Off the southern coast of Spain, at the mouth of the Mediterranean, one of the world’s great fishing traditions unfolds each spring the same way it has for more than 3,000 years. Join us for a weeklong culinary adventure with insider access to the timeless tuna hunt of the Almadraba, along with some of Spain’s best eating and drinking around Seville, Cádiz, and Jerez in the region’s finest season.
Off the southern coast of Spain, at the mouth of the Mediterranean, one of the world’s great fishing traditions unfolds each spring the same way it has for more than 3,000 years. Join us for a weeklong culinary adventure with insider access to the timeless tuna hunt of the Almadraba, along with some of Spain’s best eating and drinking around Seville, Cádiz, and Jerez in the region’s finest season. Light-to-moderate activity level. Seafood-centric itinerary.
Welcome cold beer at Casa Moreno, a hidden in plain sight grocery-turned-tapas bar
A first private dinner at Parabere with Chef Paco Ybarra. We explore his lifetime study: the flavors of the Lago Ligustinus—an ancient inland sea that once reached Seville but now exists only in the salt and silt of the lower Guadalquivir
To end the night: flamenco progresivo on piano by Rafael Marinelli, set against a private photography exhibit on the Sevillian Semana Santa
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The first rule of the ancient Almadraba is that the winds are in charge. But weather permitting, this is a full day on the boats experiencing the world’s oldest continuous tuna hunt
Join a Ronqueo, a traditional bluefin cutting ceremony, led by a fisherman on a boat at the port
Dinner at La Castillería, the holy grail for dry-aged Retinta beef—the semi-wild cattle endemic to this coastline
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A morning walk to an early lunch at Venta el Toro, a roadside classic and a favorite of Chef José Andrés
That great Andaluz invention: the siesta
Sunset at Cape Trafalgar, where our hosts Ignacio Soto and Manuel León explain the 2,000-year evolution of tuna—from Roman fermented garum to the modern Japanese-driven market
Tuna feast! Tuna feast! Final dinner in Barbate connecting the Roman past to the raw sashimi present
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One last magnificent breakfast at Casa la Siesta
A sip of sherry, maybe a glass of wine, and a fond farewell
Private transfer back to Seville Airport or wherever your day takes you
Fin
WHAT’S INCLUDED
All breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, as well as snacks and beverages between meals
Expertise and services of our experienced trip leaders: at least one guide and one host per trip
Additional guides and experts from the region
All transportation during the trip except when taking a taxi or ride app independently during unscheduled time
Transfers to and from the airport or wherever you are on the day the trip starts and ends
Daily Roads & Kingdoms gifts related to the themes, activities and narratives of each trip
All gratuities for accommodations, meals, guiding or transport
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED
International airfare to and from the journey (note: some trips begin and end at different airports)
Personal bar tabs (when not with the group)
Personal laundry or spa services
Personal travel insurance
Meet Our Hosts
Local Guide
Alejo Sabugo
Fixer, Producer, Explorer
We met Asturias native Alejo Sabugo when he worked on the “Parts Unknown” Asturias episode. A producer and fixer for Bourdain, he quickly became an integral part of the Roads & Kingdoms family and is now a frequent League of Travelers host.
R&K Host
Gonzalo Gil Lavedra
Wanderer, Scout, Gourmand
We first met Gonzalo Gil Lavedra in the smoky courtyard behind a family’s butcher shop in the meat-obsessed pueblo of Temozón, Yucatán. Referred to us by Noma chef René Redzepi, Gonzalo had sweet-talked the family into taking us all behind the scenes of some of the best smoked meat in Mexico. His unassuming charm, curiosity, and ability to talk his way into and out of just about anything have made him a perfect addition to the League of Travelers.
Where You’ll Stay
Corral del Rey
Seville Palace
In Seville’s old quarter of Barrio Alfalfa just five minutes from the Cathedral, a 17th-century palacio has been meticulously restored and converted into a small private luxury boutique hotel. Architectural highlights include an atrium patio, Roman marble columns, Tarifa stone floors and original wooden carved detailing. And the rooftop bar is no slouch.
Casa La Siesta
Rural Hideaway
Casa La Siesta is a stunning hacienda turned boutique hotel immersed in Andalusian countryside near the gorgeous hilltop town of Vejer de la Frontera. This luxury rural hideaway is everything we could want for the second part of this trip—and it’s all ours for the week.
Parador de Ronda
The Gorge Watch
Perched over a 400-foot rift in the earth, the Parador de Ronda sits on the site of the city’s former 18th-century town hall and marketplace. While it retains the original clock and stone arcades of the old Casa Consistorial, the interior opens up into an expansive balcony over the Tajo gorge. Inside, the hotel houses an extensive collection of bullfighting art, tracing the tradition through a lens that shifts from Goya-era Romanticism to modern geometric abstraction.
Traveling with R&K is like living in Bourdain’s Parts Unknown for a week. It is the deepest and most authentic travel experience of my life.
Alex F.
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We pierced the ‘tourist bubble’ largely through Alejo’s connections.
James B.
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You could tell Alejo really put a lot of passion into all the research and recon he did for this trip, which made the trip very special.
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