Welcome to Aragón
First stop: Teruel
20:30 · Dinner at YAIN, with Raúl Igual, and wine pairing
Located in the heart of the old-city center of Teruel, YAIN (“wine” in Hebrew) offers market cuisine made with high quality local products, taking care of even the smallest details.
Raúl Igual, manager of YAIN, twice Best Sommelier of Spain and Advanced Sommelier COURT OF MASTER SOMMELIERS will accompany us.
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Night at Teruel
Mudéjar, ham and truffle
08:45 · Guided tour around Teruel
10:30 · Visit to Manjares de la Tierra
Manjares de la Tierra specializes in growing, harvesting and selling Black Truffles (Tuber melanosporum) and to a lesser extent Tuber Aestivum.
Based in the village of Sarrión, the heart of Spain’s and Europe’s truffle region, where the rugged soil and warm, temperate climate provide the perfect conditions for truffle cultivation.
They have fresh, frozen and preserved truffles, as well as truffle products including
brandy truffles, truffle slices in extra virgin olive oil, black truffle extra virgin olive oil and a variety of delicious condiments and spreads. Frozen or preserved truffles are ideal for restaurants and hotels looking to consistently offer truffles year-round.
We will taste some of the best products with truffle and discover the secrets of the harvesting procedures at the main black truffle village in Europe.
13:00 · Visit to Jamones Pastor
We will visit Jamones Pastor curing facilities, located in Rubielos de Mora at 929 meters height.
Jamones Pastor is the only DO Teruel Ham and one of the only five Hams in the world made exclusively with sea salt.
PASTOR ham is 100% natural and artisan, made exclusively with sea salt from the Mediterranean Sea, without nitrifiers or additives, colorings or preservatives, which means that each ham has high values of vitamins B1, B6 and B12, as well as natural antioxidants. The hams have a low salt content (0.2g per 100g), without glucose or lactose.
14:45 · Lunch at Restaurant Los Leones
Restaurant specialising in dishes with Aragonese products and truffle.
20:30 · Dinner at Montal
Centenary gourmet restaurant and delicatessen in a historic XV century building, well-known by their wide range of wines and gourmet food.
Bodegas San Valero will accompany us to this dinner paired with their wines.
Night at Zaragoza
A Taste of Zaragoza
10:00 · Visit to Grandes Vinos
We will discover the very old PDO Cariñena, whose wines are known as “El Vino de las Piedras”, and the secrets of the Garnacha and Cariñena grape varieties.
Cariñena – the only variety in the world that takes its name from its birthplace and shares it with its Denomination of Origin – and Garnacha are the flagship varieties, in an environment that unites history and avant-garde like few other places.
Its premium brand ANAYÓN, present in select restaurants and hotels around the world, represents the detail in the selection process of the winery’s vineyards, unique for their soil conditions, climate, altitudes, vine conditions and ages of their varieties.
14:00 · Showcooking and lunch at Mercado Central with the chef Antonio Palacio
Located in the center of Zaragoza, it is a tourist and gastronomic attraction worth visiting. It is one of the few remaining examples of early 20th-century modernist Spanish market architecture. During the day, you’ll find a modern, lively market, full of regional produce.
16:30 · Guided tour around Zaragoza
We will visit the old-city center of Zaragoza, visiting the colossal Basílica del Pilar, the Stone Bridge, La ”Seo” Cathedral and Mercado Central (Central Market) to visit the market stalls, among others.
20:30 · Dinner at Restaurant Mestiso (optional)
We will have dinner at Restaurant Mestiso at the quarter “El Tubo”, full of tapas bars and restaurants, is a nickname given because of the narrowness of its streets.
Night at Zaragoza
Useful information
Organizing team
Mrs. Roser Mestre (Aragón Exterior)
+34 630 78 0826
roser@arex.es
Mrs. Lidia Escribano (ICEX)
+34 609 41 62 40
lidia.escribano@icex.es
Emergencies
Police, medical emergencies: 112
or through hotel/ organizing team.
Food intolerances, vegans or special diets
Let us known as soon as possible, prior to the trip, if there are any restrictions on your diet.
Please feel free, before or during the trip to tell us anything you are not comfortable with; we will be happy to assist you.