Tailormade deluxe trips for groups or individuals

Valesa Cultural Services – Spain & Portugal has been owned and operated by Americans for the past 55 years. Our background and long experience are your guarantee that we understand and meet the expectations of the most demanding clients.

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Why Valesa Cultural?

We are dedicated to creating unique and fulfilling trips for each client including the best products and services that we personally inspect. Whether individuals or groups, we work collaboratively throughout our tailoring process to personalize each experience down to the last detail. Excellence in our service is our priority and so we proudly offer:

  • The best and most experienced bicultural and bilingual team dedicated to American advisors
  • Local coordinators on the ground in every major city, island, and country
  • American work ethic, methodology, and communication style for a seamless process

Meet the owner…

Marcy Forman, General Manager and Co-Owner, is an accomplished travel professional with 40 years experience. Marcy holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Hotel Administration from Cornell University and Spanish Culture Studies from Southern Methodist University in Madrid.

Marcy Foreman Owner
MARCY FORMAN

General Manager / Co-Owner

Where we operate

At Valesa, we not only understand clients individualized needs, but we are experts on the destinations we service as well. As passionate, bicultural professionals, we provide cultural experiences in:

  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • France
  • Morocco

Once we know all about you and what you’re seeking, we’ll craft the trip that best suits your interests, preferences, and tastes.

Where To Go

Regional Highlights

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Special Interest Trips

Wine

Spanish wines are exciting for their different regional varieties and Portugal is renowned for its Port wines and excellent table wines. We arrange private wine tours in both countries, including tastings with experts and visits to private wine cellars for groups.

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Testimonials

Mr. & Mrs. Davis, on their trip to Portugal and Spain 2023: “Our trip was fabulous! The hotels, transportation, local guides, restaurants, and all communications – – everything was absolutely wonderful! Lisa Prosser and Laura Gordon(with Valesa Cultural Services) listened and created the perfect experience. Thank you!”

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Lisbon New Experiences

Lisbon, known as the Western gateway into Europe, the capital city of Portugal, and for its hill-filled streets, combines old and new. While not new to travel bucket lists and with an abundance of historic monuments to be seen, Lisbon has become a city with many modernities worth experiencing as well. You’ll undoubtedly want to…

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Wines of Galicia

When traveling through Galicia, Spain’s northwestern region, you might be surprised to find a number of Denomination of Protected Origin wines. This regionand most of Spain has a long history of viticulture dating back to the Romans and then growing with the monasteries in the Middle Ages. In this green, Celtic-like, and rain-filled region of…

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