One of the best reasons for visiting Italy is surely its delicious food and drinks. While on holiday there you should definitely take part in one of many guided food tours during which a local guide will take you through the streets of the cities to savour delicious Italian specialities.
When choosing food tours choose those led by locals and small-group one. This way you'll have better experience. In the text below find food tours across Italy that are worth joining and explore tasty side of Rome, Bologna, Florence, Naples, Sicily and other Italian places.
While in Rome explore its delicious side
during a walking tour with a local guide. Take part in this interesting
activity and visit its colourful fruit and vegetable markets, bakeries, gelaterias, gourmet food shops and family-owned restaurants to
taste the best Roman food.
The cuisine of Rome is packed with tasty pasta and some tours will include lunch where you can taste the most popular Roman pasta dishes (cacio e pepe - pasta with pecorino cheese and a pepper or pasta carbonara with guanciale).
You will also have the chance to try popular local snacks - suppli or pizza bianca. Don't miss the opportunity to learn how to distinguish a real Italian gelato from a fake one while tasting one of the numerous gelato flavours.
Pizza lovers won't be disappointed with the food tours as most of them include a tasting of this popular Italian dish. Along with the tasting you will have a quick pizza history lesson from your local, knowledgeable guide.
One of the highlights of the tour will surely be a visit to one of many gourmet shops that offer typical Italian products such as prosciutto, salami, buffalo mozzarella, Parmigiano-Reggiano and pecorino cheeses, olive oils, aged vinegars and the many other treats.
We've been to this small-group tour and had a great time! See our review of this food tour!
On this tour you'll be sampling a variety of street food (zucchini flowers, suppli, pastries and pizza) while taking in the impressive scenery of historic Rome.
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Bologna is Italy's culinary capital, and if you join a food tour here you'll discover the secrets of homemade tortellini and tagliatelle and savour delicious meat ragu. You'll visit places where locals eat and drink.
If you are more into drop of wine you should head to Tuscany and take part in one of wine tasting tours. These tours will take you out into the countryside, where you will enjoy the breath taking landscapes of the many vineyards and olive groves, visit cellars and taste some world famous wines.
The wine tasting tours in Chianti, Montalcino and Montepulciano are among the most popular. If you choose a food tour in Florence, the capital of Tuscany, you will probably visit the San Lorenzo Central Market to taste balsamic vinegars and extra virgin olive oils.
The easiest way to reach Tuscany is by train; check here how to take train from Rome to Florence!
The island of Sicily is one of the most interesting regions of Italy when it comes to food. The many fresh and organic ingredients available are the base of their tasty cuisine, which consists mostly of fish and vegetables.
While exploring
Sicilian picturesque villages and medieval towns taste some of the best street
food this amazing island has to offer. You can choose from arancini (deep-fried
rice balls filled with mozzarella), cazilli (potato croquettes), panelle (chickpea
fritters) and sfincione (Sicilian pizza).
Sicily is also the home of amazing sweets - the most popular are cannoli – a crisp pastry filled with flavoured ricotta cream.
The region of Liguria boasts some of the best food in Italy - including pesto all genovese, minestrone and popular focaccia. Pesto alla genovese sauce is made from a few simple ingredients (basil, pine nuts, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Pecorino, garlic, salt and olive oil) but it is absolutely delicious.
Visit the famous Emilia-Romagna region, which is the home to the most popular Italian products - Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and Parma ham. The beautiful Amalfi coast, which is dotted with small beaches and colourful, delightful villages, is a region where you will have the opportunity to try the popular lemon liqueur - Limoncello.
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