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San Sebastián is a resort town on the Bay of Biscay in Spain’s mountainous Basque Country. It’s known for Playa de la Concha and Playa de Ondarreta, beaches framed by a picturesque bayfront promenade, and world-renowned restaurants helmed by innovative chefs. In its cobblestoned old town (Parte Vieja), upscale shops neighbor vibrant pintxo bars pairing local wines with bite-size regional specialties.

San Sebastián, located in Spain's Basque Country, is renowned as one of the world's premier culinary destinations. Its vibrant food scene is anchored by the region's deep-rooted gastronomic traditions, combined with an innovative approach to fine dining. The city boasts an exceptional concentration of Michelin-starred restaurants, including legends like Arzak and Akelarre, where chefs masterfully blend traditional Basque flavors with avant-garde techniques. This has cemented San Sebastián's reputation for world-class cuisine.

However, what makes the city truly special is the ubiquitous love of food, found not just in haute cuisine but also in its humble pintxo bars. Pintxos, the Basque version of tapas, are meticulously crafted small bites often served on bread, and the city is teeming with bars offering endless varieties, from classic cod pil-pil to more inventive combinations. Paired with local Txakoli wine and set against the beautiful coastal backdrop of La Concha Bay, San Sebastián offers an unparalleled culinary experience that appeals to both casual food lovers and fine-dining enthusiasts alike.

Tour Highlights

• Cooking classes, tastings and wine visits

• Boutique, central and exclusive home-away-from-home accommodations 

• Hyper-local guides and experiences 

• Private ground transfers 

• Oohing and aahing (while learning!) over the beauty of the flavors, sceneries and culture of the Basque region.

Accommodations

Settle in so you can enjoy the luxury of enjoying the city like a real local. Your accommodations will be at the stunning, Small Luxury Hotel, VIlla Soro. You will feel like you are in the countryside, yet just a few steps from Old Town.

Itinerary

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Get To Know Annemarie from Salt Water Farm...

Raised in Milwaukee, Annemarie spent her childhood summers in Maine at her family’s blueberry farm on Blinn Hill in the town of Dresden, where she and her cousins spent days picking blueberries and building forts in the woods.After attending Colorado College, her interest in food developed while living in Aix-en-Provence, where she studied Provincial cuisine and visited the open-air markets.  She also worked in Paris at a little bistro beside Notre Dame, where she would filet flounder table-side for the priests’ afternoon lunch.

After attending the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City, Annemarie cooked in the kitchen at Blue Hill and then went on to work as a personal assistant to Tom Colicchio, owner of Craft restaurant.  She volunteered at Union Square Farmers Market with her sister, teaching people how to use kohlrabi, among other ingredients.  She spent some time in Barcelona, helping to teach cooking classes at “Cook and Taste,” a little cooking school across from La Boqueria, her favorite food market.

In 2009, Annemarie moved to Maine to build a recreational cooking school, with the help of her family.  Salt Water Farm is the culmination of her experience in the food industry, her culinary travels, and a deep appreciation for traditional methods of cooking locally sourced ingredients.  Through the school, Annemarie shares the pleasures that come from sowing, growing, preserving, foraging, brewing, stewing as well as eating locally raised and farmed dishes.

Salt Water Farm Cooking School opened its doors in the summer of 2009, on an old sheep farm on the Maine coast.  Annemarie Ahearn, the founder and cooking class instructor, shared with her students fundamental cooking and gardening skills in her family’s antique post and beam barn, overlooking the Penobscot Bay.  In the fall of 2009, she began hosting a Full Moon Supper series, which she continues to host on every full moon between June and October.  The supper club became so popular, that In May of 2013, Annemarie opened Salt Water Farm Cafe & Market in beautiful Rockport Harbor, expanding her audience.  Salt Water Farm’s continues to serve local, seasonal fare to guests at both the school and the restaurant.