Culinary Experiences
Created in cooperation with Slow Food Italia
There are 35 mini-vacations or experiences that we offer with a Slow Food focus. Below find a sampling.
These are mini independent trips of 2 or 3 nights, which allow the independent traveler away to experience these culinary treats.
You can add these vacations to any trip you are taking. These trips generally require a car, but we hire a private driver for you if you wish.
Since these are independent trips, you can choose any date.
Scroll through all of our culinary experiences, or click to your region of interest:
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3 Days/ 2 Nights 2 typical Campania dinners and a trip to the Emerald Grotto (Campania)
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3 Days/ 2 Nights A Delicious traditional dinner and 2 guided tastings of wine and other Campania products (Campania)
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2 Days/1 Night in Sorrento with a delicious traditional Sorrentine dinner (Campania)
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3 Days/ 2 Nights Getting acquainted with the Culinary culture of Bologna (Emilia Romagna)
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3 Days/ 2 Nights Getting acquainted with the Culinary culture of Bologna (Emilia Romagna)
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3 Days/ 2 Nights including guided tour of Ferrara, wine tasting and cooking lesson (Emilia Romagna)
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3 Days/ 2 Nights including wine tasting and cooking lesson(Emilia Romagna)
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4 Days/ 3 Nights Vacation with wine tastings and guided tour of the Torrechiara Castle (Emilia Romagna)
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2 Days/1 Night trip to visit Casa Artusi (dedicated to home cooking) and other cultural sights in Forlimpopoli. Also, see the splendid park in Castrocaro Terme. (Emilia Romagna)
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2 Days/1 Night trip of wine and balsamic vinegar tastings. (Emilia Romagna)
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2 Days/1 Night trip to explore the medieval hamlet Montegridolfo and enjoy a traditional dinner in Rimini. (Emilia Romagna)
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2 Days/1 Night trip of wine tasting and traditional dinner. (Emilia Romagna)
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2 Days/1 Night trip to an ancient castle for a wine tasting and some traditional snacks. (Emilia Romagna)
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3 Days/2 Nights in Verona enjoying wines, olive oil and Grappa of the Peschiera del Garda area (Lake Garda)
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3 Days/2 Nights Visit the vineyards and cellars of the region and enjoy tasting the different wines. (Lazio)
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3 Days/ 2 Nights Visit the vineyards and cellars of the region and enjoy tasting the different wines and olive oils (Lazio)
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3 Days/ 2 Nights our the historical towns, enjoy tastings of typical dishes and desserts (Lazio)
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2 Days/1 Night Lunch tasting of typical products from northern Lazio: salamis, cheeses, bruschette bread and three types of wine and dinner in Viterbo. (Lazio)
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2 Days/1 Night Visit a medieval palace for a dinner based on traditional peasant food prepared with seasonal organic produce. (Lazio)
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2 Days/1 Night Dinner in Labro, a village from teh middle ages, inaccessible by car, but with the promise of an unforgettable meal and experience! (Lazio)
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2 Days/1 Night savoring dishes such as Bassiano ham, cicerchie (a typical local legume) soup and biscuits dipped in wine. (Lazio)
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2 Days/1 Night a tasting of three wines accompanied by typical local products, at the San Marco winery, then dinner. (Lazio)
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2 Days/1 Night Enjoy a delicious dinner in a warm and rustic estate with dishes such as agnolotti pasta with meat sauce or veal morsels to be cooked on a soapstone. (Lazio)
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2 Days/1 Night Head into the Roman hills for a traditional dinner and best wines of the Lazio region (Lazio)
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3 Days/2 Nights in Cinque Terre (Liguria)
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3 Days/2 Nights in Portovenere, Lerici (Liguria)
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2 Days/1 Night in Montemarcello and Ameglia with a delicious traditional dinner (Liguria)
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3 Days/2 Nights Barbaresco vineyards, Piedmontese wines, and Langha delicacies (Piedmont)
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3 Days/2 Nights See Grinzane Cavour castle and sample wines, chocolates, cheeses, salamis, and more. (Piedmont)
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4 Days/3 Nights Pollenzo, Alba, Asti, Grinzane Cavour (Piedmont)
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3 Days/2 Nights Vacation tasting wines from Pollenzo and Nizza Monferrato (Piedmont)
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2 Days/1 Night wine tasting quick trip to Pollenzo (Piedmont)
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4 Days/ 3 Nights Touring the Ipogei ancient oil mill, Emanuele Maglio’s terracotta laboratory in Cutrofiano, guided tour of Lecce and the Porto Selvaggio Natural Reserve (Puglia)
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Gallipoli, Porto Selvaggio, Leverano, Muro Leccese, Otranto - Puglia Independent Culinary Experience4 Days/ 3 Nights Cooking lesson, wine and produce tastings and guided tour of Porto Selvaggio Natural Reserve (Puglia)
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2 Days/1 Night Savor traditional dishes and extra virgin olive oil (Puglia)
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2 Days/1 Night Enjoy a Lecce lunch outside among the fruit trees and laurel bushes and wine tasting as well as a visit to the historical center of town (Puglia)
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2 Days/1 Night Enjoy a menu that varies according to the seasons and is based on traditional Salento recipes (Puglia)
