Forty-eight destinations, twelve kinds of experience. Every city and region below links to everything we cover there — the guided experiences and the field guides. If you know where you’re going, start here.
Alba
White-truffle capital — October hunts with Barolo next door. Alba Truffle Hunting
Alberobello
Cooking among the trulli — orecchiette in the world’s strangest town. Alberobello Cooking Class
Amalfi
Lemons the size of fists — limoncello and coast-side cooking with the sea below. Amalfi Cooking Class · Amalfi Limoncello Tour
Arezzo
Tuscan cooking classes without the Florence crowds. Arezzo Cooking Class
Bari
Watch the orecchiette ladies work Bari Vecchia’s streets, then learn it yourself. Bari Cooking Class · Bari Pasta Making Class
Barolo
Nebbiolo’s king — the Langhe’s great red at the source. Barolo Wine Tour · Guide: Chianti vs Brunello vs Barolo: The Real Difference
Bologna
La Grassa — ragù orthodoxy, mortadella, and the pasta grandmothers of Italy. Bologna Food Tour · Bologna Street Food Tour · Bologna Cooking Class · Bologna Pasta Making Class · Bologna Gelato Making Class · Bologna Cheese Tasting
Cagliari
Sardinia’s capital table — fregola, bottarga, and vermentino. Cagliari Cooking Class · Cagliari Aperitivo Tour
Capri
Limoncello with the faraglioni in view. Capri Limoncello Tour
Catania
Sicily’s loudest fish market and the arancino-vs-arancina front line. Catania Food Tour · Catania Street Food Tour · Catania Cooking Class
Cefalù
Aperitivo under the Rock — Sicily’s prettiest evening. Cefalù Aperitivo Tour
Chianti
The classic Tuscan wine road — sangiovese between the cypresses. Chianti Wine Tour · Guide: Chianti vs Brunello vs Barolo: The Real Difference
Cinque Terre
Pesto’s coastline — cooking with the terraced vineyards overhead. Cinque Terre Cooking Class
Como
Pizza-making with the lake for a backdrop. Como Pizza Making Class
Cortona
Hilltop farm-kitchen cooking in deep Tuscany. Cortona Cooking Class · Cortona Pizza Making Class
Florence
Bistecca, the Mercato Centrale, and Tuscany’s wine towns within reach. Florence Food Tour · Florence Street Food Tour · Florence Cooking Class · Florence Pasta Making Class · Florence Pizza Making Class · Florence Wine Tour · Florence Gelato Making Class
Genoa
Pesto’s hometown — focaccia at dawn and the old port’s fried cones. Genoa Cooking Class
Lake Garda
Olive oil at its northern limit and lakeside cooking classes. Lake Garda Cooking Class
Lecce
The Florence of the South — pasticciotto for breakfast, orecchiette by hand. Lecce Cooking Class
Lucca
Walled-city cooking classes and buccellato. Lucca Cooking Class
Matera
Bread of the Sassi — cave-city cheese and cucina povera. Matera Cheese Tasting
Milan
Risotto allo zafferano, Navigli aperitivo hour, and Italy’s most modern food scene. Milan Food Tour · Milan Street Food Tour · Milan Cooking Class · Milan Pasta Making Class · Milan Pizza Making Class · Milan Aperitivo Tour · Milan Gelato Making Class
Modena
Balsamic’s attic barrels and Emilia’s tortellini belt. Modena Cooking Class · Modena Cheese Tasting
Monopoli
Adriatic-blue Puglia — raw seafood and burrata country. Monopoli Cooking Class
Montalcino
Brunello’s fortress town — sangiovese at its most serious. Montalcino Wine Tour · Guide: Chianti vs Brunello vs Barolo: The Real Difference
Montepulciano
Vino Nobile cellars beneath a Renaissance hill town. Montepulciano Cooking Class · Montepulciano Wine Tour
