Things to do in Valencia, Valencian Country: The Best Wine Tours & Tastings

The only tour of the historic Old Town of Valencia culminating in an intimate dining experience in one of our most emblematic and significant historical monuments. Travel through time as you explore Roman, Moorish, Gothic & Baroque architectures whilst your guide shares folklore tales and fun facts along every side street. View the highlight of the Old Town, the hidden ‘Sistine Chapel’ of Valencia: the Church of San Nicolas with its incomparable frescoes and dazzling interiors. The tour will finish in one of the most emblematic spaces of Valencia: the historic Arab wall, one of the most significant sites for the social geography of Valencia, and the site for the tensions between Christians and Moors dating back to the 11th Century and the reign of El Cid. Here, gain exclusive access to an intimate dining venue where you will indulge in a 10-course tapas tasting menu paired with prizewinning regional wines, showcasing the best of the Valencian region.

Inclusions: Alcoholic Beverages, Local Guide, 10-course tasting menu or lunch or dinner., Entrance Fees

Exclusions: Personal Purchases

Feeling peckish, but want to leave the tapas bars and paellas aside? Get ready for a unique gastrobar experience! Your private local host will take you to three fabulous locations where you can taste some of the best quality finger foods. Pair them with the perfect wines and cocktails and you’re sure to make your tastebuds dance!

Inclusions: Private local guide, 3 Alcoholic Drinks, 3 Delicious Local Dishes

Exclusions: Extra drinks and food, Guest pick-up and drop-off

A full day out ! Departing from central Valencia in a comfortable car, enjoy the countryside in our way the Utiel- Requena wine producting area. In Requena old city you will visit a medieval , quaint, underground winery and learn the traditional way of making wine. You will be introduced to the Bobal, the local variety, in the wine tasting. Your guide will take you around the narrow streets of Requena, and tell you the history of this remarkable town and its golden, silk-producing pass. Taste the local cured meats and cheese at a local butchery. The tour will continue with a visit to a family-own winery where you will enjoy their hospitality, visit their vineyards and winery and off course taste their best wines. We will finish our tour with a traditional menu at a local restaurant. Then just relax, admire the landscape in our way back to Valencia.

Inclusions: Lunch, Wine tasting, Professional guide, Fuel surcharge, Local taxes, Travel Insurance

Exclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Gratuities

The tour begins with a horseback ride of one hour, accompanied by a professional guide. Then continue with a visit to one wine estate in Utiel-Requena. End the visit by tasting some of its best wines. To book at our agency prices, do it directly on our website: www.combinaconvino.com The tour starts and ends at the car park in front of the Empalme metro station in Valencia. In order to access Empalme by Metro or Tram: • Metro line 1 direction Seminari-CEU or Bétera (both options are valid), get off at Empalme • Metro line 2 direction Paterna or Llíria (both options are valid), get off at Empalme • Tram line 4 direction V.A. Estellés o Mas del Rosari (both options are valid), get off at Empalme During wine tastings, food is not included. However, you can easily bring snacks to eat during the car ride.

Inclusions: Insurance during the horseback riding, Safety equipment for the horseback riding, Private transportation, Wine tasting

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This tour starts with the visit of one winery around the vineyards of Utiel-Requena area. In the winery, you will enjoy a wine tasting. After the visit you will appreciate a complete meal served in a Requena’s restaurant. To book at our agency prices, do it directly on our website: www.combinaconvino.com

Inclusions: Complete meal with local flavors served in a Requena’s restaurant (water and wine included). , Private transportation

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This tour will give your taste buds a real delight with a unique experience in two steps. Visit to one wine estate and one olive oil press in the Utiel-Requena’s zone, one hour from Valencia. Very important: The visit around the olive oil press is in Spanish but you will be given an explanatory document in English in order to follow and understand the tour. In summer this tour can be done in the morning or at the end of the afternoon.

Inclusions: Private transportation

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This tour starts with the visits of two wine estates around the vineyards of Utiel-Requena area, located at one hour from Valencia. Among our bodegas (*wineries) partners, we select, depending on the availability, two different wine cellars to visit. In each winery, you will discover the history of the estate and the wine-making process before enjoy some delicious wine tasting. Both visits will be in English. After the visit you will appreciate a complete meal with local flavors served in a Requena’s restaurant (water and wine included). To book at our agency prices, do it directly on our website.

Inclusions: Private transportation, Wine tastings, Full menu in a restaurant

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This is a morning trip of about 5 hours, to the Utiel-Requena wine region (minimum 3 travellers!). Your guide is a sommelier specialised in Valencian wines, who will tell you about the history of wine, about the grape varieties, and a lot more! At around 9:00 you will be picked up by car or van, to go to the Utiel-Requena wine region. We’ll first go to the picturesque village of Requena, where we’ll visit some 9th century caves that were used for storing cereals, meat and wine, the beautiful old clay pots are still there. We’ll do a first wine tasting (2 wines) there, before continuing to Utiel. At around 11:30 we’ll start the visit at the winery in Utiel; we’ll get a guided tour through the winery, and then a wine tasting of some (2-3) of their finest wines. After the winery visit we head back to Valencia, where we should arrive at around 14:00. This tour can be made wheelchair accessible, or done by groups bigger than 8, but only on request.

Inclusions: 2 wine tastings, Driver / tour guide-host, Hotel/port pickup and drop-off, Transport by private vehicle / air-conditioned minivan, Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions: Gratuities, Bottled water, Any wine you buy at the cave winery or the 2nd winery

Enjoy the visits to two wine estates in the vineyards of Utiel-Requena area, located at one hour from Valencia. You will be guided by devoted people involved in the development of these wines. Each visit ends with a delicious wine tasting. Both visits will be done in English. To book at our agency prices, do it directly on our website: www.combinaconvino.com The tour starts and ends at the car park in front of the Empalme metro station in Valencia. In order to access Empalme by Metro or Tram: • Metro line 1 direction Seminari-CEU or Bétera (both options are valid), get off at Empalme • Metro line 2 direction Paterna or Llíria (both options are valid), get off at Empalme • Tram line 4 direction V.A. Estellés o Mas del Rosari (both options are valid), get off at Empalme During wine tastings, food is not included. However, you can easily bring snacks to eat during the car ride.

Inclusions: Private transportation

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The only tour to explore Valencia’s famous modern city and culminate with a unique gastronomic experience with panoramic views of the entire city. With regional prize-winning wines, unforgettable views and a dinner of high-quality local produce, we aim to be the highlight of your trip to Valencia. 

Inclusions: Wine-Tasting, Food and Beverages, Local Guide, Drop Off at the end of the experience

Exclusions: Personal Purchases