In the hot Barcelona summer, it is getting harder and harder to spend time in the city, the number of tourists is overwhelming, the buildings of Gaudí seem to hide in the haze of urban tourist madness! Why not take time out and escape to a small seaside town near Barcelona, get into one of the last surviving public fish auctions, bargain for the freshest seafood that the sailors caught at dawn and cook it yourself in a seaside restaurant? Individual excursion for 1-4 people Duration 3 hours Children Allowed with children How it goes On foot € 180 per excursion Price for 1-4 people, regardless of the number of participants
What awaits you
Fish auction Here you can buy fresh fish and seafood. We will help you with the choice, tell you about the products, how to prepare them and what to eat with. You will learn about the interesting traditions of local sailors, who, for example, take out on a boat the image of their patron saint and go out with this figure into the sea
Show cooking from the chef We will bring the purchased products to a local restaurant, where the chef will give you a master class. He will show you how to properly prepare traditional dishes, the recipe of which will come in handy for your future culinary masterpieces
Lunch in the company of sailors Over lunch, we will definitely tell you about the gastronomy, culture and history of Catalonia - in living, interesting stories. You will learn about traditional fishing songs - Habaneras. And local fishermen and sailors will join us and tell stories about their travels and outings to the sea. Everyone has their own stories: you will hear about sailing yachts, how they live in the port, what alterations who got into when ferrying boats. Stories about fishing are waiting for you: how, when, what and where to fish, which seafood is the hardest / easiest to get. And besides, they will share with you the tricks of cooking this or that sea dish.
How everything will be organized
- we meet you at the station / parking (whichever is more convenient for you)
- go to a fish auction and buy fresh fish and seafood
- heading to the restaurant through the town of Masnou
- cooking lunch with the chef
- have lunch with fishermen and sailors
- swim in the sea and hang out in a coastal restaurant as long as we want!
Nice bonus - the beaches in the town are clean and completely unoccupied with vacationers, after lunch you can enjoy swimming in the cool sea.
We will be happy to answer all your questions in addition to the excursion and will definitely give advice - we love it when our new friends spend their time in Barcelona with a sense and pleasure!
Organizational details
The excursion price does not include grocery shopping - you choose and buy whatever you want according to your taste and appetite, as well as drinks and any other dishes ordered at the chiringito - a seaside restaurant. Estimated prices at the fish auction are from 3 € per kg of small fish (very tasty!) To 19-20 € per kg of large shrimp or sole.
Venue
The meeting point is by agreement with the guide, you can discuss it when ordering the excursion.
