Cheese Walking and Food Tours in Italy: the 7 Worth Booking

1.Florence Food Tour of 10+ Authentic Tastings with Cheeses & Wines

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 155 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $118Our pick

Spend about three hours walking Florence with a local guide such as Paolo, Marilisa, Lorenzo, or Gerardo. Taste 10 or more Florentine specialties, including market produce, salami, cheeses, wine, lampredotto, pasta, ribollita, cantucci, gelato, and a secret dish. Groups are capped at 12.

“Awesome tour, very informative. Geraldo was super nice and knew a lot about the history of Florence.”

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2.Parmigiano and Parma Ham Guided Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 144 reviews · from $134

Meet at Parma’s NH Hotel for a five-hour guided visit to a Parmigiano Reggiano dairy and Parma Ham producer. Watch cheese wheels form, learn how ham is aged, and taste three cheeses, 24-month ham, breadsticks, local wine, and Malvasia. Guides may include Pietro, Matteo, Mattia, or George.

“Great tour. Matteo was a good host and very knowledgeable about both Parmigiano Reggiano and Prosciutto and the explanation of both processes were done in such a way that was easy to understand. Would highly recommend this tour.”

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3.Private Full Day Parma Food Tour: Parmesan Cheese, Parma Ham, Lunch, Vinegar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 127 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $399

Travel privately from Parma to small producers of Parmigiano-Reggiano, Prosciutto di Parma, and traditional balsamic vinegar. Your day includes tastings, a regional lunch with tortelli d’erbetta and local wine, hotel or station pickup, and guides such as Giacomo, Elisa, Claudia, and Stefania.

“Visiting Parma, take this tour! My wife and I visited a Parmesan Cheese factory and Balsamic vinegar facility and a great lunch. We were supposed to visit a Prosciutto (ham) facility but a snowstorm closed the facility and were unable to visit. The usual restaurant for lunch was also closed due to the snow and we found an alternate. Our guide, Silvia was great! She was very knowledgeable, had a great personality, and answered all of our questions. The tour company was proactive in offering a refund of a portion of our fee for not being able to visit the Prosciutto. Definitely recommend this tour.”

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4.Private Half Day Parma Food Tour: Parmesan Cheese, Parma Ham, Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $354

Spend about six hours with an English-speaking guide such as Monica, Lisa, or Stefania, visiting working cheese and Parma ham producers, tasting aged Parmigiano-Reggiano, and finishing with a three-course regional lunch, wine, and coffee. Hotel pickup in Parma is included.

“Our tour guide Monica took us on a private tour and then lunch. This was a great experience! She also gave us the name of a local traditional balsamic maker to stop at in the ride back to Bologna for a free one hour tour and tasting as his home. Acetacia Picci was the most amazing! It is a must do to top off your day!”

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5.DISCOVER SORRENTO, food &Walking tour . Lemons-cheese&olive oil

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 34 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $68Best value

Meet at 5 pm in Piazza Tasso for a small-group walk through Sorrento’s lanes, local food shops, artisan stops, and lemon production sites. Guides such as Nino, Georgia, Sandra, and Alessandra explain local traditions before tastings of cheese, salami, bruschetta, olive oil, wine, and limoncello.

“Giovanni was awesome and very knowledgeable about the history of Sorrento and local attractions/ geography! We love knowledge and he had tons to share. We also had an excellent assortment of cheeses and oils meats to enjoy. A whole meal! Grazie!!!”

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6.Discover Parma’s Flavors: Parmigiano & Prosciutto Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $141

Start early from central Parma with a small group of up to 12. Visit a traditional cheese factory and a Langhirano prosciutto producer, watch production and aging, then taste Parmigiano Reggiano, Parma ham, regional wine, and bread with guides such as Matteo or Mattia.

“Très professionnel, lieu de rendez vous, horaire, visite, disponibilité et intérêt de bien faire. Parfait”

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7.Prati Food Tour with Pizza Pasta and Parmigiano

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $119

Start with a Spritz and arancini, then sample salumi, cheeses, Bonci pizza and four Roman pastas. Guides such as James and Pablo add food, farming and cultural context. This English tour lasts about four hours, serves up to 12 people, and ends near public transport.

“Some of the food we had never had a chance to taste before, like the water buffalo cheese. It was an exciting and interesting tour.”

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