Taste of the Algarve · Half day
Market Morning and a Cooking Class
Shop a local market with a cook, then prepare and share a traditional lunch.
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The markets of Loulé, Olhão and Tavira are where the Algarve does its shopping: fish still glistening, figs and almonds, sweets made from carob and marzipan.
A local cook shows you around, then takes you to a kitchen to prepare a few regional dishes together. You sit down to eat what you made.
What it can look like
- Morning at a local market
- Hands on cooking session
- Regional recipes to take home
- Lunch together
Good to know
- Season
- Year round, markets mostly on weekday mornings
- Effort
- Easy
- Ideal for
- Couples, Families, Friends
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