Italian Food And Wine Experiences Vacation Packages
Food and wine are central to daily life in Italy, reflecting regional identity, history, and tradition. Each region, from Tuscany to Sicily, offers distinct dishes influenced by local ingredients, seasonal cooking, and time-honored recipes. Meals are social rituals, bringing family and friends together to celebrate culture and community. Italian wines, from robust reds to crisp whites, are carefully paired with dishes, enhancing the overall dining experience and showcasing the country’s deep agricultural heritage.
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Culinary Rome and Florence Experience
In Italy, food is a way of life, and food is love. Regional, seasonal, and as fresh as possible - from gourmet Michelin-star restaurants to street vendors - you'll be satisfied with every new flavor. Trust us. We've done our best to arrange a wonderful culinary experience for you in Rome and Florence; we hope you'll be delighted!.
Essential Highlights and Recommended Experiences:
- Visit iconic sites such as the Colosseum, Ponte Vecchio, The Vatican Museums, Uffizi and Accademia Galleries
- Wander bustling piazzas and local markets such as Piazza Navona, Piazza del Duomo and shop wonderful local handicrafts and unique gifts
- Visit stunning royal villas and palaces such as Villa d’Este and Pitti Palace
- Savor authentic Italian cuisine and award-winning Tuscan wine and other aperativos
This premier vacation package features thoughtfully curated services and is fully flexible. You can customize it to suit your needs and preferences by adjusting the number of nights in each city and browsing our hand-picked selection of hotels, transportation options, activities, and experiences.Includes:
- Flight into Rome and out of Florence
- Private arrival transfer in Rome
- 4-Star or better hotels for 5 nights each in Rome and Florence
- Upgraded, Premium-class train service from Rome to Florence (when available)
- Private departure transfer from Florence
- Live phone and chat support
Included Private Activities (Based on Availability): - Food Tours in Rome and Florence
- Rome Colosseum Tour
- Intimate Dinner Experience in Rome
- Cooking Classes in Rome and Florence
- Day Trip to Tuscan Wine Region from Florence
We do our best to fulfill all additional experiences; however, sometimes, our partners are unavailable on select dates. In those rare instances, your price will only reflect confirmed and available experiences. If an included activity becomes unavailable, alternate options may be available to purchase.
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10 nights from $3,139*
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Rome - Florence - Venice for Foodies
Get a taste of Italy's culinary traditions while visiting Rome (the Eternal City), Florence (the Cradle of the Renaissance) and Venice (the romantic floating city)!. Take a bite of their famous cuisine, sampling traditional foods, sweets, and wines, and enjoy an unforgettable hands-on experience as you learn to make Italian dishes for yourself.
Flexible Itinerary: Personalize your hotels, transportation, and length of stay in each city while enjoying included, curated activities that enhance your experience!Includes:
- Flight into Rome and out Venice
- Hotel for 3 nights in Rome
- Train from Rome to Florence
- Hotel for 3 nights in Florence
- Train from Florence to Venice
- Hotel for 3 nights in Venice
Curated Experiences Based on Availability: - Dinner Experience in Rome
- Small Group Cooking Class in Florence
- Guided Food Tours in Florence and Venice
Your price will only include confirmed activities; some tours may collect for entrance fees or attraction tickets on site.
Easily upgrade your vacation to a Luxury Private Guided experience, featuring upgraded hotels, curated private activities, and more, or try our flexible Essential Series package with hotels, transportation and optional activities that you can customize!
9 nights from $1,569*
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Rome and Florence for Foodies plus Chianti Wine Region
Taste your way around these Italian famous cities!. The flavors of Italy are as varied as its people, and you deserve to experience them all!... From a Food Tour around the city, a Cooking Class and a Italian Dinner in Rome (the Eternal City, with its stunning architecture like the Colosseum and the Roman Forum); to Chianti Wine Area Day Trip and a stunning Food Lovers Tour in Florence (capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture).
Flexible Itinerary: Personalize your hotels, transportation, and length of stay in each city while enjoying included, curated activities that enhance your experience!Includes:
- Flight into Rome and out Florence
- Hotel for 3 nights in Rome
- Train from Rome to Florence
- Hotel for 3 nights in Florence
Curated Experiences Based on Availability: - Food Tour in Rome
- Cooking Class in Rome
- Evening Tour with Aperitivo in Florence
- Chianti Wine Tour (a Protected Designation of Origin) from Florence
Your price will only include confirmed activities; some tours may collect for entrance fees or attraction tickets on site.
