Top Piedmont & Liguria Food Tours

Capital of Italy’s beautiful Liguria region, the coastal city of Genoa takes great pride in its local cuisine—with fresh flavors and traditional recipes handed down through the generations. On this walking tour, explore Genoa’s culture and lifestyle through its food and learn why Italian cuisine is the envy of the world. Sample pasta dishes with fresh pesto, local cheeses and seafood, and savory pastries, and taste the flavors the locals love.

Embark on a savory gastronomic journey through the historic port city of La Spezia, led by a friendly foodie guide. Sample tasty regional specialties at 5 different food stops, pre-selected to bring you the best of local cuisine. Taste briny fried anchovies, or a delicate chickpea pancake. Menus are seasonal, guaranteeing the freshest ingredients, and small groups are capped to ensure a personalized tasting adventure.

Considered one of Italy’s greatest red wines, Barolo is a favorite of oenophiles around the world. During your next visit to the Piedmont wine region—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—learn more about how Barolo and other local varietals are made during a behind-the-scenes tour of a family-run winery. Tour the vineyards, visit the cellar, and enjoy samples of a dozen wines, plus locally made meats and cheese.

Italy is a patchwork of local cuisines, each with a proud heritage and unique dishes. On this walking tour, take a deep dive into that of food-centric Turin's neighborhood eateries. Sample a plethora of local delicacies from street foods to restaurant fare, learning about their role in the city’s gastronomic culture from your guide. Taste wines and get your caffeine fix with Turin’s prized coffee.

Turin is known for its prestigious cuisine featuring delicacies from truffles to chocolate. Take a deep dive into the city’s food culture with this gourmet walking tour to visit restaurants, learn about traditional dishes, and enjoy tastings and lunch with a foodie guide. Sample specialties including grissini (breadsticks), agnolotti and tajerin pasta, vitello tonné (veal with tuna sauce) and steak tartare, chocolates, and bicerin (a chocolate-infused coffee drink).

Learn the secrets of the Italian kitchen with this 3-hour cooking class in La Spezia. Led by an expert chef, begin at the local market to select fresh seafood and vegetables for your dishes. Then, bring your ingredients to the kitchen of a nearby ‘osteria.’ Receive hands-on training in your small group as you craft three courses of delicious Ligurian cuisine, sitting down to feast on your creations afterward. Numbers are limited to four people to keep the experience intimate.

Making fresh pasta and authentic tiramisù can be tricky if you don’t know the right techniques. With this home cooking class, connect with a passionate local host to discover the secrets to preparing both of these crowd-pleasers like a pro. Roll up your sleeves and prepare two classic pasta dishes under the guidance of your host, then assemble dessert together. Sample your handiwork paired with wine at the end of the class.

Discover the sights, sounds, and tastes of the colorful villages of Cinque Terre on this 4-hour walking tour. Follow your guide around one of the UNESCO-listed villages and immerse yourself in the local fishing culture and traditions. Stop at small shops and cafes to sample treats and drinks from the Liguria region, such as focaccia, and admire the beautiful coastal scenery of the Italian Riviera.

Get a taste of Cinque Terre on this 4-hour tour from Manarola, Cinque Terre, that combines a pesto demonstration, a boat cruise along the coast, and lunch. Travel to Cinque Terre via train with your group, then end the tour in Vernazza with a Cinque Terre trail pass to explore further if you wish.

Explore Sanremo like a local—and discover many of the city’s most delicious bites—on this small-group walking tour. Set off in the morning from the city center, and come hungry: you’ll taste up to 11 different Ligurian snacks and delicacies, from cakes and pesto to olive oil and wine. As you go, learn more about the region’s culinary traditions from your guide, and wander Sanremo’s atmospheric alleys.

Truffles are one of the most famous and prestigious products from Alba, but taking to the woods to search out these delicacies in the wild is a pastime usually reserved for expert foragers. With this exclusive experience, join a local truffle hunter and his dogs as they uncover these tiny treasures in the wooded hills. Relax after your adventure with a wine tasting in a local family-run cellar.

A visit to the Piedmont region cannot be considered complete without having seen the cellars; this experience makes it possible thanks to a guided tour of a vineyard and a cellar, followed by a tasting of local wine. With a regional wine expert as a guide, you will get to know all the stages of production according to the seasons and discover the local food, with tastings of walnuts, cold cuts and cheeses.

