Taste Trails in November
- Ireland & UK
- Dark skies return to Kerry
- Portugal & Spain
- Alentejo olive harvest; Valencia oranges begin
- Italy & France
- Puglia olive harvest, white truffle fair
Trail of the month
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Puglia Olive Press Day
Pick olives in the morning, follow them to the frantoio and taste the oil as it comes out.
Full day · from Bari · Late October to December
Also in season in November
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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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Truffle Hunt & Chianti Lunch
Hunt with a truffle family and their dogs, then a long lunch on a Chianti farm.
Full day · from Florence · October to December (white truffle season)
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Seascapes & Skies: Kerry Weekend
Seafood suppers, then a guided night in Ireland's Gold Tier Dark Sky Reserve.
2 nights, 3 days · Cahersiveen · September to March (darkest skies)
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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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Alentejo Olive Morning
Hand-pick Galega olives, taste the farm's oil and sit down to an Alentejo brunch.
Half day · from Lisbon · October to December
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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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Orchards of Valencia
Pick oranges in a 19th-century grove, then paella by the Albufera lagoon.
Full day · from Valencia · November to March
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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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Chestnut Trail
Gather chestnuts, roast them, and eat chestnut-flour pasta for lunch.
Full day · from Florence · October to November
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Normandy Cider Route
Pays d'Auge orchards, cider and Calvados cellars, and a Camembert farm.
Full day · from Caen · September to November (harvest), May (blossom)
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Puglia Olive Harvest Weekend
Two harvest mornings, your own oil from the frantoio, Ostuni and the Adriatic coast.
2 nights, 3 days · Ostuni · Late October to December
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Alentejo Stars & Olive Oil
The olive harvest by day, the Alqueva Dark Sky Reserve by night.
2 nights, 3 days · Monsaraz · October to November
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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