Vermouth and Tapas: 6 to Book

1.Barcelona Old Town Tapas Tour: Vermouth, Bites & Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 627 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $112Our pick

Spend about three and a half hours walking Barcelona’s Gothic and Jewish Quarters with an English-speaking guide such as Lili, Juan, Anna, or Stefano. Visit traditional bars, taste eight Catalan tapas, enjoy four local drinks, and hear stories at Plaça Sant Felip Neri, Pont del Bisbe, the Cathedral, and more. Groups are capped at 12.

“We had a wonderful time meeting new people, trying different tapas and wine, and gaining history around the restaurants and area! I thought it was a great event and the walking was not that much. Our instructor Lili was Fantastic!”

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2.Barcelona Old Town Tapas Night: Hidden Bars, Cava & Vermut

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 454 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $89Best value

Meet your English-speaking guide at Liceu for a 3.5-hour evening walk through Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter. Visit four local bars, taste eight Catalan tapas, and enjoy four drinks including cava, beer, or vermut. Guides such as Anna, Ana, Lili, and Stefano add food knowledge, neighborhood stories, and an easy social rhythm.

“Great selection of food with very interesting little cafes - places we would have never stopped. our guide, Stefano, was very engaging and had a great sense of humor.”

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3.Madrid Food Walking Tour with Tapas and Vermouth

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 167 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $95

Join Carpe Diem Tours for a 2.5-hour English food walk through La Latina and central Madrid. Expect nine tapas tastings, five drinks, five eateries, and guides such as Sergio, Lidia, Javier, Karina, and Nada. Vegetarian and alcohol-free choices are available, but not vegan or gluten-free meals.

“Absolutely fabulous. So much fun so easy. History with tapas. The menu should be written beforehand so that people know what they’re eating.”

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4.Gothic, Tapas, Churros & Vermouth

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 65 reviews · from $102

Spend 3.5 hours walking Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, Raval, and Sant Pere with an English-speaking guide. Sample churros, an aperitif, vermouth, and a generous tapas lunch. Guides such as Alfonso, Thais, Anayas, Bel, and Lorena have led this experience. An upgrade adds Montserrat and possibly a choir performance.

“Alfonso was so knowledgeable and personable. I enjoyed my walk and the recommendations he made. Great job?”

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5.Vermouth Tasting Walking Tour with Tapas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 3 hours · from $128

Join guide Nic for a three-hour English-language walk through Madrid’s vermouth culture. You’ll visit five local bars, compare five vermouths at the first stop, enjoy tapas and cheese, sample a mystery liquor, and finish with traditional pinchos near Calle de la Cava Baja. The group is limited to six people.

“This tour was phenomenal! The guide, Nic, did a masterful job giving us the history of vermouth, and bringing us around to spots we never would have found on our own. The tour starts off with a great variety of tastings to really give you an idea of the breadth of vermouths around the city, and then seamlessly transitions throughout the night hitting up spots around the city, immersing you in the vermouth culture of Madrid! We highly recommend this tour and will be revisiting the spots we toured as well as a few extra recs Nic provided!”

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6.Bar Crawl in Barcelona with Spanish Wines, Vermut, Cold Beer and Tapas

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2 reviews · from $145

Join a private local guide for a 2.5-hour Barcelona bar crawl with three tapas and three alcoholic drinks. Walk from the city center toward Sants-Montjuïc, stopping for pink cava with Manchego, beer with tortilla de patatas, vermut, wine, and other small bites. Flexible start times make it easy to fit into your evening.

“We enjoyed talking with our guide very much. We would have liked a few more tastings of tapas than what was offered.”

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