Top Piedmont & Liguria Food Tours

Turin is known for its prestigious cuisine featuring delicacies from truffles to chocolate. Take a deep dive into the city’s food culture with this gourmet walking tour to visit restaurants, learn about traditional dishes, and enjoy tastings and lunch with a foodie guide. Sample specialties including grissini (breadsticks), agnolotti and tajerin pasta, vitello tonné (veal with tuna sauce) and steak tartare, chocolates, and bicerin (a chocolate-infused coffee drink).

Italy is a patchwork of local cuisines, each with a proud heritage and unique dishes. On this walking tour, take a deep dive into that of food-centric Turin, from its market to its neighborhood eateries. Sample a plethora of local delicacies from street foods to restaurant fare, learning about their role in the city’s gastronomic culture from your guide. Taste wines and get your caffeine fix with Turin’s prized coffee.

Capital of Italy’s beautiful Liguria region, the coastal city of Genoa takes great pride in its local cuisine—with fresh flavors and traditional recipes handed down through the generations. On this walking tour, explore Genoa’s culture and lifestyle through its food and learn why Italian cuisine is the envy of the world. Sample pasta dishes with fresh pesto, local cheeses and seafood, and savory pastries, and taste the flavors the locals love.

Chocolate and all things sweet are at the heart of this walking tour in Turin. Explore the city’s Old Town with a food-focused tour including stops at chocolate shops and historic cafes. Learn about how chocolate is made and how Turin developed a reputation for confectionery and patisserie. Taste bicerin, a traditional drink native to Turin that combines coffee and chocolate.

Embark on a savory gastronomic journey through the historic port city of La Spezia, led by a friendly foodie guide. Sample tasty regional specialties at 5 different food stops, pre-selected to bring you the best of local cuisine. Taste briny fried anchovies, or a delicate chickpea pancake. Menus are seasonal, guaranteeing the freshest ingredients, and small groups are capped to ensure a personalized tasting adventure.

Savor the flavors of the Piedmont capital on a food and wine tour of Turin. Visit Europe's largest outdoor farmers market, which includes more than seven vendors offering local cuisine options. Try enough samples along the way to satisfy your need for lunch.

Learn the secrets of the Italian kitchen with this 3-hour cooking class in La Spezia. Led by an expert chef, begin at the local market to select fresh seafood and vegetables for your dishes. Then, bring your ingredients to the kitchen of a nearby ‘osteria.’ Receive hands-on training in your small group as you craft three courses of delicious Ligurian cuisine, sitting down to feast on your creations afterward. Numbers are limited to four people to keep the experience intimate.

You can't visit Italy without trying at least one pasta dish... So, we'll teach you two! Learn how to roll 'sfoglia' (fresh pasta) by hand and how to prepare 2 simple different kinds of pasta (filled pasta + fresh pasta) from scratch with your Cesarina. As the icing on the cake you will learn to prepare also the iconic Tiramisu. Share your passion for the Italian cuisine as you make new friends in this hands-on cooking class. It's a great way to truly experience Italian culture. • Learn to roll 'sfoglia' (fresh pasta) by hand • Learn to make 2 iconic pasta types • Learn to make the iconic tiramisu • Small-group cooking class with a maximum of 12 people. Share your passion for the Italian cuisine with other lovely guests • Enjoy an Italian Aperitivo to warm-up Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country. They are welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Considered one of Italy’s greatest red wines, Barolo is a favorite of oenophiles around the world. During your next visit to the Piedmont wine region—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—learn more about how Barolo and other local varietals are made during a behind-the-scenes tour of a family-run winery. Tour the vineyards, visit the cellar, and enjoy samples of a dozen wines, plus locally made meats and cheese.

My name is Jessica, I will accompany you on a visit to the vineyards and cellar. We produce wine for passion, with respect for the environment and continuous search for quality without forgetting the poetry that wine contains. We want to offer our guests a full-immersion experience in the world of oenology, and tasting, with a sensory journey to discover the world of wine from cultivation to aging. You can take a panoramic walk with us in the vineyard, where depending on the season you can actively follow the different processes, to understand how the wine is born in the vineyard, and then continues its life in the cellar from alcoholic fermentation to aging in wood. The experience ends with the tasting of wines paired with local products selected by the best farms. In case of bad weather the experience is carried out entirely indoors The visits start at 11.00 and 16.00, for different needs do not hesitate to contact us!

We will start our day in the historical center of Neive, a small medieval hilltop town. One of the towns of the Barbaresco wine area and one of Italy’s top 5 most beautiful hilltop villages. We will sit down in a caffè with a warm beverage of your choice and will go over the area with the local maps to give a better idea of the regions, the grapes, the winemaking process, and what we will be tasting throughout the day. From there we will take a beautiful drive through the the hilly roadways that are covered in vines that brings us to our first winery stop, where we will see the wine making process, talk about some family history, and a taste of some of the family’s most precious wines. After we will stop in a medieval village for lunch at a small local spot, before heading to our second winery visit. We will then after, head back to our meeting point where you will be free to enjoy an aperitivo or dinner after the tour. The start time is at 9.30 and the end time is at 17.00

We are reasonably flexible with the itinerary as we are a completely private excursion..You can be "hands on" or just sit back, relax and enjoy the view. Be aware that our prices are based on a "minimum" of 4 persons. We will take 1,2,or3, but the 4 person minimum will apply. Simply enter your number of persons to reflect the correct price, all inclusive.

