Category: Italy

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A Culinary Guide to Birthday Restaurants in Venice

Venice is one of the top destinations in Italy to host a special occasion like a birthday party or anniversary dinner. The city is filled with some of the finest restaurants for hosting birthday parties, of any scale. From Michelin-starred restaurants like Osteria da Fiore to vegetarian-friendly ristorantes like La...

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Food Tours of Rome

Top 5 Food Tours of Rome

It’s no surprise that Rome is one of the world’s best culinary cities. But with thousands of years of history and culture, it can seem a bit daunting to find the perfect Rome tour for you. Luckily, we’ve put together a helpful guide to some of Rome’s most popular food...

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10 Wonderful Italian Wine Facts (we bet you didn't know!)

Does your knowledge of wine stop at pairing white wine with fish and red wine with meat? Fear not: we’ve collected 10 amazing facts about (Italian) wine from our resident sommelier, Marco Lori, and turned them into this handy info-graphic, gorgeously illustrated by Helsinki-based designer and illustrator Ilona Oksanen. Yes, this is...

16 Best Restaurants and Cafés in Venice

For a few decades, the food scene in Venice has been seen as very touristy, overpriced and generally pretty bad. But thanks to the internet and the birth of food blogs, guide books and food tours – and thanks also to the desire of travelers to eat better and the...

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A Foodie Abroad: Why You Shouldn’t Eat Pasta in India or Burgers in Italy

Recently I was working for a few days at the World Expo in Milan. I was at the Etihad Alitalia Pavilion with Tourism Australia, working with Australian Aboriginal chef Mark Olive. Cooking demonstrations were done each day with Mark using herbs and spices indigenous to Australia, all of them new...

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The 10 Most Instagrammable Cities in Europe

Wondering which European cities are best represented on Instagram? Yep, we were too! So we undertook the highly scientific mathematical research of finding out how many times the hashtags for the names of each city in Europe have been used*. Et voila! We bring you the top 10 most Instagrammable...

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What to Do on Mondays in Rome

For most of us, Monday can bring a case of the beginning-of-the-week blues, of 5 long days until the weekend’s fun and freedom. But if you’re fortunate enough to be on vacation in Rome on lunedì, then you’re in luck: there’s plenty to do, see, and eat in the capital,...

10 Tips to Ordering Italian Wine Like a Pro

Does ordering wine in a restaurant strike fear into your heart? Do enormous wine lists bring you out in a cold sweat? Do you look at the sommelier with a mixture of anxiety and admiration? Fret no longer! Our very own Master Sommelier, Marco Lori, is here to give you...

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10 European Wine Regions Just Waiting to Be Discovered

Summer is almost over and it’s time for winemakers to harvest their grapes across Europe. What better way to celebrate the vintage than by visiting these beautiful wine regions? From the rolling hills of Piedmont to the whitewashed villages of the Aegean islands, there are so many places where you...

Eating Europe Tours

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Eating Venice Food & Drinks Tour
  • Daily
  • 3 Hours
  • Small Group
Evening - Progressive dinner
Eating Palermo: Evening Food & Wine Tour
  • Wed-Mon
  • 3.5 Hours
  • Small Group

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