9 Farmers Market Tours in Italy Worth the Trip

1.Tasty Trionfale Farmers Market Food Tour and Local Wines Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 43 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $82Our pick

Start at Mercato Trionfale with Christiano, a local guide who helps you sample Italian specialties and understand Roman food traditions. Then follow a route through Prati, Borgo, the Vatican Walls, and Passetto di Borgo, finishing at St. Peter’s Square. Vegetarian options require advance notice.

“Great knowledge of history of Rome. Willingness to assist us in finding what we liked to eat. We would not have found the market without Christian and he was personable and gracious.”

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2.Vatican Street Food and Wine Tour with Farmers Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · 2 hours · from $79Best value

Meet your English-speaking guide at Santa Maria delle Grazie al Trionfale for a two-hour walk through Prati and Trionfale. Expect market tastings of pizza, cheeses, cured meats, fried rice balls, pastries, and regional wine, with Roman history along the way. Guides may include Bruno, Barbara, Martina, Matteo, or Gabriel.

“The tour was perfect. We had a lot of value and the guide was super nice. He knew every insights. Would recommend it for sure!”

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3.Farmers Market Shopping with Roman Full Course Class – (SHARED)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $216

Meet your English-speaking chef at Campo de’ Fiori at 9:00 am, choose fresh ingredients at the market, then walk to a cooking school in a 17th-century palace. You’ll make pasta, a main course, side dish, and dessert before sitting down with prosecco, wine, beer, or soft drinks. Chefs have included Davide, Roberto, Marco, Filippo, and Adri.

“Robert was informative and charming! The food was great. I loved the hands on experience in making the pasta and taramisu. Highly recommend!”

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4.Farmers Market Shopping and Roman Full Course Class – SHARED

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $186

Meet your English-speaking chef at Campo de Fiori, shop for fresh ingredients, then cook pasta, a main dish, contorno, and dessert. Alessandro and Simone are among the instructors praised for warm, flexible teaching. The class includes Prosecco, antipasti, wine, equipment, and your finished meal near Piazza Navona or the Pantheon.

“Learned so much ! The chef was really kind I recommend the class”

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5.Como Food Tour and the Farmers Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $180

Start at 10:00 in Piazza Vittoria and spend two to three hours tasting Como’s everyday pleasures. Visit the covered market on Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday, then see Piazza San Fedele, the Duomo, Broletto, and Piazza Cavour. Your tastings include coffee, pastry, cheese, cured meats, wine, and gelato.

“We enjoyed the entire journey from the first taste of coffee to the market and lastly the wine with the meats and cheeses. Included of course was the enjoyable conversation. Although it was all wonderful we enjoyed the end relacing with the wine and intercange of conversation the best.”

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6.Small-Group Tasty Food Tour Around Farmers Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · from $102

Join a small group at 11 a.m. for four hours of Roman food and sightseeing. You’ll sample more than 10 foods, including cured meats, cheese, pizza, pasta, olive oil, and truffles, with wine, beer, soft drinks, coffee, or tea included. Guide Andrea has earned praise for keeping the group engaged.

“Andrea is excellent! We enjoyed this food tour very much:) He went above and beyond to make sure everyone is having a good time. Our group (15 people total) was cool as well.”

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7.Rome City Center Largest Farmers Market and Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $85

Meet at 11 a.m. near Mercato Trionfale for a two-hour walk with a guide such as Marco. Sample Italian foods, truffle cheese, wine, and other market treats before passing through Prati, Borgo, the Vatican Walls, and the Passetto di Borgo. The tour ends in Saint Peter’s Square.

“We had the best time on this food tour! Our guide Marco was so knowledgeable and funny! Such a great way to experience the culture!”

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8.Como Food Tour and the Farmers Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $169

Walk Como’s walled center with a local English or Italian-speaking guide, tasting espresso and pastry, aperitivo, charcuterie, and cheese. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, begin at the farmers market, where small producers share local food traditions. Daniele has led this tour with lively stories and offbeat stops.

“One of our favorite Como tours! Daniele, our guide, was so lively and informative. Taking us to spots off the beaten path, introducing us to to locals, helping us have a true flavor of real Como living. And, best cornetto of the trip! Would definitely recommend.”

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9.San Lorenzo Farmers Market Food Tour with Wine Tasting in 4 hours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $102

Meet your art historian guide at Piazza dell’Unità Italiana at 11 a.m. for a four-hour walk through Florence’s Central Market, with tastings of Tuscan foods, wine, and a sit-down lunch. You’ll also see Duomo Square and Santa Croce before finishing in Piazza di Santa Croce. Vegetarian meals require advance notice.

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