Italy · FOOD & DRINK
Italian food is regional to the point of rivalry, which is exactly why a local walks you round it. These 15 cover the markets, the bakeries and the fried-food counters, priced, timed and clear about how hungry to arrive.
Visit two Chianti wineries from Florence, taste up to seven wines, sample Tuscan foods, and enjoy rolling vineyard views on a half-day tour.
“The tour was great, even with bad weather the experience was beautiful”
Review of Florence’s small-group Chianti wine tour, with two wineries, Tuscan tastings, scenic views, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Wonderful, very nice, wine is great, beautiful landscape, guide and driver very nice, bus arrived on time, sufficient time on every stop. Plenty of wine and cheese”
Escape Rome for Montepulciano, Pienza, Tuscan countryside, a farm lunch, and regional wine tasting on this full-day tour.
“The tour guide Barbara and our wonderful driver made the day informative, safe and fun. Thank you for an unforgettable adventure.”
Review of Eating Europe’s Rome Twilight Trastevere Food Tour, with Roman classics, wine, history, gelato, pricing, stops, and practical tips.
“Really great experience on the food tour! Great way to see the neighborhood of trastevere. Our tour guide, Martina, was amazing. It was a small group and we got to try some of the local spots. Great way to try a variety of food and wines and experience trastevere!”
Review of Florence wine safaris through Chianti and Val d’Orcia, with 4WD vineyard drives, tastings, Tuscan meals, and practical booking tips.
“Genie was such a wonderful tour guide- so sweet and knowledgeable!! My partner and I loved the wine from the first and third wineries the best and the second winery had such beautiful views! Our driver Christoph was also great at getting us to the wineries quickly and safely!”
Review of Florence’s 3.5-hour sunset food and wine tour, with Negroni, Tuscan wines, local dishes, wine windows, tips, and value advice.
“This was a fabulous evening tour. We learned so much about the food, we’re taken to small and authentic places. I would suggest doing this early in your stay as you would go back to some of the restaurants for a meal. The little bits of food were more than satisfactory so don’t eat a big meal before you go.”
Review of a Florence day trip to San Gimignano, Siena, Monteriggioni and Chianti, with coach travel, winery lunch, wine tasting and practical tips.
“Sandro was great as our guide for all our destinations today! Highly recommend and lucky to get him!”
Taste pizza, pasta, pastries, mozzarella, limoncello, and gelato while exploring Naples with an engaging local guide.
“Fantastic! So much food I couldn't finish all of it, but my husband did. Of course the food was excellent, but our guide also gave us an informative experience of Naples. He was engaging and entertaining. I highly recommend this tour!”
Review of Etna’s six-hour Catania day trip with lava caves, crater walks, Sicilian tasting, hotel pickup, and sunset options.
“Iorga was a really nice and funny guide! The driver Antonio was also very attentive! All in all, I can only recommend this activity :)”
Taste six Tuscan wines and olive oils at two Chianti estates on a relaxed half-day trip from Florence, with local cheeses, salami, and views.
“We had an amazing time on this tour. Rafael shared cultural fun facts with us, which was helpful for our time in Italy. The tour also got more and more fun as we tasted more wine. Highly recommend!”
Taste Roman street food, wine, and gelato while walking Trastevere or the Jewish Quarter in a lively 2.5-hour guided tour.
“Big highlight of my family’s time in Rome. Trastevere is the perfect area for this and we loved walking between food places and hearing the guide talk about cool historical aspects you wouldn’t get from guidebooks. Food was terrific and, in total, amounted to an entire meal (or more!). Would do again…”
Review of Florence’s Cinque Terre day trip: four villages, trains, optional boat ride and street food lunch, with practical tips on cost and pacing.
“Kristina was wonderful, Cinqueterra is absolute magic. So glad we got out of the city and experienced this amazing tour.”
Taste Roman pizza, pasta, truffles, fine wine, and gelato on a four-hour small-group food tour through Prati.
“We will do this tour again on our next trip to Rome. What more can I say? Giordano was a great guide. He was funny and very entertaining and really knows his food and wine. Thanks for a great time!”
Explore Siena, San Gimignano, Monteriggioni, and Chianti wine country on an affordable, full-day coach tour from Florence.
“We enjoyed this day trip. Saw so much and learned a lot about the towns we visited. such beautiful scenery. Our guide was great. We ate a lot and laughed a lot. The wine tasting was wonderful.”
Review of Venice’s 3-hour small-group food tour, with cicchetti, seafood, wine, gelato, local stories, value, and practical booking tips.
“Anna was such a fun and informative guide! She kept things light hearted fun and informative all at the same time! What a wonderful way to talk to a local, learn more about the city, history and food all at the same time! Recommend for your first or second day, so great!!!!! Highly recommend Anna as well.”
Pick a ruin, a gallery, a kitchen or a boat.
