Top Padua Food Tours

Join us in a real Prosecco Tasting Experience. Discovering the Prosecco production areas, with a sensory analysis of the wines: Visual, Olfactory and Gustatory Analysis to learn how to taste a wine. Spend an immersive experience with us. The modern and contemporary design frames our estate, immersed in the vineyards with centenary architecture. Look around you and savor everything: you are our guests. Tel: +39 347 1122 636 Tel: +39 347 8344 395

We are waiting for you every day to have a good time together, to taste our products and taste our wines, in the magnificent setting of the UNESCO hills of Valdobbiadene. The AperiGusto in VALDOBBIADENE includes: 3 Choice of wine glasses Platter of cold cuts and mixed cheeses

Wine tasting in a local cellar of the Euganean hills of volcanic origin, in the southern part of Padua, in the inland of Venice. The experience includes the private transfer by minivan from Montegrotto Terme to the cellar in the hills and the tasting of 3 wines (white, red and spumante). The wine producer will explain you the history of his winery on the panoramic terrace and will accompany you to visit his cellar.

In the middle of Region Veneto, discover the olive and wine excellences of the Euganean Hills. For some time now, vines and olive trees have been cultivated in our territory, from these products true delights are produced: the wine and olive oil of the Euganean Hills. Olive oil is certainly a source of pride in this area: we will visit an olive oil mill, where the producers will show us the art of olive oil production, and will guide us during the tasting of the final product. We have then chosen for you, one of the best wineries in this area, where after a visit to the cellar, you will taste the typical wines of the Euganean Hills.

In the middle of Region Veneto, discover the olive and wine excellences of the Euganean Hills. For some time now, vines and olive trees have been cultivated in our territory, from these products true delights are produced: the wine and olive oil of the Euganean Hills. Olive oil is certainly a source of pride in this area: we will visit an olive oil mill, where the producers will show us the art of olive oil production, and will guide us during the tasting of the final product. We have then chosen for you, one of the best wineries in this area, where after a visit to the cellar, you will taste the typical wines of the Euganean Hills.

A fantastic Street food experience in the city centre of Padua. Your guide will take you around Padova with stops at the famous Caffè Pedrocchi for a special coffee, at the open-air markets in the squares to stare at the colored stands plenty of fruits, vegetables and food, at the Sotto il Salone covered market, where you will taste typical Italian street food and will drink the venetian Spritz (in alternative you can taste Prosecco or non-alcoholic drinks). Being in the city centre, the excursion give you the possibility to see some of the most important monuments and sites of Padova, like the University, The Jewish Ghetto, the Palazzo della Ragione, etc. Happy ending with an Italian Ice Cream!

Explore Padua on a bike with a local expert guide. Taste local food paired with fine wine and discover the main attractions of this beautiful city Though under an hour from Venice, Padua seems a world away with its medieval marketplaces, Fascist-era facades, and hip student population. As a medieval city-state and home to Italy’s second-oldest university, Padua challenged both Venice and Verona for regional hegemony. A series of extraordinary fresco cycles recalls this golden age – including in Giotto’s blockbuster Cappella Degli Scrovegni, Menabuoi’s heavenly gathering in the baptistry and Titian’s St Anthony in the Scaletta del Santo. Experience the best of Padua on a spectacular guided bike tour. From one ride to another you will taste the best finger food and wine of the region. This tour will give you a real feel of the city as you cycle through scenic-historical bike paths with your local guide. Your guide will show you, Padua, as you’ve never seen it before… As a local!

Our local tour leaders make you discover the uniqueness of our land but ,. We are sure you will discover the most beautiful places in Italy way of life with our tour.

