10 Market Tours in Italy Worth Booking

1.Cooking Class and Lunch at a Tuscan Farmhouse with Local Market Tour from Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,831 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $145Our pick

Review of a Tuscan farmhouse cooking class from Florence, with a market tour, handmade pasta, four-course lunch, Chianti, and recipes.

“Booked this a few days before my trip & I was so excited. My expectations were far exceeded. I took my mom to Italy for our first time for her 60th birthday trip. She’s a little slow at walking so when Luca says a five minute walk it might’ve taken her a little longer, but he was an absolute pleasure and kept us all laughing. I feel honored to have met him and Erika. So fun so full of knowledge… taken on a short tour around Florence and the markets… quite the experience and then took the bus to the farmhouse and it was such a beautiful peaceful view. The…”

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2.Colosseum, Roman Forum & Trajan’s Market Exterior Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 2,038 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $29Best value

Explore Rome’s Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Trajan’s Markets from outside with an entertaining English guide for $29.

“I’ve learned a lot as well as my kids, we had a great history lesson taught by our guide. That was definitely something that made a huge difference compared to visiting by ourselves.”

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3.Small Group Cooking Class & Market Food Tour in Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,574 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $62

Cook fresh pasta, ravioli, bruschetta, and tiramisu after Florence’s Central Market, with Chianti and a local chef.

“Highly recommend this cooking class. It really is a full cooking experience, so make sure you can commit at least five hours of your time before signing up. The experience includes tasting ingredients at the local market, as well as cooking every part of your meal. Our chef, Alice, was very knowledgeable and very helpful. Overall, a great experience, thank you Towns of Italy!!”

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4.Bologna Food & Market Tour with 6 Tastings, Pasta, Wines & More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,328 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $118

Taste Bologna through fresh pasta, Parmigiano, balsamic vinegar, local meats, wine, and the historic Quadrilatero market.

“Make sure you’re hungry before the tour! This was such a good experience. We had wonderful tortellino and tagliatelle, great wine, and some delicious meats/cheeses with crackers. This is our favorite thing we did in Bologna!”

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5.Venice Street Food Tour with Local Guide with Local Food Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 822 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $53

Taste cicchetti, cheeses, cakes, and Venetian street food while exploring Rialto Market and quiet city lanes with a local guide.

“Brief history of cuisines and journey through the city! Wonderful history and culture, friendly tour guide, Tone!”

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6.Street Food and Local Market Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 540 reviews · 3 hours · from $81

Taste Palermo’s best street foods, explore Capo and Vucciria markets, and learn local history on a generous three-hour walking tour.

“Our guide, Simona, provided a good mix of learning about the foods, with some history of Palermo. The choices were delicious: prepare to eat a lot!”

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7.Pasta and Tiramisu Cooking Class with optional Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 515 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $83

Make tagliatelle, ricotta ravioli, ragù, and tiramisù in Florence with a local chef, market visit, wine, and a meal of your own cooking.

“This was an awesome class! Guy was fantastic. We learned how to make pasta from scratch, the techniques, ingredients. Then we learned how to make tiramisu. We all had a hand in the whole process. I highly recommend taking this class. You’ll be ready to make pasta when. You get home. The food we made was so good!”

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8.Roman Food Tour with Visit to the Trionfale Food Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 471 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $107

Taste up to 25 Roman specialties, visit Trionfale Market, and finish with pasta, wine, and gelato on this four-hour Rome food tour.

“This was a super tour. Giada was such a wonderful guide, and had a lot of fun with her. There were only 4 people, which made it nice. If you are going to take this tour, I would strongly suggest, DO NOT EAT ANYTHING prior. I started the morning in Florence with an early train down to Rome and then after dropping bags at my Rome hotel, went straight to the food tour for the 10:45 am tour. I had eaten a croissant in Florence before my train. There was so much food on this tour. We started out with a cappucino or macchiato, which was tasty even though I…”

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9.Authentic Roman Cooking Class & Market Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 363 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $225

Shop Rome’s local market, make three fresh pastas and a main course, then enjoy a four-course lunch with Italian wine in a small group.

“I had an absolutely wonderful experience! The other participants didn’t show despite waiting 30 minutes for them so I got a private lesson. Luca was a wonderful teacher! And the food was delicious! I look forward to making pasta using what I learned.”

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10.Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, and Campo Dei Fiori Market Food and Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 320 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $107

Taste Roman classics, explore Campo de’ Fiori, and see the Pantheon and Trevi Fountain on a four-hour food and wine walk.

“This was incredible. Maria was so friendly and knowledgeable and took us to some truly wonderful places that we would not have found on our own since we aren’t locals. I felt like I was hanging out with a friend all day. I learned so much about Rome and experienced truly amazing local food. I cannot recommend this enough.”

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