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2 Days/1 Night Taste a menu strongly linked to the town's fishing tradition. (Puglia)
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2 Days/1 Night taste some local products, such as pecorino sheeps' cheese, fresh milk products, friselle bisquits, jams, wine and extra-virgin olive oil. (Puglia)
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Agrigento, the Valley of the Temples, Grotte, Castrofilippo - Sicily Independent Culinary Experience3 Days/ 2 Nights a guided tasting and a guided tour of the Valley of Temples (Sicily)
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3 Days/ 2 Nights a guided tasting of Slow Food wines, Presidia products and other selected foods from Sicily and guided tour of the Archaeological Park in Selinunte (Sicily)
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Palermo, Erice, Trapani, the Madonie Park: Polizzi Generosa - Sicily Independent Culinary Experience4 Days/ 3 Nights of 3 guided tastings, and a delicious traditional lunch and dinner (Sicily)
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4 Days/ 3 Nights with a guided tour, 2 guided tastings, lunch and dinner (Sicily)
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2 Days/1 Night Overnight in an 18th century fortress with dinner of traditional Sicilian peasant food made from the freshest ingredients (Sicily)
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2 Days/1 Night Traditional dishes from the Madonie area. Overnight in a converted Benedictine Abbey. (Sicily)
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2 Days/1 Night Delicious traditional Palermo cuisine in Trattoria Primavera, one of the most charming squares in the old city of Palermo. Overnight in an elegant hotel, once a paper mill. (Sicily)
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2 Days/1 Night tasting of two white and two red wines, accompanied by typical regional produce. Overnight in an elegantly restored 18th century paper mill (Sicily)
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2 Days/1 Night Try 26 of the true regional cuisine dishes such as barbequed stigghiole (lamb entrails), ricotta cheese ravioli with castrato lamb ragu, pasta with frittedda vegetable sauce and sfogghiu polizzano cake.. Overnight in Relais Santa Anastasia. (Sicily)
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2 Days/1 Night Explore Syracuse, a UNESCO world heritage site, and savor traditional Sicilian dishes like arancini (rice croquette), fried freshwater fish, sardines “a beccafico” or Sfincione steak (Sicily)
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3 Days/ 2 Nights to appreciate the history, architecture and culture of these towns, plus enjoying traditional cuisine (Tuscany)
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3 Days/ 2 Nights to experience the famous Brunello wines of Montalcino (Tuscany)
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4 Days/ 3 Nights in the hills of Tuscany with cooking class, wine tastings, and authentic meals (Tuscany)
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3 Days/ 2 Nights to appreciate the history, architecture and culture of these towns, plus enjoying traditional cuisine (Tuscany)
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2 Days/1 Night in Florence to enjoy a traditional dinner and delicious ice cream dessert at the famous Perche No Ice Cream Parlor. (Tuscany)
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2 Days/1 Night in the historical center of Florence for dinner followed by ice cream dessert at the famous Perche No Ice Cream Parlor. (Tuscany)
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2 Days/1 Night in Lucca (from Wednesday to Sunday) (Tuscany)
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2 Days/1 Night in Lucca (except Mondays) (Tuscany)
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2 Days/1 Night to the heart of Tuscany, staying at Palazzo San Niccolo and enjoying a delicious dinner. (Tuscany)
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2 Days/1 Night with a farm visit for wine tasting then traditional dinner including tastings of beans, bacon, cheese, bread, salami and wine. (Tuscany)
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3 Days/ 2 Nights Traditional cuisine, tour of Chocolate museum, and wine tasting (Umbria)
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3 Days/ 2 Nights Visit the headquarters of the Umbrian Regional Winery, with a guided tour and light lunch (Umbria)
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3 Days/ 2 Nights A unique opportunity to become immersed in a quality Umbrian experience (Umbria)
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2 Days/1 Night visit the estate and taste their products: DOC Umbrian wines, extra-virgin olive oil and the Trasimeno bean, a Slow Food Presidium (Umbria)
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2 Days/1 Night to visit this beautiful village with a 14th century art gallery then enjoy a delicious dinner and wine and oil tasting. (Umbria)
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2 Days/1 Night to enjoy excellent views of the countryside and a tasting menu of olive oils and wines. (Umbria)
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2 Days/1 Night with a Traditional dinner at L’Alchimista, a winery situated in the main square in an ex art gallery and guided wine tasting (Umbria)
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2 Days/1 Night to see the old town of Orvieto and enjoy a typical lunch and cake tasting. (Umbria)
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2 Days/1 Night in a splendid medieval city, Perugia, to explore the art and history and enjoy a typical seasonal dinner made from only the freshest ingredients. (Umbria)
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2 Days/1 Night to visit the ancient Scacciadiavoli Estate in Montefalco for a guided tour and tasting of the best wines of this area. (Umbria)
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3 Days/2 Nights in Padua and Baone with a lunch, dinner and guided wine tasting. (Veneto)
Interested in doing a shorter duration activity based on Slow Food? We have about 5 options all over Italy that are single day visits of various wineries, local osterias for dining and food samplings.
Click Here for Single Day Activities - Single day culinary / wine focused tours to add onto these or any ItalyVacations independent package
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