Paella Experience: Andalusian Culinary Secrets

Join Chef María José for a hands-on Andalusian Paella experience at a family farm. Savor traditional dishes and learn culinary secrets. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Las Marías - Experience a hands-on demonstration of how to prepare the traditional Paella of Andalusian Grandmothers, which you’ll enjoy along with classic starters, drinks, and dessert.
    Discover the secrets and unique traditions of Andalusian culture.
    We’ll welcome you with a delightful Sangria, made with local wine, fruits, and citrus from our…
What's Included
  • Tea and coffee
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Meal Options
  • Typical starters of local production. - Steamed mussels.
    Fresh and cured cheeses.
    Olives.
    Ham and Iberian Sausages.
    Artisan breads.
  • Andalusian grandmother’s paella - Paella de la Abuela Andaluza (Seafood, Meat or Vegetarian) made with fresh products and traditional techniques.
  • Traditional Estepona desserts - Locally produced artisan pastries.
Additional Information

We will give you a practical demonstration of the preparation of the Typical Paella of the Andalusian grandmothers, which you will taste along with traditional starters, drinks and dessert.
I will attend to you myself. Hi, I’m María José, La María, Haute Cuisine Chef at the Culinary Institute of Barcelona (CIB), of Latin blood and Andalusian roots.
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Location
Las Marías
Camino Nicola
Search in Google Maps "Las Marías" Take the highway from Marbella to Estepona. You pass Hospiten, you will see the km sign. 1064, continue 300 m. and take the Camino de Nicola to the right. Exactly 1 km. 100m. from the highway is our entrance marked with a couple of blue signs.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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15franciscod
Aug 21, 2025
After being the first Spaniards in this course, we can only recommend it. We have felt welcomed as a family. - Hostess Maria Jose and Anita her assistant deserve a 10. Of the best experiences of courses we have lived..
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Z7725fsamandam
Jul 20, 2025
Wonderful Experience! - Just the a wonderful experience! Maria, Rafael & Anita were the most welcoming hosts. We learned so much and felt like family. Food was amazing!
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Hlddsttr
Jul 20, 2025
Fantastic experience - We were very well received by the las Marias family and the food was great! A very nice experience and met super nice people. Definitely highly recommended.
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Cool4cat
Jul 10, 2025
For the love of Paella - We were welcomed and felt at home immediately. I love Paella and make it regularly and I not only enjoyed the experience but learned so much too. Maria and Rafael know no limits to their generosity, they with Anita are the best people you can find. You are in their home and you are made to feel like guests not customers We have vacationed on this coast for years and this is by far the best and memorable activity we’ve taken part in Try it …. You’ll have no regrets Thank you and love to you all Maria x
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P3714xusimonh
Jun 30, 2025
Paella Cooking at Las Marias - Agree with the other comments! This was a really great time with my family. Food was amazing and we all learned how to improve our paella cooking skills. Maria made it fun and entertaining. Highly recommend.
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Coastal743801
Jun 16, 2025
Paella cooking demonstration on a family farm with lunch and drinks. - We had a wonderful afternoon. Maria Jose demonstrated the cooking of a traditional seafood paella. We enjoyed appetisers and sangria, met new friends and were treated to a potted history of the farm and paella. Would highly recommend.
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Joanne067
Jun 14, 2025
Authentic paella class - Wow , amazing experience. Beautiful settings. We was met by Maria , her team and friendliest dog. So much local information and traditions given, delicious food. Recommend 100%.
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Daveschultz
Jun 8, 2025
Pleasant and tasty afternoon - This is an excellent experience and exactly how I like to spend my time traveling. Maria, Raphael, and Anita were excellent hosts, and their small farm is charming. It's Raphael's grandmother's home that they renovated. Maria gave a nice history of paella as we sat in their kitchen preparing the ingredients and sampling mussels, cheese, and a few other things. We then moved outside to the porch to cook the paella. The paella was excellent. Maria and Raphael are lovely people, and we had great conversation throughout. Highly recommend. It will be a highlight of your holiday.
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938sheelaghm
May 11, 2025
Fantastic experience - Fantastic experience. Maria was welcoming and warm and included everyone in the cooking class. It was great to meet so many different nationalities at the class. Lovely meal afterwards with wine and sangria.
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C7430rsdavidl
May 11, 2025
Book it ! - What a wonderful day. Cannot recommend it enough. Maria and Raphael were perfect hosts . From meeting and dining with a lovely mix of people in a beautiful setting , to listening to Maria talk through and demonstrate their traditional Paella recipe , then eating the best paella I’ve ever tasted . The whole day experience just made us smile.
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From $104
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).