Italy Tours

The Italian diet is known to be among the healthiest in the world, and you will have the opportunity to experience it during your tour. The food ranges from simple to hearty, sweet to spicy, subtle to strong; in addition, it is all greatly prepared, with the freshest of ingredients and incomparable to anywhere else in the world. It is no secret how exquisite the Italian cuisine is, however everyone might not know exactly how to go about eating this wonderful cuisine like an Italian. On your private tour, your guide will introduce you to the origins of pizza, pasta, risotto, ossobuco, polenta, prosciutto, tiramisu, pesto, saffron, parmesan, focaccia, pecorino, tortellini - all these fine foods you may be having at home without even knowing about the region of Italy where they come from.

Italy Gourmet food and wine information click on a region or item of interest to learn more

Aosta Valley: Fontina cheese apples, pears chestnuts Valle d'Aosta Müller Thurgau more... Piedmont: white truffles rice Castelmagno cheese Barolo more... Lombardy: risotto alla Milanese polenta ossobuco Franciacorta Spumante more... Trentino-Alto Adige / Südtirol: speck Biroldi with krauts Gemsenfleisch Caldaro more... Friuli-Venezia Giulia: San Daniele prosciutto Montasio cheese Musèt Tocai Friulano more... Venetia (Veneto): Pandoro Fegatio alla Veneziana Tiramisu Valpolicella more... Liguria: Basil Pesto Sauce Focaccia Farinata Sciacchetra more... Emilia Romagna: Balsamic vinegar Parmesan cheese Tortellini Bolognese Sangiovese di Romagna more... Tuscany: Ribollita Bistecca Fiorentina Pecorino Chianti more... Umbria: Black Truffles Budellaccio salami Porchetta Colli Perugini more...

Marche: Fossa cheese Brodetto Fabriano Salame Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi more... Abruzzo: Saffron Black lentils Maccheroni alla Chitarra Montepulciano d'Abruzzo more... Lazio: Puntarelle Bruschetta Spaghetti alla Carbonara Frascati more... Campania: Mozzarella Pizza Lemons from Sorrento Limoncello more... Molise: celery Calcioni di ricotta rustici Picellati Biferno more... Basilicata: Diavolicchio Luganiga Pignata di Pecora Aglianico del Vulture more... Apulia: Orecchiette and rabe Tarallucci e vino Cosciotto di capretto in creta Aleatico more... Calabria: Aubergines Maccheroni and lasagna Soffritti and morsello Cirò more... Sicily: extra virgin olive oils Sea salt Almond paste Nero d'Avola more... Sardinia: Pecorino Porcheddu Fiore sardo Vernaccia more...