Feast like Caesar in glorious Rome...
EVEN history buffs get hungry, which is why food tours are increasingly popular. Your guide will not only take you to Rome’s key sights, they’ll make regular stops so you can taste local delicacies along the way.
Early bites: A mid-morning tasting tour is a great way to get a flavour of a city. During a Secret Food Tours trip around Rome, you start with an espresso or cappuccino (and learn their history) in your first-stop cafe. You’ll then explore Piazza Navona, Campo de’ Fiori market and the Jewish quarter, as well as sampling all things Italian.
Book it: The three-and-a-half-hour tour departs at 11am and costs €75 (secretfoodtours.com/ rome/).
Make your own: With Walks Of Italy, you start with snacks in favourite trattorias before heading to cheese shops, delis and finally to a pizzeria, where balls of dough will be waiting for you to knead and roll out. Add your choice of toppings, slide the pizza into a wood-burning oven and then eat your creation. The tour ends with a gelato in a neighbourhood cafe.
Book it: The three-and-a-half-hour tour normally starts at 4.45pm and costs €79 (walksofitaly.com).
Scooting about: Nothing feels as Italian as zipping around the Eternal City on a Vespa. Scooteroma has two tours. The first is a street food experience including a trip to the Testaccio farmers’ market, known as ‘the stomach of the city’. Alternatively, try the Chef’s Menu, with food from some of the city’s rising star chefs.
Book it: The four-hour tour has various start times and costs €170 (Scooteroma.com).
Drink and dine: Want the perfect evening? Join The Roman Guy guides and you are promised at least three glasses of wine and six food stops. The guides take you to ‘hidden gem’ neighbourhood restaurants for the first tastings, before you settle down for a full dinner halfway through the tour.
Book it: The three-and-a-half-hour tour usually starts at 5.30pm and costs €90 (theromanguy. com).