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Bologna Tours
La Grassa earned its name. Tagliatelle al ragù, mortadella and the food factories behind Emilia-Romagna.
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Book this tour now! The best way to experience a new city and to appreciate its food history is to book this tour with a local foodie. Valentina was the perfect guide. She created such a fun and pleasant experience. I'll definitely will refer her to…
The guide of Tours and the City gave us a fantastic historic overview about Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. He was very friendly and knew a lot about Gaudi and the church. The guide was able to answer any questions of us.
Great tour by an excellent guide Our visit to Rome would not be complete without visiting and learning about the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and the Basilica. Signing up for the tour saved us time in getting in (as we were able to Skip the Line) and also…
Great tours made by local people We had great experiences with these locals guides, they are roman and knows a lot about their city and anecdotes that we learnt only thanks to them. The gastronomic experience was somenthing incredible, the quality of the food was unique. The Vatican…
Bologna Food Tour, do it! Excellent opportunity to experience the wonderful tastes of Bologna. Pastries, pasta, bread, cheese, wine, cured meats and gelato. Fredrica was a wonderful guide, also pointing out areas of interest and small snippets of history. Highly recommend her as a guide and the…
We did a food tour with Darren and had an amazing time! Darren was very knowledgeable and gave us plenty of insight into the food in Bologna as well as its history. The food and wine were delicious. Would absolutely recommend!
My best experience in Florence. Rubina our guide is a local, an expert art historian and delightful. I was not sure I wanted to visit the Uffizi Gallery but I am so glad that I plunged in. I would never do it…
Fantastic day spent in Bologna with our interesting guide, Sonja! The food we tried and places we visited were a great introduction to the city, its history and food culture. The food was delicious as well. A must do!”
Fantastic tour! Our guide was lovely and made the history of the Sagrada Família very clear and easy to understand. He was patient and took the time to answer every single question we had. Highly recommended!
Darren was awesome. Being a chef, he gave us real insight into the food here in Bologna. He explained the history and also how things are made, which made the whole experience more meaningful. I’d recommend this tour to anyone coming through…
A great way to see the colosseum and the forum with the context and color they deserve! Francesco really helped us understand the history of early Rome and the importance of the monuments all over the area. l would 100% recommend!
Un recorrido fue buenísimo. Las comidas estuvieron de primera (nunca los habría probado sola) y la narración de los lugares fue excelentes. El mejor tour gastronómico que he tomado hasta el momento!!!!!”
Book this tour now! The best way to experience a new city and to appreciate its food history is to book this tour with a local foodie. Valentina was the perfect guide. She created such a fun and pleasant experience. I'll definitely will refer her to…
The guide of Tours and the City gave us a fantastic historic overview about Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. He was very friendly and knew a lot about Gaudi and the church. The guide was able to answer any questions of us.
Great tour by an excellent guide Our visit to Rome would not be complete without visiting and learning about the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and the Basilica. Signing up for the tour saved us time in getting in (as we were able to Skip the Line) and also…
Great tours made by local people We had great experiences with these locals guides, they are roman and knows a lot about their city and anecdotes that we learnt only thanks to them. The gastronomic experience was somenthing incredible, the quality of the food was unique. The Vatican…
Bologna Food Tour, do it! Excellent opportunity to experience the wonderful tastes of Bologna. Pastries, pasta, bread, cheese, wine, cured meats and gelato. Fredrica was a wonderful guide, also pointing out areas of interest and small snippets of history. Highly recommend her as a guide and the…
We did a food tour with Darren and had an amazing time! Darren was very knowledgeable and gave us plenty of insight into the food in Bologna as well as its history. The food and wine were delicious. Would absolutely recommend!
My best experience in Florence. Rubina our guide is a local, an expert art historian and delightful. I was not sure I wanted to visit the Uffizi Gallery but I am so glad that I plunged in. I would never do it…
Fantastic day spent in Bologna with our interesting guide, Sonja! The food we tried and places we visited were a great introduction to the city, its history and food culture. The food was delicious as well. A must do!”
Fantastic tour! Our guide was lovely and made the history of the Sagrada Família very clear and easy to understand. He was patient and took the time to answer every single question we had. Highly recommended!
Darren was awesome. Being a chef, he gave us real insight into the food here in Bologna. He explained the history and also how things are made, which made the whole experience more meaningful. I’d recommend this tour to anyone coming through…
A great way to see the colosseum and the forum with the context and color they deserve! Francesco really helped us understand the history of early Rome and the importance of the monuments all over the area. l would 100% recommend!
Un recorrido fue buenísimo. Las comidas estuvieron de primera (nunca los habría probado sola) y la narración de los lugares fue excelentes. El mejor tour gastronómico que he tomado hasta el momento!!!!!”
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