Our three days at Catacurian, complete with cooking instruction and winery tours, was pure heaven. The property is beautiful, maintaining much of it's original architectural touches with modern flair and convenience. Our room was spacious, quiet and appointed with a large and lovely bathroom complete with double sinks, towel warmers and hot water flowing from a large shower (sometimes a... More

The Catacurian experience is true perfection.......a pleasure for all the senses. A cultural immersion that will leave you totally sated by the sights, sounds, smells and rhythms, as well as tastes, of the Catalan region of Spain. Only the best is offered at Catacurian. Whether it's the confines of the village home and environment, hospitality, instruction, products, local historical tours... More

I just spent six busy days eating, drinking and learning about Catalan food and culture from the lovely Alicia at the Catacurian cooking school in the Priorat wine region of Spain. Four of us amateur but confident chefs all bellied up to the chopping boards and produced at least six dishes a day under deft guidance of the master. Mornings... More

Catacurian Culinary Vacations, El Priorat, Spain Catacurian is a truly outstanding experience offering a unique hands on adventure into Catalonian food and wine, in a lovely location, with a very talented and enthusiastic owner/ chef making it all happen. The location, south west of Barcelona is in the midst of the beautiful Montsant/ El Priorat area , ringed by lovely... More

I returned from my trip to Cataluña about a week ago and what do I miss most? Honestly, I have to say that it was my time at Catacurian - the gourmet food and wine "hotel" in the Priorat wine region. Six glorious days of doing two of the things I like most - cooking and drinking wine! The quiet... More

My husband and I attended a 4 day session at Catacurian, and it was certainly the highlight of our recent trip to Spain. From our arrival to departure, we were treated as very special guests, and our host Alicia made every effort to ensure that our stay was special. Catacurian accepts a maximum of 6 guests per session, which ensures... More

Recently vistited Catacurian for a 3 day food and wine vacation. Of our 3 weeks in Spain this was by far the highlight. Catacurian wows from first walking in the door. It is a welcoming and inviting blend old world with a modern chefs kitchen and lovely touches in the bedrooms/baths, these Floridians loved the towel warmer! Alicia provided a... More

My wife and I are admitted Foodies and we wanted to plan something different for our honeymoon. We had initially looked at doing a cycling/food tour or something similar by description to this in Italy, but were sidelined by the August european holiday season. We had to leave and return right in the thick of when most places are closed... More

I was traveling with my daughter, a birthday present for her, and we had a wonderful experience. Alicia was a wonderful host and teacher. I have been cooking for a really long time and this got my interest again. We did the three day stay and would do it again in a heartbeat but never will we bring such heavy... More