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List of Walks: Cuisine

Italian Cooking

PRICE: group: €130 pp / private: from €630

Spending time in a Roman kitchen provides an unparalleled opportunity to dig beneath the surface and learn about one of the most important aspects of this city's culture: its cuisine. Context's... more >>

Savoring Rome, A Culinary Stroll

PRICE: group: €65 pp / private: €300

Rome is, arguably, one of Europe's top food destinations. Gastronomic culture in the city can be traced back to Roman times and this strong link to the past, added to more recent outside influences,... more >>

Wines of Italy: A Comparative Tasting

PRICE: group: €55 pp + wine / private: €270

Our Wines of Italy: A Comparative Tasting, which complements our basic level tasting, is a more advanced approach to experiencing Italian wine – one that utilizes comparisons between wines as... more >>

Wines of Italy: An Introduction

PRICE: group: €55 pp + wine / private: €270

Led by a trained sommelier, our Wines of Italy tasting is an in depth tutorial in wine history, technique and appreciaition. As an integral part of Italian culture, to understand wine is to... more >>

Rome Market Walk

PRICE: group: €55 pp / private: from €255

The Testaccio market is a cornerstone of food culture in Rome – the neighborhood has traditionally, for centuries (in fact, stretching back to ancient times), acted as the city's entrance point... more >>

Castelli Romani Wine Excursion

PRICE: €750 per group

A short journey into the Lazio countryside brings us to the Castelli Romani, a favorite weekend retreat for Romans, as the area is known for its luscious scenery and delicious food and wine. This... more >>

Annotated Lunch

PRICE: €75 per person or €350 per group

The focus of this three-hour experience, led by the American food writer Maureen Fant, is a study-lunch at Checchino dal 1887. With its strategic location, top ingredients, knowledgeable owners, and... more >>

La Cena, An Italian Dinner

PRICE: €480 + food

Though Italy boasts a wealth of excellent dining establishments, from the humble streetside sandwich shop to elegant Michelin-starred restaurants, the best, and most authentic, meals are usually the... more >>

Food Culture of Rome

PRICE: from €575

Maureen Fant is a well known food writer living in Rome who has lectured widely on the history of Italian cuisine. In this walk and seminar on traditional Roman food, Maureen takes us from the... more >>

Eat Like the Romans, with Maureen Fant

PRICE: €280 per group

Many visitors to Rome miss out on the city's gastronomic pleasures because they don't know what they are or where to look for them, and we think that's a shame. Accordingly, Maureen Fant, an American... more >>

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Rome Market Walk

Context walking tour
  • The Testaccio market is a cornerstone of food culture in Rome – the neighborhood has traditionally, for centuries (in fact, stretching back to ancient times), acted as the city's entrance point... >>
  • 2.5 hours

Italian Language Workshop

Context walking tour
  • This one-and-a-half-hour Italian Language Workshop is usually led by Andrea Viviani, a Ph.d. linguistics from Roma Tre University in Rome. Andrea's dissertation deals with the historical and... >>
  • 1.5 hours