Top 7 Valencia Cooking Classes

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

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

Start near Valencia’s MYR Hotel Palau Vallier with a guide such as Daniel, Victor, Reyes, or Juan. Visit Central Market when open, choose fresh paella ingredients, then cook, taste wines, share tapas, and eat your own paella in a small group.

“Fabulous! Very informative and friendly staff! An experience you do not want to miss! Super fun, while you learn tips and tricks for cooking paella explanation”

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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, Anna, or another local instructor at San Valero Parish, shop for paella ingredients at Ruzafa Market, then walk to the kitchen for tapas, sangria, and hands-on chicken-and-rabbit paella. The class ends with wine, dessert, coffee, and your finished dish.

“What a fun interactive useful experience. Jose and Anna were amazing as was the food and Sangria and meeting new people.”

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3.Valencia: Paella Cooking Class with Central Market Tour

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

Meet near Plaza de la Virgen, walk through Central Market with a paella chef, then cook your own dish at a personal station. Guides such as Daniel, Reyes, and Victor explain local ingredients, technique, and wine pairings before you sit down to eat paella, tapas, and dessert.

“It was great! Daniel is such a great host and the whole experience was superb”

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

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

Meet near San Valero Parish for a guided visit to Ruzafa Market, then walk to a kitchen for tapas, sangria, and a hands-on seafood paella class. Instructors such as Ana, Jose, Cristina, and Valentin explain local customs while you cook, eat, and share wine with an international group.

“Excellent experience, well explained, leant so much and great fun. Definately recommend. Everyone is involved, so much great food more thani expected, great value”

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5.Valencian Paella Cooking Class, Tapas & Sangria – Evening

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 303 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $78

Meet at 5 pm for a three-hour cooking class with My First Paella. You’ll prepare sangria, share tapas, help cook chicken, rabbit, and vegetable paella, then sit down with wine, dessert, and coffee. Guides such as José, Anna, and Guillermo keep the evening friendly and interactive.

“Had such a lovely time! Our instructor Jose was super fun and taught us so much. We learned lots of tips and tricks while drinking lots of sangria and having yummy tapas beforehand. Everything turned out delicious and I definitely recommend doing this class if you’re in Valencia”

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

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

Meet guides such as Anna, José, Guillermo, and Christina at San Valero Church for a market visit and hands-on paella class. Choose meat and vegetables or seafood, make sangria, learn the secret of socarrat, then share paella with tapas, wine, dessert, coffee, and mistela.

“the whole experience was amazing. the chef Anna was really nice and fun. we had a great time, recommended”

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7.Authentic Valencian Paella Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 283 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $83

Meet Rafa and his team at 10:00 am in Valencia, then ride about 30 minutes to a traditional farmhouse near Albufera. You’ll cook paella over an open fire, share tapas and wine, and eat your own meal among orange trees and rice fields. English and Spanish translation is provided.

“Paella's not authentic if you don't follow Rafa's historic recipes and processes... and it's a whole lot of fun learning how to cook authentic paella outside of Valencia next to the orange groves and a castle! Rafa was an excellent host. There were only 6 guests at this event, which made it quaint, engaging and FUN! We made Paella from scratch while drinking Sangria. Highly recommend this event!!!”

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