The Italian city of Genoa, where pesto got its start, is home to antique shops; stunning 15th-, 16th-, and 17th-century palaces; and scores of outstanding restaurants and bars. This tour leads you through the top sites, secluded squares, and hidden spots. You’ll try local Prosecco, coffee, pesto, and focaccia, all with the expertise of a local guide.

Snacks and Tasting Menu: Bread purchased from a local artisan producer Local cured meats and cheeses Roasted hazelnuts based on availability Homemade jam Macaroons of Mombaruzzo Wine: The "Kiss" (Brut Sparkling Wine - Martinotti Method) The "Pasarot" (Barbera-based Sparkling Rosé Wine) "La Cirimela" (Barbera d'Asti DOCG) "La Giulia" (Nizza DOCG) Moscato d'Asti DOCG

At Langaround we offer tailor made full day wine tours that will help you discover the magic wines of Piedmont. During the day you will have the chance to taste wines from different producers, vintages, villages, grapes; from Barolo to Barbaresco, Barbera and Dolcetto. You will certainly find something to bring home and drink into homes. Meeting great winemakers and looking into the world, will make you breathe the unique atmosphere that makes this piece of land so beautiful. On a typical full-day tour, we will arrange two / three visits in order to dedicate the right time to each tastings; A restaurant with some genuine local food.

It is an emotional journey that starts in the cool cellars and then reaches the wooden rooms designed to taste our wines without leaving the surrounding nature.

Discover the sweet side of Turin with a food-focused walking tour. Taste several chocolate-based specialties of Torino including Bicerin (an espresso and chocolate drink), gelato, pastries, and chocolate bars. Follow your guide on a stroll through the heart of the city and learn about the history of chocolate making in this region of Italy.

Italy’s Piedmont region is known as a gastronomic capital. On this private tour, you won’t just get to taste some of its most famous culinary products—you’ll go behind-the-scenes and see how they’re produced. First, join a truffle hunter and his dog on a walk, and see if you unearth any treasures. Then, transfer to a family-run winery, where you’ll learn how wine is made and enjoy samples of Barolo.

Hello, this is Pier and Chiara, your Sommelier and Wine Country experts. After some years in California, we decided to return to Langhe to showcase the beauty of our countryside and home. For us, it is all about great stories and unforgettable flavors. Let us use our expertise and our direct connections to create the best experience for you: a relaxed, guided Wine Tour&Tasting at top rated producers. Wine Country at its best. This tailor made guided tour includes: - Pick-up in Alba - Transportation: fully electric vehicle (Tesla) - Tour and tasting at top rated wineries - English speaking private guide and Sommelier - Concierge service for lunch and dinner - Wine shipping service - Tasting fees PLEASE NOTE: the minimum number of guests is 2

Truffles are one of the most famous and prestigious products from Alba, but taking to the woods to search out these delicacies in the wild is a pastime usually reserved for expert foragers. With this exclusive experience, join a local truffle hunter and his dogs as they uncover these tiny treasures in the wooded hills. Relax after your adventure with a wine tasting in a local family-run cellar.

Indulge in the fantastic and impressive wines of the Piedmont region in northwestern Italy. Visit wine cellars and vineyards of Langhe and Roero and be prepared to taste some amazing wine, including Barolo, Barbaresco, Nebbiolo, Roero, Barbera, Dolcetto and Arneis. Choose between a half-day or a full-day tour, exploring and learning about the wines of the area. 

This private tour with Winemaker is completely dedicated to Piedmont wines and their secrets. The winemaker will lead you to the details of the Terroir and vinification techniques. We will walk through the vineyard to discover the singularity of our unique Terroir, the origin of the formation of soils, the connection between the climate, the wine growing, and the grape varieties. - Morning: 2 commented wine tasting session in a family run wineries in Barolo area (detailed tour of the winery, wine-making unit and aging cellar). - Lunch: I take care of booking your table in a « Piedmont » typical restaurant (To be paid directly). - Afternoon: We will have 1 Commented wine tasting sessions in family run winery in Barbaresco area. THE TOUR IS PRIVATE, IT CAN BE CUSTOMIZED ACCORDING TO YOUR SPECIFIC WISHES

After 2000 years of history I have brought to light two versions of the ancient Roman wines: Aureum and Purpureum that allow you to make a sensory journey into antiquity! You can visit the wine production museum and taste our products. I am the archaeologist and sommelier Simone Tabusso, for 4 years I have studied the production of wine in ancient Rome through the translation of ancient Latin texts and the study of archaeological remains.

In this magic tour we will see landscapes hidden from the crowd, making easy ups and exciting downs with our e-bikes among the colors and scents of this part of Ligurian coast which is like a secret Cinque Terre area, but not as crowded as the original villages. We will make a visit of a typical vinyard, from which we will admire the sea from unique perspectives. The owner of the vinyard will illustrate the traditional cultivation method that him and his family have been rediscovering through the years. He will also explain their restoring projects of ancient heritage grape varieties. Comfortably sitting in the garden, we will taste two traditional white and red wines, typical of this region, paired with seasonal products. Finally, we will go downhill, making return to Levanto in the enchanting light of a beautiful sunset.