Naples
Pizza’s holy city — the wood-fired original and the fried street canon. Naples Food Tour · Naples Street Food Tour · Naples Cooking Class · Naples Pasta Making Class · Naples Pizza Making Class · Naples Gelato Making Class · Guides: Tuscan vs Sicilian vs Neapolitan Food: The Differences, What Makes Neapolitan Pizza Neapolitan
Ostuni
The white city rolls pasta the Puglian way. Ostuni Pasta Making Class
Palermo
Panelle, pani ca meusa, and Ballarò’s theatre — Sicily’s street-food capital. Palermo Food Tour · Palermo Street Food Tour · Palermo Cooking Class · Palermo Pasta Making Class · Palermo Gelato Making Class
Parma
Parmigiano dawn tours and prosciutto cellars — the protected-name heartland. Parma Cooking Class · Parma Cheese Tasting
Piedmont
Truffles, nebbiolo, and the slow-food movement’s birthplace. Piedmont Truffle Hunting · Guide: Tuscany vs Piedmont Wine: Which to Visit
Pisa
Beyond the tower — Tuscan classes by the Arno. Pisa Cooking Class
Positano
Cliffside limoncello and lemon-grove cooking. Positano Cooking Class · Positano Limoncello Tour
Puglia
The olive-oil sea — primitivo, burrata, and masseria tables. Puglia Olive Oil Tasting
Ragusa
Baroque Sicily’s kitchen — Ragusano cheese with Modica chocolate nearby. Ragusa Cooking Class
Rimini
Piadina country on the Adriatic. Rimini Cooking Class
Rome
Carbonara’s rules, Trastevere’s tables, and the Testaccio market crawl. Rome Food Tour · Rome Street Food Tour · Rome Cooking Class · Rome Pasta Making Class · Rome Pizza Making Class · Rome Aperitivo Tour · Rome Gelato Making Class · Guides: Best Restaurants in Trastevere: A Local’s Honest Map, What to Eat in Rome: The Dishes That Actually Matter, Where to Eat in Rome (Without the Tourist Traps)
Sicily
An island cuisine of its own — Arab sweets, swordfish, and Etna wines. Sicily Food Tour · Sicily Cooking Class · Sicily Olive Oil Tasting · Guide: Tuscan vs Sicilian vs Neapolitan Food: The Differences
Siena
Pici by hand, ricciarelli, and Chianti at the door. Siena Cooking Class
Sorrento
Limoncello’s terraces and the gnocchi named for the town. Sorrento Cooking Class · Sorrento Pasta Making Class · Sorrento Pizza Making Class · Sorrento Limoncello Tour · Sorrento Cheese Tasting
Syracuse
Ortigia’s market — swordfish, citrus, and Greek-Sicilian depth. Syracuse Cooking Class
Taormina
Cooking with Etna smoking on the horizon. Taormina Cooking Class · Taormina Pizza Making Class
Turin
Gianduja, vermouth’s birthplace, and the caffè counters of the Risorgimento. Turin Food Tour · Turin Cooking Class
Tuscany
Sangiovese country — farmhouse cooking, olive mills, and the wine towns. Tuscany Wine Tour · Tuscany Truffle Hunting · Tuscany Olive Oil Tasting · Guides: Tuscan vs Sicilian vs Neapolitan Food: The Differences, Tuscany vs Piedmont Wine: Which to Visit
Umbria
Black-truffle country — Norcia’s butchers and quiet hill-town tables. Umbria Truffle Hunting
Venice
Cicchetti and ombre — the bacaro crawl through the lagoon’s market. Venice Food Tour · Venice Street Food Tour · Venice Cooking Class · Venice Pasta Making Class · Venice Aperitivo Tour · Guide: What Is Cicchetti? A Venice Bacaro Crawl Guide
Verona
Amarone’s city — aperitivo in the piazza before the opera. Verona Cooking Class · Verona Pasta Making Class · Verona Aperitivo Tour
Volterra
Alabaster-town cooking classes in deep Tuscany. Volterra Cooking Class
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