What to expect from your cooking holiday in Seville
Let’s Eat Seville, Cooking holidays in Spain from Let’s Eat The World
– Seville, Spain with a chef as your guide
Tour Duration: approximately 8 days (7 nights’ accommodation)
Private Room Rate (per person): €5.745
Shared Room Rate (based on double occupancy): €4.559
Single Participant + Non-participating guests*: €7.450 (limited to 1 guest per week).
Payment Options: Credit card or bank transfer
Payments can be made in most major currencies via our booking platform.
A 0% interest payment plan is available; details provided at booking.
Schedule: Our program weeks run generally from Saturday to Saturday unless otherwise indicated
*Non-participating guests are welcome to join all meals and excursions during the week and are not included in the cooking classes. Spaces are intentionally limited to preserve the group dynamic and comfort.
Inclusions
- 6 full days of curated activities, plus an arrival evening welcome and departure-day breakfast
- 7 nights of accommodation in a centrally located private home in Seville
- Spanish-style breakfasts each morning
- Welcome tapas experience and private wine tastings with your hosts
- Private culinary and cultural excursions, including an expert-guided visit to the Real Alcázar of Seville and the Santa Cruz quarter
- 4-5 hands-on cooking classes with local chefs, focusing on tapas and classic and modern Andalusian dishes
- 15 meals included throughout the week, including breakfasts, lunches, and selected dinners at local restaurants
- Day trip to Jerez de la Frontera with a guided sherry tasting and bodega visit
- Guided market visit focused on local Andalusian ingredients
- Small-group experience, limited to 7-8 guests
- Suitable for all cooking levels — curiosity and interest matter more than experience
- Program conducted in English in a relaxed, convivial atmosphere
- A digital Week in Seville recipe e-book to recreate dishes at home
Who is this For
- Travelers who want to experience Andalusian culture through food, markets, and daily life, not just cooking classes
- Curious home cooks interested in practical, approachable Spanish cuisine rather than intensive culinary training
- Food lovers who enjoy a balanced mix of cooking, tasting, cultural visits, and shared meals
- Couples, friends, or solo travelers looking for a small-group, social experience rooted in local culture
- Travelers who appreciate a thoughtful pace, with time to explore Seville beyond the kitchen
- Partners or friends of cooks — non-participating guests are welcome to join meals and excursions while opting out of cooking sessions
This Experience is Not Ideal For
- Travelers looking for a highly intensive, technique-driven cooking program or professional culinary training
- Those seeking a fully independent itinerary with minimal structure or group activities
- Travelers who prefer a fast-paced sightseeing schedule with constant movement and little downtime
What’s Not Included:
- Flights & any other transportation not detailed in the itinerary
- Any food and drinks outside those specified in the itinerary
- Travel Insurance
- Tours, events, and activities outside those noted in the itinerary
- Personal items and expenses
2026 Tour dates:
- November 7–14, 2026
2027 Tour dates:
- April 3-10, 2027 (just before Seville’s Feria de Abril)
- November 6–13, 2027
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Let’s Eat Seville – A Festive & Delicious Week in Southern Spain
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LET’S EAT SEVILLE! Una Fiesta in Andalusia – Cooking holidays in Spain
Let’s Eat Seville is an 8-day*, 7-night culinary holiday in Seville for food and wine lovers who want culture to feel lived-in, not staged. Andalusia shows itself through everyday rituals: morning markets, long lunches, tiled courtyards, and the late-night pull of flamenco. Seville gives you the rhythm. Food gives you the key.
Created by Let’s Eat The World founder Yetunde Oshodi-Fraudeau, this week balances hands-on cooking with guided exploration. You will cook, yes. You will also walk through history with expert guides, taste sherry where it is made, and spend time in places that explain why Andalusian life feels so distinct.
In the kitchen, Chef Samuel Rubio Ortega brings professional training and international experience to the kind of Spanish home cooking locals actually eat. The focus is not complicated spice blends or showy techniques. It is local ingredients, smart combinations, and methods that make weekday food taste like something you want to repeat at home. You leave with new confidence, not just a full camera roll.
Group size stays small, with a maximum of 7-8 guests. That keeps the pace relaxed and the experience personal, from the market to the table.
What to expect from your cooking holiday in Seville, Spain
You will take part in four hands-on Spanish cooking classes, including tapas and classic Andalusian dishes. You will also experience Seville beyond the plate, with guided visits that bring the city’s Islamic, royal, and everyday stories into focus. A day trip to Jerez de la Frontera adds the wine culture, with sherry tastings and a bodega visit that make the region’s traditions come together.
Flamenco is part of the week, both as an art form to appreciate and as a cultural thread that helps you understand Andalusia’s emotional language. Food stays at the heart of the program, but Seville sets the rhythm.
If you have extra days in Andalusia, it is worth extending your stay. We are happy to share suggestions based on your interests and timing.
