The 15 Best Workshops & Classes in Valencia

1.Paella Cooking Class, Wine Tasting & Central Market in Valencia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,150 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $84Our pick

Start near MYR Hotel Palau Vallier and, on eligible morning tours, shop for paella ingredients at Valencia’s Central Market with a local guide. Then cook Valencian paella step by step, with tapas and Spanish wine along the way. Instructors have included Daniel, Victor, Reyes, and Belen. The experience lasts about four hours; market visits are not available on Sundays or afternoon and evening tours.

“I had a fantastic time learning to cook paella in a warm, friendly atmosphere that truly felt like being among friends. The class was fun, well explained, and the paella turned out absolutely delicious. A special thanks to Daniel, who was an excellent host and made the whole experience even more enjoyable. Highly recommended!”

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2.Valencian paella cooking class, tapas and visit to Ruzafa market.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 828 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $78

Meet near Ruzafa market at San Valero Parish, then shop for paella ingredients with local instructors before an eight-minute walk to the kitchen. Jose, Ana, and the team guide you through sangria, tapas, and hands-on Valencian paella with chicken and rabbit. Wine, dessert, and coffee are included.

“Meet and greet people while cooking all together this is what the art of cooking paella is all about”

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3.Paella Cooking Class with Central Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 721 reviews · 4 hours · from $82

Start near Plaza de la Virgen and, on eligible morning departures, shop for ingredients at Central Market before cooking paella at your own station for one to three people. English-speaking chefs such as Daniel, Reyes and Victor lead the class, with tapas, wine and dessert served along the way. Evening and Sunday sessions skip the market and last three hours.

“This was amazing. My husband and I took the Paella cooking class and market tour. It is so worth it. Daniel and Sharin are so wonderful. Daniel took us for the tour and taught us how to make the paella. Sharin was so lovely and shared us amazing tapas and different wine tasting throughout. What a fun and enjoyable experience. 10/10 recommend.”

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4.Valencian paella workshop and visit to the Algiros market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 338 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $82

At Valencia Club Cocina, an English-speaking chef guides you through Valencian paella, Spanish potato tortilla and coca en llanda, with wine and sangria served alongside. Morning sessions from Monday to Saturday include a visit to Mercado Algirós to pick up ingredients. You’ll cook as a group, then sit down to eat and take home a paella recipe and group-photo diploma.

“Excellent class. Great staff. I have already used the recipe. The chef's were so passionate about the food they were preparing. Highly recommended.”

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5.Seafood paella cooking class, tapas and visit to Ruzafa market.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 328 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $78

Meet near San Valero Parish at 11 am, shop for paella ingredients at Ruzafa Market, then walk about eight minutes to the kitchen. Chefs such as Ana, José and Cristina lead the hands-on seafood paella and sangria session, with tapas, drinks, salad and dessert included. The class lasts about three and a half hours.

“We enjoyed everything about this experience except the meeting place was not well defined. The address that was given was not where the actual meeting place was. We wandered around the general vicinity and then ended up asking a shop keeper and he told us where to go. Other than that, the experience of going to the market, making the paella and learning more about the Spanish culture was top notch! We felt like we got our money’s worth.”

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6.Evening Guided Paella Workshop, Tapas, and Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 326 reviews · 3 hours · from $77

Spend three hours cooking Valencian paella with chicken and rabbit, or seafood paella with its special salmorreta sauté. English-speaking local cooks guide the hands-on class, while you try tapas, make sangria and share the finished meal with the group. The spread includes Valencian wine, seasonal fruit, coca de llanda cake and coffee.

“Jose was an excellent guide for our paella cooking course and made the experience very interactive and entertaining creating a real family atmosphere for the group. The food and drink was amazing.”

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7.Valencian Paella Cooking Class, Tapas & Sangria – Evening

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 303 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $78

Meet at 5 pm for a sangria workshop, tapas, and a hands-on lesson in Valencian paella made with market-sourced ingredients. Instructors such as Jose, Ana, and Guillermo have led sessions, though your host may vary. The evening ends with paella, salad, dessert, wine, and coffee.

“It was a fun experience. Teachers are friendly. The food was yum. We had a few drinks and tapas during the course. A nice way to meet other people as well.”

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8.Paella Workshop and Algiros Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 291 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $73

At Valencia Club Cocina, an English-speaking chef leads a 2.5-hour paella class with a visit to Algiros Market on Monday to Saturday mornings, when the market is open. You’ll prepare paella, Spanish omelet and coca de llanda, with local wine, sangria and a recipe to take home. Vegetarian paella is available by request.

