Navarre (Navarra / Nafarroa) is an autonomous community in northern Spain that packs an extraordinary range of landscapes and cultures into one compact region — from the high Pyrenean passes where pilgrims begin the Camino de Santiago, through ancient beech forests and dramatic badlands, to the fertile Ebro valley wine country. Pamplona, the vibrant capital, is world-famous for the Sanfermines festival and its thundering Running of the Bulls each July, but the city rewards visitors year-round with a well-preserved medieval centre, thriving pintxos culture, and easy access to wild Navarrese countryside.
Top food tours
Guided experiences that show you Navarre through its food.
Pamplona Pintxos & Wine Walking Tour
Includes: Walk through Pamplona's medieval casco viejo visiting four distinct pintxos bars over three hours · Taste traditional and creative pintxos including piquillo peppers, anchovy, chistorra, morcilla, and Roncal cheese · Receive one glass of Navarra wine or txakoli at each of the four bar stops · English-speaking guide explains pintxos culture and the provenance of Navarrese ingredients · Small-group format limited to 12 participants for an authentic neighbourhood bar experience
Navarra DO Wine Tour — Olite Bodegas
Includes: Tour the historic cellars of Bodegas Ochoa, a family winery established in Olite in 1845 · Taste five Navarra DO wines spanning white, rosé, and aged reds from the Ochoa portfolio · Cheese and Lodosa piquillo pepper pairing included alongside the wine tasting · Learn about the Navarra DO appellation, soil diversity, and Ochoa estate grape varieties · Purchase bottles from the bodega retail shop at a tour-participant discount
Tudela Vegetable Market & Cooking Tour
Includes: Visit the Mercado de Abastos in Tudela with a chef guide to select seasonal Ribera vegetables · Learn to identify and cook Navarre's prized white asparagus, artichokes, cardoons, and borage · Two-hour hands-on cooking class producing a four-course vegetarian lunch in the Navarrese tradition · Pair the finished meal with Navarra DO wines at the communal table · Small-group format capped at 10 participants for individualised instruction at each cooking station
Pamplona Market & Pintxos Cooking Class
Includes: Shop for pintxos ingredients with a chef instructor at the Mercado Central de Pamplona · Prepare five pintxos varieties — traditional and creative — in the Navarrese Kitchen Workshop teaching kitchen · Learn knife skills, heat techniques, and plating specific to Navarrese bar-food traditions · Taste finished pintxos with Navarra DO wine commentary on food-and-wine pairing · Take home recipe cards for all five pintxos prepared during the class
Pacharán Distillery & Navarrese Spirits Tour
Includes: Tour the Destilería Zoco production facility in Murchante, Spain's leading commercial pacharán producer · Learn the history of pacharán, Navarre's emblematic sloe-berry liqueur and its geographical indication status · View maceration vats, filtration systems, and the bottling line in the working distillery · Taste three pacharán expressions including a young variant, the standard Zoco, and a reserve maceration · Purchase bottles from the retail shop at a tour-participant discount
Roncal Valley Cheese & Shepherd Experience
Includes: Witness a live Roncal DOP cheese-making demonstration from raw milk through pressing and cave ageing · Taste four Roncal DOP cheese samples at different ages, from four months young through fully aged and smoked · Pair Roncal cheese with local Roncal Valley wildflower honey and rustic bread in the traditional style · Learn about the latxa and rasa sheep breeds and the transhumance routes that define the valley's pastoral culture · Shop for discounted Roncal DOP cheese wheels and wedges from the cooperative retail store
Tour formats
Different ways to experience Navarre's food scene.
Items tours
Cooking classes
Take a piece of Navarre home with you.
Navarrese Kitchen Workshop
Sabores de Navarra (Tudela)
Foodie tips
Get more out of every meal.
The best pintxos are on Thursday and Friday evenings when bars refresh their counters for the weekend crowd
Ask for 'una txikito' (small glass of local wine, ~€1.50) to pair with each pintxo rather than ordering a full glass
Bodegas in the Navarra DO offer cellar-door pricing 20–30% below retail — buy Garnacha rosado directly at source
Tudela artichoke season (April–May) is the single best time for vegetable-focused eating in Spain — plan accordingly
Pacharán is always served over ice — Navarre's version is drier and less sweet than commercial brands; try artisan producers at the Saturday market