Food & Wine Experiences in Italy
Cooking Lessons, Gastronomy Tours, Wine Tasting & Food Market Visits
New! Dine with an Italian Family in Their Home
Below, we offer multi-day gastronomy programs as well as one-day or even half-day experiences.
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Wine, Truffles & Castles in Piedmont
Enjoy a truffle hunt in Alba, stroll through the towns of Barolo and La Morra, tour four wineries followed by tastings, visit two authentic castles and sleep overnight in one of them! A personal assistant joins you for parts of this private self-guided program that starts at 540 Euro/person.
The Food & Wine Lover's Southern Tuscany
Spend six magical days visiting Tuscan hill towns, wineries, an olive mill, a cheese farm and more. All meals with unlimited wine, escorted excursions, no more than 12 people per group starting at only 1215 Euro/person.
Add four hands-on cooking lessons to the above six-night program. In Italy Online's exclusive low prices start at only 1455 Euro/person.
Portofino & Cinque Terre: Wine, Seaside Villages & Islands
Spend four days on the exquisite Italian Riviera, enjoying a private excursion to Portofino and Camogli, a boat excursion to three islands, and a wine tasting in the Cinque Terre. This independent package includes three nights in Rapallo and prices start at only 375 Euro/person.
This totally unique full-day trip includes everything for which Tuscany is beloved: breathtaking vistas; a winery visit and tasting; a farm visit with tastings of cheese, salamis and balsamic vinegar; a classic farm lunch accompanied by three wines; a stroll around the tiniest walled village in Europe; a visit to a medieval castle; and time to visit the Etruscan city of Fiesole. For groups of 2-12 people. Only 130 Euro/person including all tastings, lunch, visits, guide and transportation.
Full-Day Private History, Art, Food, Wine & Shopping
Visit the city of Parma, a 15th-century castle, a prosciutto factory, a balsamic vinegar farm, have a typical Emilia-Romagna lunch with wine at a salami producer's, and finish with a shopping spree at a high-end outlet mall! Prices start at 135 Euro/person.
Visit the historic wineries with your private guide, who will pick you up in Florence and take you back at the end of the day. Prices for this full-day tour start at just 68 Euro/person.
Montalcino for Serious Wine Connoisseurs
Staying in Florence and want to visit the faraway Brunello wineries? This private tour is for you! Prices for this full-day tour start at only 75 Euro/person.
Daily Cooking Lessons & Pizza Lessons
Not enough time for a six-night program? Then choose a half-day experience followed by a meal with unlimited wine.
Visit one winery estate where you can taste and purchase all the major Tuscan vintages. Enjoy a tasting session, winery visit and full lunch. Or experience something totally different at an ancient Venetian pub facing the Grand Canal, where you'll learn about northern wines and the yummy snacks that accompany them.
Dine with an Italian Family at Their Home
Have you always wanted to see a typical Italian home? Here's your chance to spend an evening with a personable English-speaking family in Rome or Florence, watch them prepare dinner, exchange conversation about their lives, and truly immerse yourself in la vita italiana which, as we all know, is centered around la tavola!