Gastronomic Food Tour in Spain: The Mediterranean Experience with The Fatty Cousins

There is a particular kind of travel that most people never experience.

Not sightseeing. Not restaurant hopping. Not ticking destinations off a list.

The kind of travel where food is the lens through which you understand a place,
where every meal, every market visit, every conversation with a producer or chef 
tells you something real about the culture, the landscape, and the people who 
have shaped it.

The Fatty Cousins have been designing exactly this kind of experience since they 
first combined their two passions, gastronomy and travel, into a project built 
around one simple idea: that the best way to understand a place is to eat it 
properly.

Their Mediterranean Spanish tour is one of the finest examples of this approach 
available anywhere in Europe.

WHO ARE THE FATTY COUSINS

The story of The Fatty Cousins begins over a decade ago, with two friends at 
university who stumbled into the world of gastronomy during a summer in Mallorca. 
What they experienced that summer changed the direction of both their lives.

One became a chef, passionate, creative, and meticulous, developing his skills 
in some of the finest kitchens in Marbella, Málaga, Mallorca, Sotogrande, and 
Alicante. The other built a career around travel and entrepreneurship, eventually 
founding his own travel agency and accumulating years of experience in designing 
experiences that go beyond the standard tourist itinerary.

The Fatty Cousins brings these two worlds together. Every tour combines culinary 
expertise with deep knowledge of the destination, ensuring that the food 
experiences are genuinely excellent and that the context around them is properly 
understood.

This is not a food tour run by a travel company that happens to include some 
restaurant visits. It is a gastronomic journey designed by people who understand 
both food and travel at a professional level.

THE MEDITERRANEAN SPANISH TOUR

The Fatty Cousins' Mediterranean Spanish tour takes place over five days in the 
Valencian Community, a region that sits at the heart of Spanish Mediterranean 
food culture and that is, in the view of many serious food lovers, among the 
most interesting culinary destinations in Europe.

The itinerary explores Valencia, Alicante, Altea, Villajoyosa, and the 
surrounding area, combining meals at Michelin-starred restaurants with visits 
to the producers and landscapes that make this region's food distinctive.

All accommodation is at the Hotel Boutique Maison Salva in Altea, an intimate 
property that serves as a base from which the entire experience unfolds. Private 
transportation is provided throughout, so the focus remains entirely on the 
experience itself rather than logistics.

THE ITINERARY

Day 1 — Arrival and first impressions

Airport pickup and transfer to Altea. The evening begins with a private chef 
dinner — an introduction to the flavors of the Valencian Community prepared 
exclusively for the group.

Day 2 — The market and the sea

The morning begins at Alicante's central market — one of the finest food markets 
in Spain and a place where the full abundance of Mediterranean produce is on 
display. You browse, taste, and learn what to look for and why it matters.

The afternoon moves to the fish market in Villajoyosa, where the catch arrives 
directly from local fishing boats. Understanding where seafood comes from and 
how it moves from sea to plate changes how you think about every fish dish 
you eat afterwards.

The day ends with a cooking workshop and tapas and wine tasting — applying 
what the market and fish market taught you in a hands-on setting.

Day 3 — The origin of flavor

This day goes to the source. You visit fruit orchards and traditional rice 
paddies — the landscape that produces the ingredients that define Valencian 
cooking. Understanding how Valencia's famous rice grows, how it is cultivated 
and harvested, makes the paella you eat later in the tour taste entirely 
different.

The afternoon includes a showcooking demonstration of traditional paella — 
prepared properly, with the right rice, the right ingredients, and the 
understanding of why every detail matters.

Day 4 — Tradition and innovation

A visit to the Etnocultura Winery introduces you to the wines of the Valencian 
Community — local varieties, organic production, and the relationship between 
the landscape and what grows in it.

The evening brings dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant — one of several 
included in the tour, selected from among the finest in the region.

Day 5 — Farewell

A final Michelin-starred lunch before departure. The kind of meal that 
summarises everything the tour has shown you about what this region can 
produce at its highest level.

WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT

The Fatty Cousins tour is not a curated restaurant list with some market 
visits added for texture. It is a coherent journey through a food culture, from the land and the sea, through the producers and the markets, to 
the chefs who transform those ingredients into something extraordinary.

By the end of five days, you understand why Valencian food tastes the way 
it does. You've seen where the rice comes from and watched it cooked properly. 
You've been to the fish market at the moment the catch arrives. You've tasted 
wines from the region alongside food that was grown nearby.

This is food tourism at its most serious and most rewarding.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

- 4 nights accommodation at Hotel Boutique Maison Salva, Altea
- Private transportation throughout
- All meals and drinks during the tour
- Private chef dinner
- Market and fish market visits
- Cooking workshop and tasting sessions
- Winery visit and tasting
- Michelin-starred restaurant experiences
- Guided visits and cultural activities

Not included:
- Flights
- Travel insurance

Duration: 5 days / 4 nights
Date: April 8–12, 2026
Group size: Maximum 10 participants
Age: Adults only
Languages: English and Spanish

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

The tour begins and ends at Valencia or Alicante airport. Private transfers 
are included from arrival to departure. A refundable deposit of €250 secures 
your place, with the full balance due 15 days before departure.

Price: €2,565 per person in a shared double room
Single room supplement: €280

BOOK THE EXPERIENCE

This gastronomic tour is available through Farmiyo — a platform connecting 
travelers with authentic farm and food experiences across Europe.

Book the Mediterranean Spanish food tour → farmiyo.com