“Cooking the paella was great , the chef gave us lots of tricks and bits to make it in proper Valencia way . Also it was fun to cook and drink and talk about food with people that shares the same passion . Really recommend it !”

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9.Real Paella Cooking Class – Market Visit & Sangría Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 291 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $77

Meet near San Valero Church for a 3.5-hour English-language class with a Ruzafa Market visit, hands-on paella making, and a sangria workshop. Chefs such as Anna, José, Guillermo, and Cristina guide you through Valencian meat-and-vegetable or seafood paella, then serve it with tapas, salad, dessert, coffee, and mistela.

“The experience for us was a 10/10!! The chefs were all incredible! They were sweet, funny and very passionate about their work, which made it extra fun to learn how to cook our first paella :) Our chef was José, who is such an amazing person!!! Very caring. During the entire workshop we were taken care of very well with delicious tapas and sangria. This activity is a must do here in Valencia!”

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10.Authentic Valencian Paella Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 283 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $83

Meet Rafa and his team in Valencia for a roughly four-hour paella class at a farmhouse near Albufera. Learn the traditional method outdoors among orange groves and rice fields, with English and Spanish translation. Tapas, drinks, paella and dessert are part of the meal, and the group returns to the original meeting point.

“Wow, wow, wow! One of the best experiences we have had in Spain. Rafa, Julieta and Arturo are a great team and fun to spend time with. We had a friend from Valencia with us and she thoroughly enjoyed the time as well. One added bonus is we had a couple of vegetarians with us and they got to make their own vegetarian paella! Fantástico!”

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11.Authentic Valencian Paella Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 99 reviews · 4 hours · from $81

Meet in Valencia and travel to a country home near Albufera Natural Park, where Rafa and his team guide you through making paella in a setting of orange groves and rice fields. The four-hour class includes local tapas, drinks, homemade cake, and seasonal fruit, with English and Spanish instruction. Ask ahead about vegetable or seafood paella.

“One of the best thing in Valencia! Thank you again for this activity!”

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12.Vegetable Paella cooking class, tapas and Ruzafa market visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $78

Start at San Valero Parish, shop for paella ingredients at Ruzafa Market, then walk to a kitchen for tapas, a sangria workshop and hands-on vegan paella cooking. The class runs about three and a half hours, is offered in English, and ends with a shared meal, Valencian cake, fruit, sweet wine and coffee.

“La experiencia es excelente!!! Sin embargo la explicación es únicamente en inglés y tuve que apoyar en las traducciones para la gente que no habla inglés”

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13.Valencia Paella & Tapas Home Cooking Class with Local Chef Jose

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $115

Meet Michelin-trained chef José at Valencia’s IVAM, then walk about 10 minutes through the neighborhood to his home. Make sangria, two tapas, and a paella of your choice, with local food stories and a hands-on lesson along the way. The private, roughly three-hour class ends with a shared meal, horchata mousse, cremaet, and José’s recipe booklet.

“It was the best experience we had on our trip! We spent 4 hours with José in the comfort of his own home sharing his passion of many types food from Valencia, his cooking techniques and many fascinating stories about Spain and how food is such an important part of the culture. His dishes were par excellence..his soup was better than the one we enjoyed at a 3 Michelin star in Barcelona and the Paella truly authentic! We left feeling very full and satisfied over enjoying the afternoon with such a skillful chef! We are ready to make Paella when we get home! This experience are for those who enjoy…”

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14.Any Day is Sunday: Paella Cooking Class with Tapas and Sangria

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · 3 hours (approx.)

At this three-hour Valencia cooking class, chef José welcomes a group of no more than four into his home kitchen. Make or watch as sangria, tapas, and Valencian paella come together, learn about the region’s rice traditions, then finish with horchata mousse and a recipe collection to take home.

“Being taught a dish by an experienced chef felt like a private lesson but was fun and relaxed. It was an intimate setting in Jose’s own kitchen and gave us an insight into a slice of Valencian life. We got tips, shared stories, and had a delicious meal! We have participated in cooking lessons on other trips and this one was the most authentic and personal and we loook forward to recreating our Valencian paella at home!”

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15.Traditional Paella Cooking Class and Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 48 reviews · from $90

In central Valencia, join a chef such as Antonio, Pepe, or Grego for a hands-on lesson in paella Valenciana. Learn about local ingredients, rice varieties, and cooking methods, then enjoy your paella with Mediterranean starters, dessert, and sangria. The two-hour class is limited to eight people and runs in English or Spanish.

“António was great! We learnt so much and had fun doing it!”

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