Algarve Market Tour and Cooking Class (private)

The Algarve Market Tour and Cooking Class is a private half-day package offered by Catavino, a wine and food tourism company that lists the experience on its own booking page. The listing does not state the year the company began running tours, so that detail is omitted here. The day begins at the Mercado Municipal de Faro on Largo Doutor Francisco Sá Carneiro, in Faro in the Algarve region of southern Portugal, where a guide leads a visit through the stalls of fish, produce and regional specialities. The market is closed on Sunday, so the tour is not suited to that day. After the market, the group travels to a restaurant near Albufeira, west of Faro along the Algarve coast, for a seafood cataplana class. The cataplana is the region's hinged cooking pan and the dish bearing its name, and participants cook it with guidance before eating. Food and wine are included in the package. The tour is private, meaning the group is made up only of the party that books, so the pace, language and focus can be adjusted with the operator in advance. The listing does not give a dish or stop count, but the structure is a market tasting followed by a single cooked seafood meal, so the balance is savoury and seafood-led. Transport between Faro and the restaurant near Albufeira is not described on the listing, so visitors should confirm with Catavino how the journey is arranged and whether it is included. The price is given on inquiry through the operator rather than published, which fits the private format, and it sits in the higher price band. Dietary substitutions are not described, but a private booking makes it easier to raise allergies, vegetarian needs or shellfish concerns before the day. The booking page on the Catavino website is the place to confirm the schedule, price and logistics.