The Market of Padua is in the centre of the city, in a great building called Palazzo della Ragione, built in 1218. The upper floor, called Il Salone, is a great hall, one of the largest medieval halls of the world. On the ground floor of the Salone, the so called “Sotto il Salone”, are hosted various delicatessen shops where you can find all sort of local specialties. The Mini-Tasting Tours are itinerant menus across the shops and you can enjoy the tastings in street food mode. Upon confirmation of booking you will receive your tasting itinerary.The tour does not include accompanying guides but is autonomous.During the tasting tour it'll be the local shopkeepers who will tell and explain you about their dishes and about the typical local food and drinks. “Sotto il Salone” is not a Restaurant, it is a covered market. The tour takes place in street food mode. The guest should not expect to sit at a table to have a lunch. The covered market shelters guests in case of rain but is a building with “open” galleries. In the autumn-winter months the temperatures are those outside. Tasting menu example: 1 Glass of wine, 1 Tasting of Mountain Cottage Cheese, 1 Sorana-Carpaccio (Young Beef carpaccio) with chunks of Parmesan cheese.

Take a break from the crowds and hustle of Venice for the day and explore a landscape of vineyards, villages, and medieval castles on a private cultural food tour. Visit a dairy farm and vineyard in the morning, then, in the afternoon, visit an olive oil mill and ham and sausage factory.

Find out the world of wine from close up can be a fascinating experience you'll never forget thanks to 1-hour Prosecco tasting experience. An extraordinary journey discovering one of the best Italian wines known all around the world: Prosecco wine.

The Treviso foothills, especially those running from Valdobbiadene to Conegliano, have proven their pedigree in the cultivation of the vine for centuries. Most of these hills emerged in the Tertiary era, formed from clay limestone, with yellow-bluish marl and ashen and skyblue sandstone. The physical-chemical composition of these soils is ideal for giving the grapes a specific character and bouquet, above all when combined with the temperature range between day and night due to the nearby mountains. With this wine tour and tasting you'll discover the secrets of the amazing Prosecco hills, listed as a UNESCO Heritage site in 2019!Anyway, most important, you'll taste great wines!

The Euganean Hills are a group of hills of volcanic origin that rise to heights from 300 to 600 m from the Paduan-Venetian plain a few kilometers south of Venice, a 20-minute drive from Padua. Here you will find beautiful landscapes between vineyards and olive groves, alternating with castles, villas and small medieval villages. A beautiful cycle path, all flat, embraces this landscape, it is the Euganean Hills Cycle Ring.Whether you want to cover it all or just some small sections, we will give you all the useful tips to organize your bike tour in the southern part of the Hills Euganei to discover the Catajo Castle, the Valsanzibio Garden and the walled city of Monselice, or in the northern part, to visit Villa dei Vescovi or the Abbey of Praglia. In both cases, we will organize a pleasant break in a family-run winery where the producer will explain his wines to you and will accompany you first on the visit of his cellar and then on the wine tasting.

DISCOVER THE VOLCANIC HILLS OF VENICE BY TASTING THEM The Euganean Hills are a group of hills of volcanic origin that rise to heights of 300 to 600 m from the Padovan-Venetian plain a few km south of Venice. Accompanied by the Local Tour Leader you will enter the heart of the Euganean Hills to discover, thanks to the visit in two renowned wineries of the Euganean territory, the best wine production in the area. Here the particular volcanic origin of the soil and the good climate allows the cultivation of various vines. Among the white wines: the Serprino, biotype of the Glera vine, is the “volcanic” version of Prosecco; the Pinot bianco; the Garganega, the Chardonnay and Manzoni. Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmènere have found space among the reds. Between a walk through the vineyards, a visit to the cellar and several wine tastings paired with typical local products we will listen to the wise tale of the winemakers about the expressions of their best wines.

Don't look for other tours as you have found the one that you will never forget. In this tour, you will live authentic Italian experiences and you will taste local made wine and oil, you will see magic places out of the commercial touristic routes and recharge your soul. You will interact with local people who have dedicated their lives to continue ancestral family traditions, striving for quality and outstanding service. Our guide is a passionate and charismatic local with an international background who loves to share with people from all over the world the beauty and richness of the Veneto region. You will never regret having booked this fantastic tour that will make you discover hidden gems of Italy. Get out of the overcrowded touristic destinations and avoid the watch-and-go tours where they treat you as a dummy, join this tour and live a genuine and authentic Italian experience where you will enjoy every single second as we really care about you and your opinion.

