Catalonia, Spain
Milk Street on the Road: Catalonia

Catalonia, Spain
October 27-November 3, 2025 and May 4-11, 2026
Trip highlights: Taste seafood that’s just been caught, olive oil straight from the press, hearty Catalan-style breakfasts and the kind of refined and innovative cooking that has made Catalonia famous; meet a groundbreaking winemaker and a botanist who is helping one of Catalonia’s best restaurants source edible plants; learn about Catalan cheeses, mushrooms and liquors and go hands-on in the kitchen with Pau Rull, a Catalan chef who is one of the trip’s leaders.
Who you’ll travel with: Paula Mourenza and Pau Rull
A sample of what you’ll eat: The prized, fruity olive oil of Empordà; sweet, cold water prawns; small, cylindrical sponge cakes known as Taps de Cadaqués; Costa Brava's famous fisherman's stew spiked with paprika; Catalan pork sausages Bull Blanc and Bull Negre, served with ample fresh bread; fesols amb botifarra, a stew made with the DOP-protected white bean Mongeta de Santa Pau; minerally, citrusy white wines and rich, herbal reds; the traditional xuixo, an iconic pastry from Girona that boasts a golden, crispy exterior and a thick, vanilla-scented custard filling and the contemporary Postre Lactic , a dairy-based dessert created by Jordi Roca that transforms humble ingredients into something sophisticated through modern techniques.
Per person cost: $6,500 (Single room supplement: $1,500)
Nonrefundable deposit due at booking: $500







