Seville Tapas, Wine and History Tour

This is the tapas tour that most visitors to Seville hear about first, and the reason is simple: it turns the city's most important social habit into a guided, digestible introduction. The group, capped at twelve, meets at the white eighteenth-century fountain in the Plaza de la Encarnación, beside the Setas de Sevilla, and walks for roughly three hours through the old centre, passing Los Soportales and the Plaza del Pan, the lanes of the Alfalfa, the church of Santa María la Blanca and the Barrio de Santa Cruz, where the tour ends on Calle Santa María la Blanca. Along the way you visit several traditional bars and eateries, with tastings described as enough to replace lunch or dinner and four local wines, or beer or soft drinks if you prefer. The guide explains what you are eating and how to order it, and history is woven in, so the walk doubles as a short orientation to the old town, with stories about the streets as well as the food. A dining guide to the city is included, which helps you plan the rest of your stay. The tour is rated very highly by thousands of travellers, and it runs both at lunchtime and in the early evening, so you choose a start time when you book. It is not suitable for people with coeliac disease, because of the risk of gluten cross-contamination in kitchens that fry and flour a great deal, and it is not recommended for vegans, though guides can often adapt for vegetarians if told in advance. The tour is not wheelchair accessible.