*8 days includes 6 full days + 2 half-days (arrival welcome and departure-day breakfast)
Yetunde
Owner/Tour Designer/Guide
Yetunde Oshodi-Fraudeau, owner of Let's Eat The World, designs culinary adventures and personally guides select tours. Her passion for cultural exchange and cooking crafts unforgettable holidays for travel lovers seeking immersive food and travel experiences.
Chef Samuel
Chef
Born and raised in Seville, Chef Sam brings deep local knowledge and a well-travelled palate to the kitchen. He is the chef behind our Let's Eat Seville culinary holiday, and his cooking is the heart of the week.
Throughout this tour, we will delve into the rich culinary traditions of Andalusia, preparing and sampling dishes such as:
- Arroz con Pollo: A flavorful rice dish cooked with chicken, vegetables, and herbs, offering a comforting twist on Spanish classics.
- Pisto Manchego: A hearty and rustic vegetable stew made with tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, and olive oil, served with fresh bread or a fried egg.
- Jamón Ibérico: Experience Spain’s finest cured ham, known for its rich, nutty flavor and velvety texture.
- Espinacas con Garbanzos: A warm, spiced combination of spinach and chickpeas, a beloved vegetarian Andalusian dish.
- Croquetas: Creamy, savory béchamel fritters filled with ham or cheese, always a favorite.
- Tarta de Santiago: A traditional almond cake from Galicia, light and subtly sweet, often dusted with powdered sugar.
- Salmorejo: A creamy tomato-based chilled soup garnished with jamón and hard-boiled eggs, perfect for warmer days.
- Pan con Tomate: Toasted bread rubbed with fresh tomatoes and olive oil, often served as a delicious appetizer or breakfast staple.
- Paella: You can’t come to Spain without experiencing its national dish. The ingredients will vary, but the flavor will always be rich.
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Let’s Eat Seville Sample Program for your 8-day culinary holiday
This overview gives you a sense of the rhythm of the week rather than a fixed, hour-by-hour schedule. The final program may vary slightly depending on seasonality, weather, and the availability of our local partners. Any adjustments are made thoughtfully and never at the expense of the overall experience.
A detailed, day-by-day itinerary is included in the Let’s Eat Seville tour brochure, which we strongly recommend downloading if you like to see how the week flows in practice.
Sample Week at a Glance
- Arrival Day (Saturday)
Arrival in Seville, time to settle in, and a welcome gathering to begin the week together. - Cooking & Market Days
Hands-on Spanish cooking classes focused on tapas and classic Andalusian dishes, paired with market visits and shared meals built around what’s fresh and seasonal. - Cultural Seville
Guided walks and private visits that explore Seville’s layered history, from its Islamic and royal past to everyday life today. - Flamenco & Andalusian Expression
An introduction to flamenco as both a lived tradition and a performance art, helping you understand its emotional language and cultural roots. - Day Trip to Jerez
A full-day excursion to the sherry-producing region, including a bodega visit and tastings that bring Andalusia’s wine culture into focus. - Final Days in Seville
A last cooking session, relaxed time to enjoy the city at your own pace, and a shared farewell evening. - Departure Day
Breakfast and departure.
The final program is confirmed on arrival and may vary slightly depending on seasonality, weather, and the availability of our local partners. Any adjustments are made thoughtfully and never affect the overall flow or enjoyment of the experience.
Activity Level: Moderate
Most days involve walking, standing, cooking, and guided visits at a relaxed pace. Walking tours generally last between 1.5 and 2 hours, with regular pauses and opportunities to sit. No strenuous activities are planned.
If you have any questions about the activity level or want to confirm whether this experience is a good fit for you, feel free to get in touch with us in advance so we can talk it through together.
Download our Let’s Eat Seville 8-day Tour brochure below:
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FAQs
Our frequently asked questions about our Culinary holiday in Spain – Let’s Eat Seville
The focus is everyday Andalusian home cooking: the dishes people in Seville actually make and eat, not showpiece recipes designed to impress. Over the course of the week you’ll work through dishes like espinacas con garbanzos, salmorejo, croquetas, tortilla, pan con tomate, paella, arroz con pollo, pisto manchego, and tarta de Santiago, with jamón ibérico woven in along the way. The menu is built around what’s fresh at the market and may shift slightly depending on the season, which is part of the point. You leave with techniques and recipes you can genuinely recreate at home.
The group is small by design, seven to eight guests maximum, which means time in the kitchen is actual hands-on cooking, not observation. You’re based in a private house with its own kitchen rather than a hotel or culinary school, and most lunches across the week are meals the group has cooked together that morning. Chef Sam is Sevillano, born and raised in the city, with international professional experience behind him, and that local knowledge shapes everything from which market stalls you visit to how a dish is seasoned. The week is also structured so that cooking and culture genuinely inform each other: the Alcázar, a full day in Jerez, a market visit, two separate flamenco experiences. None of it is bolted on as an afterthought.
