About this trip
This eight-day trip moves through Italy by train, from Venice to Rome, built entirely around what you eat along the way. The focus is regional, seasonal food — the everyday cooking of nonnas rather than tourist-menu pizza and pasta.
You'll try cicchetti in Venice, homemade dinners in Tuscany, and local wine and produce in San Gimignano and Bologna, with a local guide alongside you throughout to explain what you're eating and why.
It's a trip for people who want to understand a place through its food and are happy to eat what's put in front of them, including plenty of meat and seafood.
What you'll do
- Try cicchetti (small bites) in Venice
- Explore street food and local eats between Venice and Rome
- Taste wine and seasonal produce in San Gimignano
- Share homemade dinners in Tuscany with a local host
- Discover Bologna's food scene
- Travel between regions by train with a guide throughout
- Meat and seafood feature heavily — vegetarians and vegans should check the itinerary carefully before booking
- You'll travel by train and need to carry your own luggage on and off
- Summer temperatures in these regions can pass 40°C, so consider timing if you're heat-sensitive
Worth it if you want genuine food experiences and don't mind loose daily structure. Think twice if you need comprehensive inclusions and guaranteed accommodation standards.
- Guide Jacopo was knowledgeable, friendly, and genuinely looked after the group well.
- Food quality and variety throughout each city justified the trip; learning experiences felt authentic.
- Itinerary inaccuracies happened: breakfast listed but unavailable in Venice meant unexpected costs.
- Accommodation downgraded at short notice with no compensation; fewer optional activities than competing companies.
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Departing in Sep is cheapest — from £2,320, about 22% below the priciest month (Sep).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Venice · 10 Sept – 11 Sept
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