The Euganean Hills are a group of hills of volcanic origin that rise to heights of 300 to 600 m from the Paduan-Venetian plain a few kilometres south of Venice, 20 minutes by car from Padua. Here you will find beautiful landscapes of vineyards and olive groves, alternating with castles, villas and small medieval villages. A beautiful cycle path, all on the flat, embraces this landscape, it is the Euganean Hills Cycle Route. Whether you want to ride it all or just a few small sections, we will give you all the advice you need to organise your bike tour in the southern part of the Euganean Hills to discover the Catajo Castle, the Valsanzibio Garden and the walled city of Monselice, or in the northern part, to visit Villa dei Vescovi or Praglia Abbey. In both cases, we will organise a pleasant break in a family-run winery where the producer will explain his wines to you and accompany you first on a visit to his cellar and then to a wine tasting.

Valpolicella is one of the most important wine regions of Italy. This is a tour with a professional English speaking driver to visit 2 wineries (one in the morning and one in the afternoon) and to taste some important Italian red wines like the Amarone.

We will reach the Euganean Hills, a group of hills of volcanic origin that rise to heights from 300 to 600 m a few km south of Venice. We will arrive at the Amphitheater del Venda, an equipped green space housed within the vineyards of the Ca 'Lustra farm, in the heart of the Euganean Hills. Just above the highest and most panoramic vineyards and right on the edge of the woods of Monte Venda, this natural theater has been set up. The tasting takes place inside BEƎ, an ecological structure in wood and glass, built and designed by hand, which combines an experience of total immersion in Nature with the charm of an elegant and comfortable structure. Within BEƎ we will organize an exclusive tasting in full contact with nature. Admiring the wonderful panorama you will get to know the white and red wines of the Euganean Hills.

There is a common trait between a blacksmith that forges a nail and a winemaker that transforms grapes into wine. It is the stubborness, the will of confronting oneself with nature which can prove turn out to be hostile. Blow after blow the iron object takes shape, it forms itself under the eyes of the blacksmith, the ciodet (nail). Day after day the vine grows and brings its fruit, guided by the hands of the farmer who pollards, prunes, thins out and gathers, challenging the Spring frost and the Summer storms. And then again at the winery the winemaker’s job is to bring the must towards that delicate balance between simplicity and complexity that wine is made of. Artisan and winemaker. This is the spirit of Enrico Bortolomiol the enologist of Ciodet Spumanti. Enrico has made of perseverance, competence and precision his professional conduct.

This tour will take us, together with a local accompanist, to discover the real Padua. We will take a walk around the city to discover the most important sights and monuments. We will see Prato della Valle, the largest square in the city of Padua and among the largest in Europe, which with its 78 statues is an album of the important characters of Padua. The Basilica of Sant’Antonio or “Il Santo”, a destination for millions of pilgrims each year and a romantic mix of styles and cultures from all corners of the world. Along the cobblestone streets we will reach the medieval heart of the historic center. We will see the ancient Ghetto of the city that with its narrow streets has become a meeting place for young students. Then the Squares, Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza della Frutta with the views of the Palazzo della Ragione and often enlivened by the stalls of the Market and the swarming of people under the "Salone". We will reach Piazza dei Signori, a meeting place for Paduans at the aperitif and once the home of the Lords of the city. Palazzo Bo, headquarters of the University of Padua, founded in 1222, which has always attracted students from all over the world. We will conclude the tour in the most typical of manners: we will stop for a coffee in the historic "Caffè Pedrocchi".

We will leave together in a minivan and reach the Prosecco hills, a Unesco heritage site, about 60 km north of Venice and 100 km from Padua. The first stop will be the beautiful Molinetto della Croda, an ancient mill, symbol of a farming civilisation and one of the most evocative corners of the Marca Trevigiana. We will then reach a winery where you will have a guided tour and where you will be able to see and understand all the various processes involved in the production of Prosecco. This will be followed by a wine tasting with several glasses of Prosecco Superiore DOCG. Finally, we will visit a unique osteria (the famous "Osteria senz'Oste") with a breathtaking view over the entire Cartizze area. Here you can calmly admire the splendid panorama and sip prosecco at sunset.