Rafa Gorrotxategi Txokolate Museum
During his fourth journey to the West Indies, Christopher Columbus was the first European to taste a certain dark and sour drink. A century later, cocoa was valued even more than gold around the world. From Juan de Zumarraga to the Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas, Basques were many among the ones who contributed to its expansion, directly linked to our economic, social and cultural evolution
The journey in time arrives at a new port with Rafa Gorrotxategi’s Museum, in Tolosa. If the Basque Country is recognised for its long chocolate tradition, his family has stood out for three generations in the alchemy of this exquisite West Indies elixir
His father, Jose Mari Gorrotxategi, founded a museum back in the 80s, located in a XVIII century confectionery, which documented five centuries of wax, confectionery and chocolate. Today Rafa takes over with a new space that introduces a new format, led by a tasting and projection room focused on transparency, experience and interactivity.
A museum that offers taste and knowledge equally.
This constant developing museum proofs that the Gods’ ancient food will keep having a local branch in Tolosa, and in XXI’s century Basque Country.
Choose your visit:
Option 1: Chocolate workshop: Includes a guided visit to the txokolate museum, making some chocolate crafts (lollipops, personalized chocolate bars ...) and then visitors can see a documentary on the history of cocoa and chocolate
Option 2: Guided visit + chocolate tasting: Includes a guided visit to the txokolate museum, a tasting of different cocoas (origins, cocoa butter, different varieties of cocoa) and to finish you can view the documentary as I mentioned before.
Option 3: Free visit to the museum: Inside the museum there are different areas with panels in which there are QR codes. With their mobile, visitors can read the code and watch a video in which Rafa explains the history and the machine tools in each area. At the end of the tour, you can see the documentary about cocoa.
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Includes: Option 1: Chocolate workshop: Includes a guided visit to the txokolate museum, making some chocolate crafts (lollipops, personalized chocolate bars ...) and then visitors can see a documentary on the history of cocoa and chocolate
Option 2: Guided visit + chocolate tasting: Includes a guided visit to the txokolate museum, a tasting of different cocoas (origins, cocoa butter, different varieties of cocoa) and to finish you can view the documentary as I mentioned before.
Option 3: Free visit to the museum: Inside the museum there are different areas with panels in which there are QR codes. With their mobile, visitors can read the code and watch a video in which Rafa explains the history and the machine tools in each area. At the end of the tour, you can see the documentary about cocoa.
Do not includes: Displacement to the Museum
Minimum & Maximum of participants: Minimum 6 people for option 1 and 2.
No minimum for option 3
Duration: Option 1: Duration 1 hr 15 min
Option 2: 1 hr- 1hr 15 min
Option 3: 50 min - 1 hr
When to go: From Monday to Saturday
Hour & Meeting Point: Rafa Gorrotxategi Museum in Tolosa
Languages: Spanish, Basque and English