Gourmet food tours in Italy

Discover the best gourmet food experiences across Italy. From food tours and wine tastings to traditional cooking classes, this section features everything you need to explore Italy’s rich culinary heritage. Whether you’re interested in Parmesan cheese, balsamic vinegar, pasta-making, or fine dining, browse through our articles to plan your next food adventure in Italy.

Gourmet food tours in Italy Bologna

Parma Delights: Cheese, Ham, and Renaissance Art Just a Short Ride from Bologna

Gourmet food tours in Italy, Bologna

Bologna, the capital city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy, is reputable for its rich cultural heritage and vibrant lifestyle. While the city is indeed the cradle of Italy’s oldest university and is famed for its medieval towers, porticoes, and world-class cuisine, it also serves as a gateway to many illustrious surroundings. Among these, […]

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Montagnola park arcade near Porta Galliera in autumn, Bologna
Gourmet food tours in Italy Bologna

Porta Galliera, Bologna: The Northern Gate and Its History

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Porta Galliera stands on Via Galliera at the northern edge of Bologna’s historic centre, about five minutes’ walk from the central train station. It is one of the twelve gates of the 14th-century circuit of walls, and the one that visitors arriving by rail are most likely to pass closest to without realising it. The

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Archiginnasio: Bologna’s Intellectual Epicenter and Its Timeless Allure

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In the heart of Bologna, a city replete with centuries of history and charm, stands the Archiginnasio – a testament to Bologna’s intellectual prowess and its undying allure. Once the main building of the University of Bologna, the world’s oldest university in continuous operation, it still echoes the footsteps of scholars from centuries ago and

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Palazzo d’Accursio Bologna: Town Hall, Art Collections & Clock Tower

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Palazzo d’Accursio stands on the western side of Piazza Maggiore and has served as Bologna’s seat of civic government since the 13th century. Named after the jurist Accursius who lived there before the city acquired it, the building grew over several centuries into one of the largest communal palaces in Italy. Today it functions as

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Gourmet food tours in Italy Bologna

Via Zamboni, Bologna: The University Quarter Street and What to See

Gourmet food tours in Italy, Bologna

Via Zamboni runs northeast from the Due Torri through the university quarter, and the contrast with the polished porticoes around Piazza Maggiore is immediate. The arcades here are lower and narrower, many of them medieval in origin, with columns worn smooth and pavements that have been repaired in sections over centuries without ever quite matching.

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Gourmet food tours in Italy Bologna

Sacred Spaces in Central Bologna: From Santo Stefano to San Giacomo Maggiore

Gourmet food tours in Italy, Bologna

Bologna’s historic centre contains two religious sites that stand out from the rest: the Santo Stefano complex on Piazza Santo Stefano, and the Basilica di San Giacomo Maggiore on Piazza Rossini. Both are within easy walking distance of each other and of Piazza Maggiore, and both reward a visit that goes beyond a quick look

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