the local mistela finish.

“Anna our chef instructor was wonderful! The rest of the cooking staff were also great and provided warm Spanish hospitality. Anna was charming, funny, entertaining and very knowledgable. She made our group feel like family. And the sangria was refreshing and the paella was fabulous. A must do activity in Valencia. Gracias!”

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8.Morning Food Tour with Central Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 196 reviews · 3 hours · from $69Best value

Start near Plaça del Col·legi del Patriarca and follow a local guide through cafés, old shops, and Valencia’s Central Market. You’ll taste tapas, Iberian ham, cheese, olives, regional drinks, the hearty esmorzaret, and horchata. Guides including Jack, Fatine, and Rita bring food customs and city history to life.

“Fatim was so friendly and accommodating- she made a fantastic companion and provided a wonderful intro to the city and its culinary idiosyncrasies”

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