Thanks to the Tapas Fantasticas event last weekend neon found A Taste of Spain, a Spanish company that organises culinary tours and a great resource for any trip planning.

The website is split into the 5 areas of breaks; Tours, Cooking Classes, Tapas Sessions, Gourmet Tastings and Customised Services. Here are neon’s favourites:

A guided tour of Barcelona’s Santa Caterina food market followed by a tutored olive oil tasting where an olive oil expert will take you through different varieties of extra virgin olive oils. The tasting is followed by a full lunch illustrating different varietals and uses of olive oil.

A weekend tour of La Mancha to lend a hand in the harvest of saffron with the local women learning the peeling, toasting, drying and packaging of the saffron flowers, all accompanied by various meals of local saffron recipes.

For more hands-on try vegan cooking classes in a private kitchen in Madrid, learn to cook an authentic Paella in Valencia, test your skills with Nueva Cocina in San Sebastian, chomp your way through the land of Ibérico Ham or take a private visit to a bodega followed by a boozy lunch.