Craving chocolate? Travel to one of these YUMMY cocoa inspired breaks
IF YOU can’t cope without your cocoa then take note — these chocolate inspired holidays will satisfy your sweet tooth.
INDULGE in a chocolate massage and eat churros dipped in the sweet stuff
If you are like the majority of the population and can’t walk past a supermarket without picking up a bar of chocolate, then these breaks revolving around the delicious treat are for you.
From tastings to tours and everything in-between, travel to one of these chocolate themed destinations and let your sweet tooth go wild.
And it’s not just about the eating, with chocolate being used in the most surprising of ways.
So have a look through these unique getaways that all have the mighty cocoa bean in common.
And if you are keen to try something new, the this mystery holiday website where the destination is a total surprise might tick all your boxes.
Learn about the history of cocoa in Grenada
Chocolate Exhibition of Europe, Italy
If the thought of Glastonbury makes you grimace, then leave your wellies at home and skip to Italy for a festival with a difference.
Now in its 23rd year, the International Chocolate Exhibition of Europe is held in Perugia, Italy over a 10 day period in October.
Chocolate museum, Grenada
The House of Chocolate in capital St George's is a must-see, even if on a one day visit on a cruise ship.
Opening earlier this year, it is a hands-on chocolate museum founded by Magdalena Fielden that tells the tree to bar story, from the earliest known chocolate to the current environmentally-sound co-operative plantations in Grenada.
See, touch and taste cocoa and chocolate from every stage of the process -- and then indulge in some home-made chocolate ice-cream, some refreshing cocoa tea or some cocoa nibs to perk you up!
Chocoholics can rejoice in the artisanal chocolate truffles of Belgium
Pamplona festival goers queue for rare churros treat
Churros con chocolate, Spain
If you think you’ve tried hot chocolate, think again.
The Spanish delicacy is thick, opulent and perfect for dipping hot doughnut strips known as ‘churros’, so make sure you indulge on your next trip to the Costa Del Sol.
Chocolate shopping, Belgium
Famed for luxury truffles, this is one country where you have to bring home a few souvenirs.
The oldest, and most grand of the bunch is the family-run Mary on the dreamy Rue Royale which has been delighting chocoholics since 1919.
Chocolate spa, St Lucia
Not content with simply eating chocolate? Why not use to as a pampering treat for your body instead.
Boucan, owned by luxury chocolatiers Hotel Chocolat, is a little obsessed with the sweet treat offering chocolate making classes and educational tours too.
But the star of the show is the exfoliating and moisturising massage, using cacao products.
Just remember they aren’t edible……