6 nights from $1,224*
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Rome - Florence - Venice - Milan for Foodies
All the Italian Flavors!. Get to taste a bit of it all with this flexible vacation package designed for foodies.... From best street food and markets, a Cooking Class and an unforgettable Dinner Experience... all during your stay in Rome (the Eternal City, with its stunning architecture), Florence (birthplace of Renaissance art and architecture), Venice (gorgeous canals and intimate Gondola rides under sculpted bridges) and Milan (fashion and high-tech capital; with the Duomo Cathedral and Vittorio Emanuele II shopping arcade).
Flexible Itinerary: Personalize your hotels, transportation, and length of stay in each city while enjoying included, curated activities that enhance your experience!Includes:
- Flight into Rome and out of Milan
- Hotel for 3 nights in Rome
- Train from Rome to Florence
- Hotel for 3 nights in Florence
- Train from Florence to Venice
- Hotel for 2 nights in Venice
- Train from Venice to Milan
- Hotel for 2 nights in Milan
Curated Experiences Based on Availability: - Dinner Experience in Rome
- Italian Cooking Classes in Rome and Florence
- Guided Food Tours in Florence, Venice, and Milan
Your price will only include confirmed activities; some tours may collect for entrance fees or attraction tickets on site.
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Rome - Siena - Florence for Foodies
Get a taste of Italy!. During this trip visiting Rome (the Eternal City, with its stunning architecture), Siena (representing a quaint medieval time with gothic palaces and Tuscan altarpieces), and Florence (capital of Italy’s Tuscany region) discovering all their flavors... from best street food and markets and an unforgettable Dining Experience in these italian destinations!.
Flexible Itinerary: Personalize your hotels, transportation, and length of stay in each city while enjoying included, curated activities that enhance your experience!Includes:
- Flight into Rome and out of Florence
- Hotel for 3 nights in Rome
- Train from Rome to Siena via Florence
- Hotel for 2 nights in Siena
- Train from Siena to Florence
- Hotel for 3 nights in Florence
Curated Experiences Based on Availability: - Guided Food Tours in Rome and Florence
- Day Trip to Tuscan Wine Region from Siena
- Italian Cooking Class in Florence
Your price will only include confirmed activities; some tours may collect for entrance fees or attraction tickets on site.
8 nights from $1,402*
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Rome and Venice for Foodies plus Wine Country
Get a real taste of Italy`s Capital and The Serenissima!. The flavors of Italy are as varied as its people, and you deserve to experience them all!. From famous Rialto Market food stalls, to Tuscan Wines, you will try it all during visits to Rome (the Eternal City, with its stunning architecture like the Colosseum and the Roman Forum) and Venice (set on gorgeous canals, intimate Gondola rides will guide you past sumptuous palaces and under sculpted bridges).
Flexible Itinerary: Personalize your hotels, transportation, and length of stay in each city while enjoying included, curated activities that enhance your experience!Includes:
- Flight into Rome and out Venice
- Hotel for 4 nights in Rome
- Train from Rome to Venice
- Hotel for 3 nights in Venice
Curated Experiences Based on Availability: - Guided Food Tours in Rome and Venice
- Italian Cooking Classes in Rome and Venice
- Wine Tasting Day Trip from Rome
Your price will only include confirmed activities; some tours may collect for entrance fees or attraction tickets on site.
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Experience Venice Getaway: Grand Canals and Cicchetti
One of the most popular destinations in Italy!. Experience the City of Canals; Venice (with rich history, bridges, gondola rides, atmospheric streets and carnival celebrations) a city with plenty to see, do, and experience!. Get acquainted with the city via Guided City Tour, Food Tasting (specially -Cicchetti: venetian small snacks or side dishes-), and Wine Samplings, a Canal or Lagoon Cruise, and visits to the famous Doge`s Palace and St. Mark`s Basilica. You will have to return again and again if you truly want to be able to do it all (which we highly encourage)!.
Flexible Itinerary: Personalize your hotels, transportation, and length of stay in each city while enjoying included, curated activities that enhance your experience!Includes:
- Flight into and out of Venice
- Hotel for 6 nights in Venice
Curated Experiences Based on Availability: - Guided City Tour of Venice, visiting iconic sites and popular neighborhoods
- Food and Wine Tastings around Venice
- Canal Cruise
- Visit to Doge`s Palace and St Mark`s Basilica
Your price will only include confirmed activities; some tours may collect for entrance fees or attraction tickets on site.
