Ferrara Food Tasting and Walking Tour

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About this activity

Ferrara, city of Renaissance and UNESCO World Heritage, has a very old history about food traditions, started with the Este family in the XVI Century. A food tour in Ferrara is the best way for discovering how the local cuisine is strictly connected to its medieval past, as well as to the surrounding area, and how Ferrara, Bologna and Modena are all connected to food!

During a Food Tour in Ferrara, accompanied by local expert tour guides specialized in Food&Wine , you will have the opportunity to find out all the secrets about its food excellences and old traditions.

Don't forget that you will taste them, thebest moment during a Street Food Tour!

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At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 12 people
People per booking: 1–12
Guide: English, Italian, Spanish
Operated by: MY MOTORLAND

Ages: Children (4–8 years) · Youth (9–16 years) · Adults (17–90 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Taste of Macaroni Pasticcio
Included: Gelato or local dessert
Included: Private certified food guide
Included: Cured-meats with local bread and local wine
Included: Breakfast with savory pasta and cappuccino/coffe

Not included

Not included: Tickets to monuments or museums in Ferrara

Itinerary

Stop 1

30 min Admission included

First food stop for the breakfast as people used to do in Ferrara: a savory pasta + cappuccino. This is one of the most famous and the best Pastry Shop of Ferrara, located in the city centre. Here you will see also fresh food of gastronomy, hand-made pasta, local bread and cakes.
Via delle Volte

Passing by

Walk along Via delle Volte, a picturesque medieval street with distinctive stone arches and elevated walkways, which were once used to connect the river warehouses to the shops
Stop 3

30 min Admission included

Food stop for tasting themost famous excellence of Ferrara: "pasticcio", a casket of macaroni with white ragù, mushrooms and truffle, all enclosed in a sweet or savory pasta (at your choice). Beverages included
Castello Estense

Passing by

Walking to the last food stop, you will pass around the famous and wonderful Estense Castle. The guide will explain you the history and secrets about this medieval jewel.
Piazza Trento e Trieste

Passing by

After a short walk with the guide through narrow streets, you will arrive at the main square of the city; here you will pass by the Dom, the oldest Wine Shop of Europe and the famous Estense Castle
Stop 6

one hour Admission included

Discover the typical cured-meats of Ferrara and Emilia entering the famous Butcher Shop Travagli. It's time for an apertiv: tasting of a selection of cured-meats with a glass of local wine
Stop 7

30 min Admission included

Last "sweet" stop for a delicious home-made gelato or for a dessert at a Pastry Shop