Our guides answer the questions the booking sites do not: when to come, which area to choose, which base to sleep in, and what the dish on the menu actually is. Every guide links to the category pages where you can compare and book the experiences it recommends.
Italy
- Alba White Truffle Season 2026: When to Go, the Fair and How the Hunt Works Piedmont white truffle season runs late September to January with the peak in October and November; the Alba fair runs 10 October…
- Bologna or Parma? Where to Base Yourself for Emilia-Romagna’s Food Bologna, Parma and Modena compared as bases for a food trip: trains, city food, tours and classes, the producer tours, and two-day…
- Chianti vs Montalcino vs Montepulciano: Which Tuscan Wine Tour Should You Choose? Chianti, Montalcino or Montepulciano? How the three Tuscan wine areas differ in wine, distance, price and logistics, and which to choose from…
- Etna Wine Explained: Nerello, Carricante, the Contrade, and Taormina or Catania for the Tour What Etna Rosso and Etna Bianco taste like, why the volcano is compared to Burgundy, when the harvest is, and whether to…
- Florence or Siena: Where to Base Yourself for Tuscany’s Food and Wine Florence or Siena for wine tours and food? What each city reaches in an hour, which tours leave from where, and a…
- How to Visit Tuscan Wineries Without a Car Tuscany wineries without driving: small-group tours, private drivers, the buses and trains that reach Chianti and Montalcino, e-bike and Vespa options, and…
- Italy Food & Wine Calendar: What to Eat and Drink, Month by Month A month-by-month guide to eating and drinking in Italy: grape harvest, white truffles, new olive oil, Rome's artichoke season, Naples at Easter,…
- Lake Como: Varenna or Bellagio? Where to Stay for Food, Cooking Classes and Easy Ferries Varenna, Bellagio and Como compared for food travellers: train and ferry logistics from Milan, the cooking classes and their prices, wine tastings,…
- Neapolitan vs Roman Pizza: What’s the Difference, and Where to Learn Each Neapolitan vs Roman pizza: dough, oven, shape and texture, why one is soft and one crisp, pizza al taglio and scrocchiarella, and…
- One Day Ashore in Livorno: What to Do with 4, 6, 7, 9 or 10 Hours in Port A planner for a Livorno cruise call by hours in port: Livorno's own food in four hours, Pisa and Lucca in six,…
- Orecchiette in Puglia: The Pasta, the Street in Bari, the Scandal and Where to Make Your Own How orecchiette are made and eaten, the pasta ladies of Arco Basso in Bari Vecchia, the 2025 authenticity investigation, and the best…
- Palermo Street Food Glossary: Arancina, Panelle, Sfincione, Meusa and Where to Eat Them The ten things that make up Palermo street food, what each one is, the arancina versus arancino question, the three markets and…
- Parmigiano, Balsamic and Prosciutto Tours: From Bologna, Parma or Modena? Which city to start the Emilia producer tour from: Bologna for all three with lunch, Parma for ham and cheese in a…
- Sorrento or Positano? Where to Base Yourself on the Amalfi Coast for Cooking Classes and Food Sorrento and Positano compared as bases: trains and ferries, cooking classes and prices, limoncello, cost and stairs, plus the Amalfi and Agerola…
- The Best Chianti Wine Tours from Florence: Five We Would Book Five Chianti wine tours from Florence compared: three-winery days with lunch, the Vespa tour, a seven-wine tasting in the city, and what…
- The Best Pizza Making Classes in Naples: Three We Would Book Three Naples pizza classes compared: the three-hour pizza and tiramisù class, the two-hour family class with gelato, and the class taught by…
- The Four Roman Pastas Explained: Cacio e Pepe, Carbonara, Amatriciana and Gricia Cacio e pepe, carbonara, amatriciana and gricia: what each is, the ingredients they share, why carbonara has no cream, and where to…
- Trastevere or Testaccio: Which Rome Food Tour Should You Book? Trastevere vs Testaccio food tours in Rome: what you eat on each, morning versus evening, price and pace, and which to choose…
- Venice Cicchetti and Bacari: What They Are, What to Order and Where to Go Bacaro, cicchetto, ombra: the Venetian bar culture explained, the cicchetti to order, how to behave at the counter, the best neighbourhoods, and…
Croatia
- Croatian Wine Grapes Explained: Malvazija, Teran, Plavac Mali, Pošip and More Croatia's wine grapes explained: Malvazija and Teran in Istria, Plavac Mali, Pošip, Grk and Babić in Dalmatia, Graševina in Slavonia, what they…
- Istria Food & Wine Calendar: Truffles, Wine and Olive Oil, Month by Month A month-by-month guide to eating and drinking in Istria, Croatia: white truffle season, the Malvazija harvest, new olive oil, wild asparagus, and…
- Split or Dubrovnik: Which Is Better for Food and Wine? Split vs Dubrovnik for food and wine: markets, food tours, cooking classes, Kaštela versus Pelješac wine days, prices, and which to choose…
- The best food in Split: What to taste in Split Introduction to Split’s Food Scene Split, located on Croatia’s Adriatic coast, is renowned for its historical sites like Diocletian’s Palace and its…
- The Best Truffle Hunting in Istria: Where to Go, When, and Which Hunt to Book Istrian truffle hunts compared: a family hunt above Motovun with a truffle meal, a ninety-minute walk from Livade, the top Viator option,…
Slovenia
- Slovenia’s Wine Regions in a Day from Ljubljana: Brda, Vipava and the Karst Which Slovenian wine region to visit from Ljubljana in a day: Goriška Brda, the Vipava Valley or the Karst, with drive times,…
France
- Paris Food Tours: Which Neighbourhood? Le Marais, Montmartre, the Left Bank or the 11th The four Paris food tour neighbourhoods compared: what each does best, what you eat, when to go, and which to pick for…
- Prosecco vs Franciacorta vs Champagne: How They Differ and Which to Visit Tank versus bottle fermentation, Glera versus Chardonnay, price and taste compared, and which sparkling-wine day trip to take from Venice, Milan or…
Spain
- Barcelona Tapas or Pintxos? The Words, the Catalan Plates and Which Neighbourhood to Eat In Tapas versus pintxos, vermut and bodegas explained, the Catalan dishes to order from pa amb tomàquet to calçots, and El Born, Gràcia,…