I'm from Manarola, and i like to transfer the history of Cinque terre and is diamant product, the Wine!! I'm wine lovers, but specialy, cinque terre wine lover, i'm sommelier from 15 year, and is very emotional to feel scents and aroma in wine, to feel the different, i can learn to feel every thinks. After walking, is very interesting to tasting wine product in front of the sea, where, we stay before!!!

Treat yourself to a more intimate way to see the Liguria coastline, and set sail on a private boat for an experience that's tailored to you. What you do and where you go is up to you; leave the itinerary in the hands of the capable skipper, or create a personal route. Lunch and swim stops are included, and you'll use your deck time to help with the sails, or simply bask in the sun.

Piedmont produces some of Italy’s top wines, but it’s easy to get lost when visiting its wineries on your own. With this private tour, leave the driving to a professional and focus on the views and wines. Enjoy a customized itinerary with two to three stops at local cellars, chosen to suit your taste and interests. Sample Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera, and other flagship wines plus stop for a traditional lunch (own expense).

Wine fans looking for a tasting experience with a difference—this is the one for you. Enter a historic and beautifully preserved wine cellar in Manarola for a tasting that involves the senses of smell, sight, and taste. The experience is heightened by darkness and atmospheric music, as you try three half glasses of Cinque Terre white wine and snacks. A sommelier guides you through the experience and provide information you wouldn’t discover otherwise.

Tour led by Sommelier. Visit to the Monferrato and Langa vineyards, in the territory of UNESCO. Visit to the cellars, to the wine aging room, and short tasting with combinations of typical products. See you there!

The Italian city of Genoa, where pesto got its start, is home to antique shops; stunning 15th-, 16th-, and 17th-century palaces; and scores of outstanding restaurants and bars. This tour leads you through the top sites, secluded squares, and hidden spots. You’ll try local Prosecco, coffee, pesto, and focaccia, all with the expertise of a local guide.

Turin is one of Europe’s great chocolate-making cities and this 3-hour tasting tour is tailor-made for chocoholics. Admire Turin’s historic center on a walking tour; visit the city’s best pastry shops, chocolatiers, and cafés; and indulge your sweet tooth with delicious homemade chocolates and sweet treats.

Snacks and Tasting Menu: Bread purchased from a local artisan producer Local cured meats and cheeses Roasted hazelnuts based on availability Homemade jam Macaroons of Mombaruzzo Wine: The "Kiss" (Brut Sparkling Wine - Martinotti Method) The "Pasarot" (Barbera-based Sparkling Rosé Wine) "La Cirimela" (Barbera d'Asti DOCG) "La Giulia" (Nizza DOCG) Moscato d'Asti DOCG

Pisa and Lucca are two of the most captivating cities in western Tuscany, but the logistics of visiting both in one day can be complicated. With this shore excursion, save hours with port pick up and all-day transportation from La Spezia via minivan, giving you time to explore the highlights of both cities. Afterwards, stop in a winery to tour the cellar and vineyards and taste a variety of wines and extra-virgin olive oil.

Experience the Liguraian way of life on a train, boat, and walking tour of Cinque Terre with wine and food tastings. Wander through winding streets lined with 12th century architecture and taste local whites, Barbera d'Alba, and a special Prosecco from a region north of Venice while you nibble on traditional Antipasti di mar, local cheese, and salami. Explore the village, take a dip, or venture off on a hike. With your Cinque Terre pass included in the tour, you access walking trail and trains and save an hour of time by not waiting in lines

Discover the sweet side of Turin with a food-focused walking tour. Taste several chocolate-based specialties of Torino including Bicerin (an espresso and chocolate drink), gelato, pastries, and chocolate bars. Follow your guide on a stroll through the heart of the city and learn about the history of chocolate making in this region of Italy.

Intrigued by our title? Wine here is truly a life experience, and the people that made and are still making wine in this incredibly difficult terrain are following their ancestors' practices handed down since the 1300s. Wine is the cultural heart of the Cinque Terre, and this tour offers one of the only ways to visit a working wine cellar in the Cinque Terre and taste their wine. This unique opportunity is combined with a second wine tasting led by a sommelier with unparalleled experience in Cinque Terre wines, all the while looking out at the breathtaking sea from a location that only people on this tour can access. No other tourists allowed. When you finish this intimate tour, you'll have learned the ins and outs of winemaking, wine tasting, and the true history of the Cinque Terre, all the while in the company of experienced local guides who have been working with both the winemaker and the sommelier for years. Looking for something different and real? This is for you.