Italy food holiday, tailor made
While this price reflects the suggested itinerary (including flights, accommodation and excursions), this trip is 100% tailor-made & a specialist can select the options best suited to your budget.
Description of Italy food holiday, tailor made
Indulge in the nation's finest flavours on this immersive 12-day Italy food holiday through some of its most celebrated food regions. From the rolling vineyards of Piedmont to the artisan producers of Emilia-Romagna, the cultural heart of Florence and the vibrant streets of Rome, this itinerary brings together authentic gastronomy, local traditions and iconic sights.
Begin in northern Italy where you’ll discover the world of Barolo and Barbaresco wines, meeting passionate producers and sampling exceptional vintages. Go beyond the tasting room with hands-on experiences, including visiting a family-run hazelnut farm and learning the craft of cheesemaking with a local expert.
Continue to Bologna, Italy’s food capital, where a full-day gastronomic tour introduces you to the region’s most famous delicacies. Taste Parmigiano-Reggiano straight from the source, see how prosciutto is cured and explore traditional balsamic vinegar production, all while gaining insight into centuries-old techniques.
In Florence, combine culture with cuisine as you explore Renaissance landmarks before taking part in a private cooking class. Learn to prepare classic Tuscan dishes, then venture into the countryside for a unique truffle hunting experience followed by a seasonal tasting lunch.
Your journey continues into the Chianti hills, where vineyard visits and wine tastings showcase the region’s renowned flavours. End in Rome, where history and food intertwine on a guided street food tour through Campo de' Fiori and the Jewish quarter, sampling local specialities along the way.
Throughout, enjoy seamless travel by private transfers and train, carefully selected accommodation, and expert-led experiences that bring Italy’s culinary heritage to life. This trip supports independent restaurant, locally-owned businesses and socially responsible accommodation where possible along the way, so you can help preserve Italy's food heritage whilst you slurp down your spaghetti.
Price information
While this price reflects the suggested itinerary (including flights, accommodation and excursions), this trip is 100% tailor-made & a specialist can select the options best suited to your budget.
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Responsible Travel
Planet
Throughout your trip many of your excursions are by foot meaning that environmental impact has been kept to a minimum, whilst still offering the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful scenery and striking history of Italy from a relaxing and personal perspective. You are also given a couple of days at leisure to discover sleepy towns by foot or bicycle at your own pace, rather than including additional touring days be car, to minimise your emissions.Our suppliers are focused on improving sustainability and reducing plastic waste. We are working together with them and the local guides to offer refillable water bottles and reduce offers of other single-use items such as wet wipes or straws on a more widespread basis. In addition we are constantly looking to include local businesses which focus on sustainable tourism, be it organic food producers or small scale hand farmed vineyards.
In addition, we use a number of hotels who work with the Refill not Landfill initiative.
People
We’re committed to making your trip have a positive effect on the destination you’re visiting.What we’re committed to:
Using locally owned, and environmentally and socially responsible, accommodation wherever possible.
Preference for locally owned partners in our destinations, and using local guides and drivers. In Italy local guides are used in even the most remote areas thus creating jobs for local people and giving the visitor an authentic learning experience.
Fair wages and conditions for all staff involved in your trip.
Wild and domestic animal protection alongside broader good environmental practice. We avoid promoting or using any artificial wildlife experience where animals are baited or fed in order to gain closer proximity.
Encouraging community-led initiatives from craft shops to restaurants, home stays to wildlife protection. We support a number of independent restaurants who use locally sourced ingredients from nearby farmers. Preference is made for those suppliers who aim to involve their local communities to share the benefits of tourism.
In addition, we're constantly looking to support a range of on-the-ground charities and projects that work within our destinations.
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