Description
This Testaccio food tour in Rome follows the rhythm of a Roman day: coffee and pastries at a neighbourhood bakery to start, then the market, lunch and finally gelato. Over about three and a half hours on foot, your local food-expert guide leads you through 14 tastings at 8 family-run places.
At Mercato Testaccio you meet the vendors, some of whom have kept their stalls for forty years. You try local pizza, cheeses and cured meats, plus a sandwich that locals keep coming back for. Lunch is at a family-run trattoria, with pasta and Italian red wine, while the guide explains how Romans arrange their meals.
- 14 tastings across 8 eateries
- A tour of the market
- Wine tasting
- English-speaking guide
Between the stops the guide points out what stands around you, from an ancient Roman archaeological site to the 19th-century slaughterhouse that shaped the modern district. The finale is a cup or cone of gelato from a historic gelateria that makes it on site every morning.
By the end you will know how a Roman eats and drinks through the day. Hotel pickup and tips are not included.