One of the best ways to truly understand a destination is through its native cuisine. Any trip to Andalusia would feel incomplete without savouring the local flavours that are at the heart of the expansive Spanish region. This is why guests on our Spain & Portugal in Style Luxury Gold tour are invited to experience, from market to plate, local cuisine at the Taller Andaluz de Cocina. This cookery school, set up in 2014, specialises in teaching traditional Spanish and Andalusian cuisine, and has quickly become an essential starting point to begin a journey into Andalusia’s culinary heritage.

Set in the heart of the Loire Valley in Luynes, the Domaine de Beauvois is housed in a Touraine manor house on 99 acres of parkland, facing the beautiful Lake Briffaut. Featured on our new French Elegance Luxury Gold itinerary, this Signature Hotel dates back to the 16^th century and was originally an impressive seigneurial lodging house with big round towers that still stand today. In 1619, the Duke Charles Albert de Luynes, a great falconer and a favourite of King Louis XIII acquired the manor and made it a part of the Duchy of Luynes. According to local lore, King Louis XIII liked coming to hunt the waterfowl, which populated Lake Briffaut at the time.