Best 28 Days in Italy — Food & Wine

Make fresh ravioli, fettuccine, and pappardelle in a small-group Roman cooking class — great for children age 5+

Wander Trastevere's cobblestone lanes at sunset and eat supplì, cacio e pepe, and Roman pizza al taglio

Shop the Testaccio covered market and taste supplì, porchetta, and maritozzo in Rome's most authentic food neighborhood

Cook three Roman classics — fresh pasta, cacio e pepe, and tiramisu — in a hands-on family kitchen class

Drive through UNESCO Val d'Orcia wine country visiting Montepulciano, Pienza, and Sant'Antimo Abbey

Sample 20+ tastings of Rome's best street food, wine, and local specialties across two neighborhoods at dusk

Pre-book Vatican Museums tickets to see the Sistine Chapel and Raphael Rooms without queuing for hours

Visit the Pantheon, toss a coin in Trevi Fountain with the children, and stroll to Piazza Navona for gelato

Reserve a mandatory 2-hour slot at the Borghese Gallery, then let the children ride bikes and row boats in Rome's loveliest park

Climb the dome of St. Peter's Basilica and walk the world's smallest country at the Vatican

Stroll from the Spanish Steps through the Baroque heart of Rome to the Trevi Fountain and Piazza Navona

Join a small-group day tour through Chianti vineyards, medieval San Gimignano, and a Tuscan farmhouse lunch

Graze the Mercato Centrale's two floors of Tuscan street food — lampredotto, ribollita, schiacciata — and browse outdoor leather stalls

Visit the Rialto Fish Market at dawn, cross the 16th-century stone bridge, and watch Grand Canal boat traffic below

Spend unscheduled time in Venice — ride a vaporetto down the Grand Canal, find a bacaro, or sit in a quiet campiello

Kids and parents cook spaghetti, gnocchi alla sorrentina, and a lemon dessert in a Sorrento terrace kitchen

Cook three styles of fresh pasta by hand and pair them with Capri's own sea urchin and tomato sauces in a local home

Take the bus to Anacapri and descend by rowboat into the Blue Grotto's eerily glowing sea cave

Cook a three-course Campanian meal in a Positano resident's home — pasta, seafood, and limoncello dessert

Learn to assemble five Italian aperitivo nibbles and pair them with a Positano sunset and a glass of Falanghina

Catch a 1-hour train to Bologna and taste mortadella, ragù, and fresh tagliatelle in the city that invented them

Take the train to Modena to visit the Ferrari Museum in Maranello and taste authentic aged balsamic vinegar

Hike from Manarola to a hillside vineyard and taste Cinque Terre DOC and the rare sweet Sciacchetrà with local focaccia

Make two pasta shapes from scratch and traditional Tiramisu in a local La Spezia home, learning Ligurian pantry secrets

Drive through UNESCO-listed Val d'Orcia, stopping at cypress-lined roads, Pienza village, and a Brunello di Montalcino tasting

Drive north from Como to Valtellina and taste Nebbiolo-based Sforzato and Sassella wines at terraced alpine vineyards