ITALY FOOD TOUR

The Italy Food Tour focuses on Bologna and Emilia-Romagna, one of Italy’s most important culinary regions. You’ll make fresh pasta by hand at Le Sfogline, the Bologna pasta shop shaped by Renata Zappoli and her daughters Daniela and Monica; watch a ragù demonstration at La Salumeria di Bruno e Franco, which has been keeping Bolognese culinary tradition alive since 1985; visit Salumificio La Perla in Langhirano for a closer look at Prosciutto di Parma production; taste traditional balsamic vinegar at Acetaia San Matteo in Modena; visit Museo del Parmigiano Reggiano in Soragna; and visit Umberto Cesari, founded in 1964 in Castel San Pietro Terme. The Bologna Quadrilatero food market walk, lunch at Osteria del Sole, open since 1465, and an Emilian country lunch at Trattoria Croara with crescentine, tigelle, and handmade pasta round out the culinary picture.

Yes. The Italy Food Tour through Bologna and Emilia-Romagna is inspired by the Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary series Italy Made With Love. Several of the artisans and producers on this itinerary were featured in the series, and the tour is designed to give you a closer look at the people, stories, and food traditions first introduced on screen. Rather than simply tasting the region’s best-known foods, you’ll spend time in pasta shops, markets, wineries, family-run food producers, and artisan spaces where Emilia-Romagna’s culinary traditions are still practiced.

The Italy Food Tour is based in Bologna and travels through the wider Emilia-Romagna region, one of Italy’s most important food regions. Day trips take you to Modena for traditional balsamic vinegar at Acetaia San Matteo; to Maranello, near Modena, for Museo Ferrari; to Langhirano for Prosciutto di Parma at Salumificio La Perla; to Soragna for Museo del Parmigiano Reggiano; to Santarcangelo di Romagna for the Enzo Bonafè Shoe Factory and Stamperia Artigiana Marchi, the 1633 print workshop; and into the hills outside Bologna for a wine visit at Umberto Cesari in Castel San Pietro Terme. The itinerary also includes Bologna’s Quadrilatero market district, Le Sfogline, La Salumeria di Bruno e Franco, Osteria del Sole, Trattoria Croara, and other food-focused stops tied to the region’s culinary traditions.

Groups are capped at 20 guests. This small group size keeps the Italy Food Tour personal and well-suited to the workshops, food producers, markets, and tastings that shape the itinerary. With fewer travelers, you have more room to ask questions, move at an unhurried pace, and spend meaningful time with the people and places behind Emilia-Romagna’s food and craft traditions.

Yes. The tour price includes all breakfasts, lunches, and dinners throughout the 8-day Italy Food Tour, along with beer and wine served with meals. The included meals and food experiences reflect the itinerary’s focus on Emilia-Romagna, with stops such as Le Sfogline, Osteria del Sole, Acetaia San Matteo, Ristorante L’Antico Caseificio, Salumeria Ugolotti, Trattoria Croara, Ristorante Donatello, and Ristorante Da Grassilli, among other scheduled places.

Upcoming departure dates are listed above. The current schedule includes one available 2026 departure: September 12–19. The May 16–23, 2026, and November 7–14, 2026 departures are sold out. For 2027, April 3-10th, 2027 and June 5th - 12th 2027. For additional dates, contact our team.

Yes. Museo Ferrari in Maranello is part of the Day 5 itinerary and is included in the tour price. Located near Modena and established in 1990, the museum explores Ferrari’s history from Scuderia Ferrari’s beginnings in Modena in 1929 to the founding of Officina Ferrari Automobili in Maranello in 1947.

Exhibits include road cars, racing cars, trophies, photographs, and archival pieces, along with sections on Ferrari’s workshop, technological innovation, Tailor Made and One Off designs, the Style Centre, and the evolution of the Fiorano Track. For this Italy Food Tour, the visit adds another expression of Emilia-Romagna craft: precision, engineering, design, and place.

A $500 deposit is required to reserve your place on the Italy Food Tour. To reserve, submit the deposit through the booking link for your selected departure. Each tour date has its own deposit link on the website. Deposits are fully refundable within 7 days of purchase, less a 10% processing fee. After that period, deposits may be applied toward a future Made With Love tour.

For all tours, 50% of the tour balance is due 120 days before departure, with the remaining balance due 100 days before departure. Full refunds are available up to 120 days before the tour start date.

For questions about your specific departure, please call us at 1-866-868-7750 or schedule a Discovery Call. The Made With Love Tours team will walk you through the payment schedule and cancellation terms clearly before you reserve.