Your investment covers 7 nights of accommodation in Seville, 17 meals across the week, and 4 hands-on cooking sessions with Chef Sam. Cultural visits are included throughout: a private guided tour of the Real Alcázar and the Santa Cruz quarter, a day trip to Jerez with a bodega visit and sherry tasting, a market visit, and two flamenco experiences. You’ll also have a welcome tapas experience with organic wine on your first evening, wine tastings integrated into the week, and a digital recipe ebook to take home. Flights, travel insurance, and personal expenses are not included. The full inclusions list is available on this page.
Let’s Eat Seville runs in two distinct seasons, and both are chosen deliberately. The spring edition sits between Semana Santa and Feria de Abril — two of Seville’s biggest annual events — when the city is alive but not yet at peak summer heat. Temperatures are pleasant and genuinely walkable, though spring in Andalusia can surprise you in either direction. The November edition offers something different: warm days, cooler evenings, far fewer crowds, and some of the most beautiful light of the year. Neither week is chosen by accident. Both are good times to be in Seville.
No. This tour is designed for curious cooks of all levels. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced home cook, the classes are approachable, hands-on, and rewarding. There is always something new to learn.
Let’s Eat Seville is designed as a complete, well-paced week that balances cooking, cultural exploration, and time to enjoy the city.
The program includes hands-on cooking classes, guided cultural visits, flamenco, market time, and a full-day excursion to Jerez for sherry tasting. The structure allows for depth without rushing, giving you space to absorb Andalusian culture both at the table and beyond it.
Absolutely. Many guests join Let’s Eat Seville on their own.
The small-group format creates a warm, social atmosphere, while still allowing plenty of personal time. You’ll share meals and activities with fellow travelers, but never feel pressured to be “on” all the time.
Yes. Let’s Eat The World welcomes LGBTQ+ travelers, solo travelers, couples, and guests of all backgrounds.
Our culinary holidays are built around shared meals, cultural curiosity, and mutual respect. We are committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive environment where all guests feel comfortable and valued, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or background.
We do not assign roommates.
If you are traveling alone, you may book a single room or choose to travel with a companion. If you have questions about room options, feel free to contact us before booking so we can discuss what might work best for you.
Yes. The program is conducted in English.
Spanish is the local language in Seville, but your hosts, guides, and chefs all speak fluent English. Cooking classes, guided visits, and explanations throughout the week are provided in English so you can fully follow along and participate comfortably.
Most international travelers arrive in Madrid (MAD) and continue to Seville by high-speed train. This is often the most efficient and flexible option, with frequent AVE connections between Madrid and Seville.
You may also fly directly into Seville Airport (SVQ), which is approximately 25 minutes from the city center by taxi. Málaga Airport (AGP) is another possibility, though it requires additional onward travel time.
Taxis from Seville Airport operate at a fixed rate, and public bus service is also available.
For a detailed overview of arrival options, train connections, and practical tips, you can read our guide here.
Entry requirements depend on your nationality. Most travelers must have a passport valid for the duration required under Schengen regulations, and some nationalities may require a visa.
We recommend checking with your local consulate or official government sources for the most up-to-date entry requirements before booking.
Spain — and Seville in particular — is very card-friendly. You can pay by card for almost everything, even very small amounts, including at most cafés, shops, taxis, and many market stalls.
That said, it’s still useful to carry a small amount of cash for occasional situations where it may be preferred, such as a few market vendors or personal purchases during free time.
ATMs are widely available at airports and throughout Seville. As a general guideline, arriving with the equivalent of €30–€50 in cash is more than sufficient for the week.
How much you spend beyond that is entirely up to you and depends on personal shopping, souvenirs, or extra treats.
For a deeper look at tipping customs in Spain and France, you may find this guide helpful:
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A deposit is required to secure your spot. Full payment is due before the tour start date. Due to the upfront costs involved in organizing the program, the initial deposit is non-refundable, but it may be transferred to a future date, subject to availability and pricing.
We accept payment by credit card or bank transfer, and a 0% interest payment plan is available when offered. Full payment and cancellation terms are provided during booking and in your confirmation documents.
For full details, please review our booking terms and cancellation policy.
As you are booking with a registered Spanish travel agency, your booking is insured in the event that anything should happen to the company. However, this does not cover your personal travel or expenses related to your trip. We highly advise that you also look into comprehensive travel insurance. US and Canadian travelers can use this Insurance comparison website to find what works for their trip. For Australians, click here. For the UK, click here. Please note that we are not personally affiliated with any one insurance comparator or company. We just want you to be safe and to have peace of mind.
Yes. We are happy to work with travel advisors and agencies. Agents may contact us directly for commission details, booking support, and collaboration inquiries.
