Our wine & gourmet tours combine the most spectacular Italian art cities and landscapes, where numerous activities will be offered, with the local wines and cuisine. In numerous cases there is the occasion for the clients to be involved in the preperation of the local dishes.
Several things to excite your senses:
- tastings of Italian wines, liquores and grappas (with sommelier)
- visits of wine cellars and meetings with wine producers and enologists
- visits to cheese producing factories with the possibility to take part in the producing process
- tours with fishermen in Liguria
- visits of local markets
- truffle hunting in the hills of Piedmont or Tuscany
- visit of olive oil mills and tastings
- gourmet urban walks in Italy’s art cities with stops in great cafès, bars, restaurants and trattorias
- walking tours through vineyards in unforgettable landscapes
- visit of a chocolate factory (Piedmont)
- typical Italian aperitifs in the art cities
- visits to a balsamic vinegar factory (Emilia Romagna)
- cooking courses (seafood, pasta, pesto, vegetarian cuisine, deserts)
- tasting lunches and dinners
Italiafantastica, whose owners are partners in a wine cellar in Cinque Terre, cooperates with carefully chosen suppliers. Many of the elements of our services have been selected under the principles of the Slow Food movement that has contributed over the last years to reawake the consciousness for the traditions and the quality of food and wine and the benefits of a good meal among friends and family.
Regions where Italiafantastica arranges food & wine tours:
- Liguria (Genoa, Cinque Terre, Portofino, Dolceacqua)
- Tuscany (Florence & Chianti, Siena & Orcia Valley, Lucca, Pisa, Carrara hills, Lunigiana, Maremma, Bolgheri)
- Piedmont (Langhe, Roero, Monferrato, Turin)
- Venice, Veneto & Friaul
- Emilia-Romagna
