Taste Trails in April

Ireland & UK: Wild garlic and spring shoreline foraging
Portugal & Spain: Douro and Vinho Verde walks; the Basque coast opens
Italy & France: Tuscany walks; Burgundy opens
More of Europe: Lofoten skrei season ends; Kaštela vineyards open
North America: Sugaring-off ends in Quebec

Also in season in April

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Dublin Bay Forage & Feast
Forage sea beet and wild herbs on Howth Head, then eat them with today's catch on the pier.
Half day · from Dublin · Year-round, best April to October
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Douro Harvest Day
Pick grapes with the crew at a family quinta, then take a rabelo boat from Pinhão.
Full day · from Porto · Harvest mid-September to early October; vineyard days April to November
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Pintxos & Txakoli: Basque Coast
Walk the Camino del Norte cliffs to Getaria, taste txakoli above the sea and eat turbot off the grill.
Full day · from San Sebastián · April to October
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The Albariño Camino
Walk the Camino Portugués into Albariño country, cross the estuary by boat past the mussel rafts, and finish in Santiago.
9 days, 8 nights · Tui to Santiago de Compostela · April to June, September to October
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Cork Coastal Food Trail
English Market breakfast, Ballycotton fish landing, Kinsale supper.
Full day · from Cork · April to October
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Secrets of Dublin: Food & Beer
A craft brewery cellar tasting and an Irish farmhouse cheese pairing.
3 hours · from Dublin · Year-round
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Porto Wine & Dine
Bolhão market tastings, then a port lodge cellar.
3.5 hours · from Porto · Year-round
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Arrábida Cheese & Moscatel
An Azeitão cheese dairy, a Moscatel de Setúbal cellar and a coastal lunch.
Full day · from Lisbon · Year-round
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Flavours of Faro
Olhão market, Ria Formosa clams by boat and the orange groves of Silves.
Full day · from Faro · Year-round; oranges December to April
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Lisbon Wine & Dine
A petiscos crawl through Alfama that ends with fado.
3.5 hours · from Lisbon · Year-round
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Bilbao Tapas Trail
Old-town pintxo bars and a tasting at the Ribera market.
3 hours · from Bilbao · Year-round
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Santiago Food & Wine
Shop the Abastos market, then cook what you bought.
3 hours · from Santiago de Compostela · Year-round
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Fruits of the Costa Tropical
Cherimoya, avocado and mango farms in the hills above Almuñécar.
Full day · from Málaga · October to May
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Sóller Orange Valley
Ride the vintage train over the mountains, then pick oranges and juice them in the grove.
Full day · from Palma · November to May
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A Taste of Tuscany Walk
Walk the Via Francigena into San Gimignano, then a vineyard tasting.
Full day · from Florence · April to October
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Route des Grands Crus by Bike
Cycle between Grand Cru villages, then a cellar tasting in Meursault.
Full day · from Beaune · April to October
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Douro Valley Harvest Walk
Walk between quintas, join the harvest and stay among the terraces.
8 days, 7 nights · Porto and the Douro quintas · September to October (harvest), April to June
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Orchards & Coves of Mallorca
The Sóller orange valley, almond and carob farms, sea-salt flats and seafood in every harbour.
8 days, 7 nights · Palma · March to May, October to November
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A Taste of Tuscany: Via Francigena
White truffle in San Miniato, Vernaccia in San Gimignano, Chianti farm stays and a pici class in Siena.
7 days, 6 nights · San Miniato to Siena · April to June, September to November
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Aegina Pistachio Island
Take the ferry from Piraeus to a working pistachio farm and taste the island's famous nuts.
Full day · from Athens · Year-round; harvest in late summer
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Ston Oysters & Ancient Salt
Rake salt by hand at dawn in 4,000-year-old salt pans, then eat Mali Ston oysters on the bay.
Full day · from Dubrovnik · Oysters year-round; salt harvest July to September
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Zinfandel's Birthplace
Taste Crljenak in Kaštela, the Dalmatian vine DNA research showed is Zinfandel.
Full day · from Split · April to October
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Lofoten Skrei & Stockfish
See cod drying on the racks, try fishing for your own skrei, and eat fried cod tongues.
2 nights, 3 days · Svolvær · January to April
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Sugar Shack Day from Montreal
Twirl maple taffy on snow after a long sugar-shack feast.
Full day · from Montreal · Spring sugaring-off, March to April
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Stone Barns Farm Day
Walk a working farm with the people who grow for one of America's best-known farm-to-table kitchens.
Full day · from New York City · Year-round; best spring to autumn