Try our flexible Essential Series package with hotels, transportation and optional activities that you can customize!
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Florence and Venice for Foodies
Discover the culinary highlights in these two important Italian cities!.Taste numerous samples as you explore: Florence (home to many masterpieces of Renaissance Art and Architecture) and Venice (with its rich history, beautiful bridges and gondola rides, atmospheric streets and carnival celebrations) Food Markets; learn how to make a classic pizza and study the secrets of delicious Italian cuisine in a Cooking Class... A truly tasty experience!.
Flexible Itinerary: Personalize your hotels, transportation, and length of stay in each city while enjoying included, curated activities that enhance your experience!Includes:
- Flight into Florence and out of Venice
- Hotel for 3 nights in Florence
- Train from Florence to Venice
- Hotel for 3 nights in Venice
Curated Experiences Based on Availability: - Food and Markets Tour around Florence
- Pizza Making Class in Florence
- Italian Cooking Class in Venice
- Rialto Market Food Tour in Venice
Your price will only include confirmed activities; some tours may collect for entrance fees or attraction tickets on site.
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Rome for Foodies plus Wine Country
Get to taste a bit of it all with this flexible vacation package designed for foodies and wine lovers in Italy!.. The city of Rome is a cosmopolitan capital, that blends new and unique flavors with its own traditions!. You will get the opportunity to have a Cooking Class, enjoy a Dinner, Food Tours and of course, a Wine Tasting Day Trip too!.
Flexible Itinerary: Personalize your hotels, transportation, and length of stay in each city while enjoying included, curated activities that enhance your experience!Includes:
- Flight into and out of Rome
- Hotel for 6 nights in Rome
Curated Experiences Based on Availability: - City Food Tour
- Wine Tasting Day Trip
- Italian Cooking Class
- Dinner in Rome
Your price will only include confirmed activities; some tours may collect for entrance fees or attraction tickets on site.
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Emilia Romagna (Bologna - Rimini - Ravenna - Ferrara) and Venice by Train
Combine Bologna (a thriving university town and architectural gem), Rimini (Adriatic coast, in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region), Ravenna (former capital of the Western Roman Empire, the Visigoth Empire, and the Byzantine Empire, but best known today for the Byzantine mosaic decoration of its churches and tombs), Ferrara (known for the buildings erected by its Renaissance rulers, the Este family) and Venice (built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. It has no roads, just canals, lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces) with train between cities.
Fully Flexible Itinerary: Personalize your hotels, transportation, and length of stay in each city. Easily add curated experiences to complete your journey.Includes:
- Flight into Bologna and out of Venice
- Hotel for 3 nights in Bologna
- Train from Bologna to Rimini
- Hotel for 2 nights in Rimini
- Train from Rimini to Ravenna
- Hotel for 2 nights in Ravenna
- Train from Ravenna to Ferrara
- Hotel for 2 nights in Ferrara
- Train from Ferrara to Venice
- Hotel for 3 nights in Venice
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The Adriatic Sea
The cities and countries that are situated on the Adriatic Sea are some of the most beautiful and awe-inducing vacation destinations in Europe. The Adriatic Coast stretches on for 2,300 miles, up the eastern coast of Italy to Slovenia, and then on from Slovenia to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia again, Montenegro, and finally Albania.
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Italian Seaside Resorts
Enjoy sunny days spent on lounge chairs, swimming in beautiful azure waters, and indulging in gelato when you book an Italian Seaside Resort trip. Choose from the Italian Riviera, the Amalfi Coast or one of Italy's beautiful islands like Elba, Capri or Sicily.
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The Mediterranean
The coastlines of southern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa are shaped by the Mediterranean Sea. Not only does the Mediterranean have beautiful resorts and beaches on the mainland, there are literally thousands of islands to explore, each with their own beauty, over 2,500 miles from Spain east to Turkey.
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Tuscan Wine & Cuisine
Whether you are a wine enthusiast, a culinary traveler, or a lover of art and history, Tuscany offers one of the most rewarding journeys in Italy.
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Discover Puglia
Puglia (Apulia), located in southern Italy along the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, is one of Europe’s most captivating destinations for travelers seeking authenticity, beauty, and value. Often overlooked in favor of Tuscany or the Amalfi Coast, Puglia rewards visitors with uncrowded coastal towns, historic architecture, exceptional cuisine, and affordable luxury. This region offers a diverse and immersive Italian experience, and remains one of Italy’s most sought-after “slow travel” destinations for 2026.
