The gourmet food tours organised by Parma Golosa consist of guided visits to the production sites of some of Italy's most famous DOP food products such as Prosciutto di Parma ham, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese as well as Traditional Balsamic Vinegar from Modena. You will have the opportunity of admiring and experience the different steps involved in the production.

The tours are quite flexible and can fit in with your travel plans. Do contact Parma Golosa to create a tour just for you and also look out for the new Vineyard Gourmet Wine & Food tastings with the options of a 'Classic Gourmet Lunch', ' Light Gourmet', 'Light Tasting,' or 'Traditional Balsamic Vinegar tasting'.

Italian Days are a series of one day wine tours and Italian food tours in Bologna. They are the brainchild of Alessandro Martini who is based just outside the city in the small town of Savigno. In the words of Alessandro 'a culinary expedition on the trace of taste and typical products of Emilia Romagna'.

But not just a very personal and personalized discovery of the gastronomy of the region, but cooking classes, wine tours and special guided tours to local events and traditional sagra and tour of a Parma ham or prosciutto.

Based in Tropea in west Calabria, this tour by In Italy Tours is a food, cultural and historical adventure to perhaps the region's most picturesque locations. By this we mean not just the small fishing village on the cliffs, but the sea, coast and inland mountains.

Both an 8 day Culinary Tour and a 4 day Cooking Tour are run here and combine many of the elements of other one days tours or short excursions by in Italy Tours to form a full immersion and an authentic food experience with local people.

Eating Italy Food Tours mouth-watering Food Tours in Rome that take place in the Testaccio neighborhood, the Eternal City's historical gourmet heart and still an obligatory stop for anyone interested in discovering authentic Roman cuisine.

'A Real Taste of Rome' Tour is the flagship food tour of their walking tours in Rome and in 3 hours you will enjoy seven fabulous food tastings (enough for a hearty lunch), lively anecdotal stories about local life, and personal insights into the culture, history and architecture of this corner of Rome.

These unique gastronomic and culinary adventures in the Garfagnana territory of north Tuscany near Lucca have been been put together by archaeologist and founder member of the Cambridge Convivium of Slow Food, Heather Jarman.

This special wine tour in Piemonte by Tasting Tours takes the visitor to some of the best barolo producing wineries in the region. Piedmont is a wine region rich in history yet there are viticulture and enology methods have only taken root over the past two decades.

Nebbiolo is the great grape of the Piedmont region where it makes a wine of prodigious quality that is worshipped by wine lovers around the globe – Barolo. It is stubbornly insistent on the right place and most would agree that despite efforts to cultivate it elsewhere, Piedmont is the only place where it feels truly at home.

Le Marche Holiday is run by Moreno Moretti, a rural development graduate based in the province of Ascoli Piceno. With a family background in farming rare local produce, Moreno has tremendous connections with wine makers, truffle hunters, local artisans and country accommodation owners across the Marche region and beyond.

He has pulled these contacts together to propose a series of unique day trips and cultural experiences for anyone wanting to really get under the skin of the traditions and dishes of this wonderful territory.

An opportunity to discover the three essential gourmet products of Piemonte; cheese, wine and chocolate. This gastronomic day tour is organized by Tasting Tours of Asti. who will help you experience the most flavors of the region and where to buy to take back home.

Meet your tour guide in hotel (or in a different place to be advised) and start the day by visiting one of the two most beautiful castles of the lower Langa area: Grinzane Cavour, or Serralunga d’Alba - imposing fortresses dominating the landscape and reminding of a glorious past.

Abruzzo Cibus Culinary Tours was founded by Massimo Criscio who returned to his roots from corporate America to follow a passion for good food, wine and genuine hospitality. The tours and cooking experiences his company offers are based in the family's historical residence Palazzo Tour d'Eau in Carunchio, province of Chieti.

The palazzo also offers private accommodation in six rooms, so the kitchen, restaurant and staff can be dedicated exclusively to your family or group.

Wine in Tour is the first Italian travel agency specializing in wine tours for business & leisure travellers and for anyone who loves and appreciates life and wine. 25 different types of wine experience all over Italy are offered on the website and many can also be tailored to your needs. Large groups can also be catered for as well as corporate events.

An authentic Sicily culinary and gourmet experience from Palermo taking in Marsala, Corleone, Ragusa and Modica. Taste the finest ingredients of Sicilian cooking which create superb dishes. Experience the knowledge and century old skills which make Sicilian food with Sicily tour operator Sole Blu Sicilia.

Tasting Tours based in Asti propose this Barbaresco wine tour to discover three producers located in the 3 villages of the Barbaresco region where only 1,200 acres are planted (the area is much smaller than the Barolo district).

Made from the same nebbiolo grape which gives Barolo, Barbaresco is in a way the younger brother of Barolo. More elegant and aromatic, it is though very powerful and great over ageing.

This series of gourmet food and wine tours around Lake Garda have been put together the exclusive restaurant Le Gemme di Artemesia Restaurant located near Torri del Benaco. An opportunity to get away from the stress of the busy working week to spend a few days in the tranquil atmosphere of the northern Italian Lakes hospitality.

Accommodation is a villa apartment with beautiful setting located on the hill side of the west coast of Lake Garda.and your trip starts with a cooking lesson with a Master chef; wine tastings with the sommelier, sampling cheeses and local specialties. Relax by walking through olives trees contemplating the surroundings and fine views.

A visit to Umbria in the autumn season is a wonderful short break experience. Not only will you have the main towns to yourself, but the countryside takes on an even more suggestive appearence bathed in gorgeous Autumn colours and limpid sunshine.

But, above all, the food comes into its own as the harvests roll out and succulent flavours hit the kitchens - mushrooms, truffles, polenta, soups, bruschette all lashed with the new olive oil and enjoyed with robust wines. Happy Cooking has prepared the following gastronomic tours proposals and do get in touch with Daniela to book and find out more.

A wonderful proposal by Hotel Byron located in Forte dei Marmi to discover the small hamlet of Montecarlo di Lucca, as well as the wine makers in the zone between Lucchesia and Valdinievole. Enjoy a guided visitor of the Cantina Buonamico to see the processes of winemaking.

This exclusive tour is for 2 nights and is available from April to May and September to October. Get in touch directly with Hotel Byron to find out more.