11 Day Foodies Private Tour of Italy

Your foodie tour begins with a culinary tour of Florence and visits to the city’s Renaissance landmarks.

With your private guide, wander through the center of Florence, stopping at small bakeries, busy cafés, wine bars, and long-running food shops loved by locals. Taste Tuscan cheeses, cured meats, olive oils, and other regional favorites as you move between lively squares and narrow side streets. 

A visit to Mercato Centrale offers an introduction to regional ingredients and daily life, with fresh produce, handmade pasta, truffles, meats, and cheeses filling the market stalls.

The evening is reserved for a traditional Florentine dining experience, where dishes such as bistecca alla Fiorentina, ribollita, or handmade pasta are paired with Tuscan wines.

On day 2, you’ll enjoy a hands-on Tuscan cooking experience surrounded by rolling countryside landscapes.

Your private driver and guide will bring you into rural Tuscany, where you’ll visit a local market to select seasonal ingredients before continuing to a countryside villa or agriturismo.

Under the guidance of a local chef, learn to prepare traditional Tuscan recipes using regional ingredients and time-honored techniques. Depending on the season, dishes may include fresh pasta, slow-cooked sauces, crostini, or classic desserts.

Following the cooking session, enjoy a relaxed lunch overlooking vineyards and olive groves, paired with locally produced wines.

Return to Florence in the afternoon with time to enjoy the city independently during the evening.

Today, you’ll head out with your private driver into the Tuscan countryside, traveling through vineyard landscapes, olive groves, and quiet villages in the Chianti region. 

Spend part of the day at a local winery, where you’ll visit the cellars and enjoy tastings of Chianti Classico wines, regional olive oils, and produce from the surrounding area before returning to Florence later in the day.

Lunch is served in a scenic countryside setting surrounded by vineyards and cypress-lined roads.

In the afternoon, continue to Siena, where your private guide introduces the city’s medieval streets, Piazza del Campo, and Siena Cathedral. Alongside its architecture and history, Siena is also known for rustic Tuscan cuisine and traditional sweets such as panforte and ricciarelli.

Return to Florence in the evening.

Today, leave Tuscany behind as your private driver takes you north to Bologna, one of Italy’s most celebrated culinary destinations.

After checking into your accommodation, meet your local guide for an introduction to the city’s famous food culture. Walk beneath Bologna’s endless porticoes while discovering traditional pasta shops, bakeries, cafés, and market streets.

The historic Quadrilatero district is filled with fresh pasta makers, hanging prosciutto, aged cheeses, and long-established food merchants. Along the way, sample regional specialties such as tortellini, mortadella, tagliatelle al ragù, and Lambrusco wine.

The evening is yours to enjoy Bologna’s relaxed dining atmosphere and traditional trattorias.

Today is dedicated to some of Italy’s most famous protected food products.

Depart Bologna with your private driver and travel into the countryside surrounding Parma and Modena. Begin at a Parmigiano Reggiano producer, where you’ll learn how the cheese is aged and produced using centuries-old methods before enjoying tastings at different maturation stages.

Continue to Modena for an experience focused on traditional balsamic vinegar, where small family producers preserve generations of craftsmanship.

Later, visit a prosciutto producer in the Parma region to discover how Prosciutto di Parma is carefully cured using the area’s unique climate conditions.

Throughout the day, enjoy regional dishes and wines that reflect Emilia-Romagna’s reputation as one of Italy’s finest culinary regions.

This morning begins with a deeper exploration of Bologna’s culinary traditions.

Join a local pasta workshop where skilled artisans demonstrate techniques for preparing fresh tagliatelle, tortellini, and other regional specialties by hand. You’ll gain insight into the traditions that have shaped Emilia-Romagna’s cuisine for generations.

Later, continue through Bologna’s food markets and independent delicatessens while your guide shares stories about local ingredients, regional wines, and traditional cooking methods.

The afternoon is left open for independent exploration, shopping, or additional dining experiences. Your tour planning specialists can also arrange optional Michelin-starred dining experiences for the evening.

Today, your private driver accompanies you south to Rome.

After arriving and settling into your accommodation, begin exploring the city through its food culture. Wander through lively neighborhoods and market squares while discovering classic Roman flavors and long-standing culinary traditions.

Stops may include Campo de’ Fiori market, family-run bakeries, espresso bars, and local delicatessens serving specialties such as supplì, porchetta, and Roman-style pizza.

As evening approaches, enjoy aperitivo culture in one of Rome’s atmospheric neighborhoods before dinner at a traditional trattoria.

Today, you’ll walk through Trastevere and central Rome with your private guide, eating your way between small bakeries, pizza spots, and local wine bars. 

Trastevere is known for its narrow streets, busy trattorias, and evening atmosphere, making it one of the best areas in Rome to eat and spend time wandering between small food spots and wine bars.

You’ll have opportunities to try specialties including cacio e pepe, carbonara, supplì, artichokes, and regional wines from Lazio.

Throughout the day, your guide shares insight into how Roman cuisine developed from humble traditions into one of Italy’s most recognizable regional food styles.

Today, continue south to Naples, birthplace of pizza and one of Italy’s most energetic food cities.

After arriving with your private driver, begin exploring the historic center, where narrow streets are filled with bakeries, espresso bars, pizza ovens, and vibrant street life.

A local culinary guide introduces Neapolitan specialties ranging from fried street food and pastries to classic wood-fired pizza prepared according to traditional methods.

The evening includes time along the waterfront, where seafood restaurants and local wines reflect the character of southern Italian coastal cuisine.

Today’s journey follows the dramatic coastline of southern Italy.

Travel with your private driver along the Amalfi Coast, stopping in picturesque towns such as Positano, Amalfi, or Ravello. Along the way, enjoy sweeping coastal scenery, terraced lemon groves, and cliffside villages overlooking the Mediterranean.

Stop for a long seafood lunch overlooking the coast, with fresh local dishes, regional wines, and limoncello all part of the experience.

The Amalfi Coast has a much slower feel than the cities earlier in the trip, with small seaside towns, coastal roads, and time to simply enjoy the surroundings.

Return to Naples in the evening.

Your final morning is spent relaxed before departure.

Depending on your flight schedule, you may wish to enjoy one final culinary experience, such as a traditional Neapolitan pastry tasting or coffee experience, before meeting your private driver for your airport transfer.

Your 11-day journey through Italy comes to an end with time spent in vineyards, local markets, historic cities, small villages, and some of the country’s best-known food regions.