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Lucca Food Tour: Uncover Authentic Tuscan Cuisine with a Local Expert
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75 Ratings
Lucca
Uncover the authentic Tuscan cuisine in Lucca with a local expert. Discover the city’s gastronomic tradition, taste typical dishes, and experience the city like a true local!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Piazza Napoleone - One of the main town squares bordered by XVI century palaces. We’ll cross it to go towards the 1st food stop.
- Chiesa di San Michele in Foro - We’ll look over the church and the square and we’ll try the first traditional Lucca dish, the “Buccellato”.
- Piazza Anfiteatro - The main and most characteristic spot in Lucca. We’ll cross and go around it before reaching the next gastronomic spot.
- San Frediano Basilica - Characteristic stop in the walled city where, we’ll try out the traditional Lucca pasta, the “Tordelli”
- Torre Guinigi - Walking around the city we’ll have the chance to see the chacteristic tower with the iconic garden on top.
- Piazza San Michele - We’ll also have the chance to eat a fresh dish of cold cuts enjoying a lovely glass of red wine.
- Via Buia - Here we’ll taste the local Cecina, an iconic street food dish of the Tuscan cuisine
- Via San Paolino - We’ll finish the food stops with some local chocolate and dessert.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- One alcoholic beverage included (served only to 18 years old and above)
- Lunch
- Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
- Pick Up / Drop Off
Additional Information
Lucca, a gem of immeasurable worth and a must-see for anyone seeking to experience the genuine spirit of Tuscany. This singular metropolis boasts an awe-inspiring city wall that invites you to stroll or pedal along its length. Without a doubt, Lucca is a trip not to be skipped for a visit, for a lived experience, and for enjoying mouth-watering meals!
Indeed, picturing a getaway to Tuscany without savouring its delectable cuisine seems unthinkable, and Lucca fits right into this scenario. Our culinary tour around Lucca offers you the chance to explore the city from various perspectives, sample traditional fare, and engage in an authentic encounter. You will be guided by a local food aficionado, a resident who will share intriguing tales and interesting facts about the indigenous culinary practices and the locations you’ll be visiting.
An enjoyable and flavoursome exploration that will leave you feeling like a genuine local!
- Please be aware that the guide may speak both in English and Italian during the tour
Location
Via Francesco Carrara, 22
Via Francesco Carrara
Meeting in front of Oratorio della Madonnina.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(75 Ratings)
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Laurapoore
Jul 22, 2024
Great first day of our Lucca trip with our amazing Guide Giulia! - Our guide Giulia was wonderful. Walking around Lucca with her was just what we needed on our first day. We explored many sites and sampled so much great food. Be hungry if you go because you will leave very satisfied.
I would recommend this trip highly especially if you want to get the lay of the land and enjoy the local foods of Lucca. Thanks Giulia for taking such good care of us.
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Simon_b
Jul 22, 2024
Foodie heaven - Fantastic tour guided by Alessandra. She was very knowledgeable about both the city and the food we experienced. Every stop, and there were 5 in total, were of a local eatery and the food was exceptional. We have even visited some again on other days of our trip. Alessandra recommended we do a tour when we visit Bologna next February and we most certainly will be booking one there !!!
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Simonbs4893me
Jul 22, 2024
Excellent Food &City Tour - We were just a couple so effectively had a private tour with Alessandra. It was fantastic. She has great knowledge of the city and food scene and every place we visited the food was exceptional. Over 3 hours we strolled through the city seeing the main sites and stopping to eat and chat about the history both local and wider to Italy. We are going to Bologna in February and will be doing the Do Eat Better tour there too !!!
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Blenjee
Jul 20, 2024
Wonderful and very tasty experience - Alessandra was an excellent guide. The tour is about food not the history of Lucca (though Alessandra did answer all our questions about Lucca and the region). We tasted a number of local and traditional foods, all of which were delicious.
First we had cold cuts and cheese - at least a dozen items. Then we went for a pasta meal in a restaurant in the wall. After that, cecina (flatbread made with chickpea flour) followed by a sweet bread made with a hint of aniseed. Finally we had gelato - which was the highlight of many delicious things. We went back three times during the rest of our trip!
We were there with a family of three, so five guests in total. Some places would be a bit cramped with the maximum number, but we found it just right.
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Brooksm847
Jul 19, 2024
Wonderful foodie tour of Lucca - We had. Wonderful private tour and sampled several offerings unique to Lucca that we otherwise would have never experienced.
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Ltay1
Jun 29, 2024
Fantastic Food Tour! - Fantastic food tour with Alessandra who was very knowledgeable about Lucca, Tuscany and its amazing food. Just 2 of us ( friends ) on the tour and we had a great few hours with lots of delicious food !!! Definitely recommend !
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Billy_c
Jun 9, 2024
Very good food tour - Nicoleta was very good guide, nice selection of food and easy walking tour of the town in a small group
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Smdonag
Jun 6, 2024
Lucca food tour - Alessandra was a terrific guide. She guided us to some great authentic food in Lucca, but also was knowledgeable about the area and history.
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Susan_d
Jun 6, 2024
Lucca food tour - Alessandra was great! She really took time to explain parts of the city not just the food.
We had a great group of people and we not at all rushed.
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Jill_j
Jun 7, 2024
Relaxing food tour around Lucca - Nice relaxing walk around Lucca and good mix of food. Could have done with a little more information and chat about food in Lucca and maybe the history of some of the older restaurants or cafes but overall a very good 3 hrs spent eating and walking around.
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