Cuisine & Culture in Northern Italy
The most important thing to pack on a trip to northern Italy? An empty stomach.
Sample freshly made focaccia on the shores of Cinque Terre and stroll past street food vendors at Bologna’s 10-hectare cuisine amusement park, FICO World Eataly. Balance your meals with sightseeing stops in Milan, Bologna, Florence, and Rome, where you’ll feast your eyes on some of Italy’s most celebrated architectural gems. Just make sure to save room for gelato, too.
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy
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Day 2: Milan
Meet your Tour Director at your destination -
Day 3: Milan
Learn about local agriculture and taste some native products during a rural farm visit
Take a guided tour of Milan
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Day 4: Milan • Turin
Take a day-trip to Turin
Explore Turin during a food-themed walking tour
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Day 5: Milan • Langhe Region • Emilia Region
Travel to the Emilia Region via the Langhe Region
Visit the Slow Food University
See a pasta-making demonstration
Add this in-depth excursion:Piedmontese cooking class
Dive even deeper into how food plays an integral role in Italy's culture. Enjoy a cooking class led by a local chef, where you'll make and enjoy a few classic Piedmontese dishes.
Take a stroll among the region's famous grape vineyards
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Day 6: Emilia Region • Parma • Modena
Take a day trip to Parma and Modena
Stop in Parma to sample delicious Parmesan cheese
Explore Modena during your free time
Visit an acetaia, where you will:
- Learn about production of traditional balsamic vinegar
- Taste the local product
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Day 7: Emilia Region • Bologna
Take a day trip to Bologna
Take a food-themed guided tour of Bologna
Participate in a gelato-making class and visit a gelato museum
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Day 8: Bolgona • Lucca • Florence
Travel to Florence via Lucca
Explore Lucca on your own
Visit a chocolate factory, sample a variety of flavours
Explore Florence on your own
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Day 9: Florence
Explore Mercato Centrale during free time
Explore Florence during a food-themed walking tour
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Day 10: Florence • Rome
Travel to Rome
Take a guided tour of Rome
With your expert local guide you will visit:
- Roman Forum
- Colosseum
Enjoy suppli while walking through the streets of Rome
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Day 11: Rome
Take a tour of Vatican City
With your expert local guide you will visit:
- Sistine Chapel
- St. Peter’s Basilica
Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome
You will see:
- Trevi Fountain
- Pantheon
- Piazza Navona
- Spanish Steps
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Day 12: Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy
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Day 2: Milan
Meet your Tour Director at your destination -
Day 3: Milan
Learn about local agriculture and taste some native products during a rural farm visit
Take a guided tour of Milan
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Day 4: Milan • Turin
Take a day-trip to Turin
Explore Turin during a food-themed walking tour
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Day 5: Milan • Langhe Region • Emilia Region
Travel to the Emilia Region via the Langhe Region
Visit the Slow Food University
See a pasta-making demonstration
Add this in-depth excursion:Piedmontese cooking class
Dive even deeper into how food plays an integral role in Italy's culture. Enjoy a cooking class led by a local chef, where you'll make and enjoy a few classic Piedmontese dishes.
Take a stroll among the region's famous grape vineyards
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Day 6: Emilia Region • Parma • Modena
Take a day trip to Parma and Modena
Stop in Parma to sample delicious Parmesan cheese
Explore Modena during your free time
Visit an acetaia, where you will:
- Learn about production of traditional balsamic vinegar
- Taste the local product
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Day 7: Emilia Region • Bologna
Take a day trip to Bologna
Take a food-themed guided tour of Bologna
Participate in a gelato-making class and visit a gelato museum
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Day 8: Bolgona • Lucca • Florence
Travel to Florence via Lucca
Explore Lucca on your own
Visit a chocolate factory, sample a variety of flavours
Explore Florence on your own
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Day 9: Florence
Explore Mercato Centrale during free time
Explore Florence during a food-themed walking tour
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Day 10: Florence • Rome
Travel to Rome
Take a guided tour of Rome
With your expert local guide you will visit:
- Roman Forum
- Colosseum
Enjoy suppli while walking through the streets of Rome
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Day 11: Rome
Take a tour of Vatican City
With your expert local guide you will visit:
- Sistine Chapel
- St. Peter’s Basilica
Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome
You will see:
- Trevi Fountain
- Pantheon
- Piazza Navona
- Spanish Steps
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Day 12: Depart for home
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Meals
Traditional breakfasts and dinners bring local flavours to life as part of your tour experience. Lunches are left for you to discover new favourite dishes of your own.
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Entrances
FICO World Eataly; Colosseum; Roman Forum; Vatican City; Sistine Chapele
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