Italy · LUNCH EXPERIENCES
Good lunch experiences fill up weeks out and the best ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Tuscany day trip from Florence with guided Siena, Chianti winery lunch and wine tasting, San Gimignano towers, and Pisa with optional Leaning Tower climb.
“Great experience all around and beautifully coordinated. Very unique. Manolo was the best tour guide ever!”
Florence to Siena, Pisa and San Gimignano in one day with Chianti lunch, wine tasting, and guided time in key squares.
“I would recommend visiting San Gimignano first..we were too tired to enjoy and walk through the beautiful city. Our guide Alesseo was sweet and informative and our driver Michel was excellent!”
Skip-the-line Pompeii and optional Vesuvius hike or geologist walk from Rome, with round-trip coach and optional 3-course pizza lunch.
“Fantastic trip. Everything was as stated. We had perfect weather. Would like more time on Vesuvius. Would do again.”
One long Florence day trip covering Siena, San Gimignano and Pisa, with optional winery lunch and wine pairing, plus guided stops.
“Get ready to walk a ton but you will see lots of things. A great way to see different sized towns, learn history, and enjoy wine in the middle.”
Rome to Montepulciano and Pienza with Tuscan farm lunch, wine tastings, and Val d’Orcia views by air-conditioned coach.
“It was such a beautiful and lovely tour. Our tour guide is Anna and the driver is Luca. They make such a great team! We love all the places included in the tour. Food and drinks were excellent.”
Pompeii day trip from Rome with skip-the-line access. Optional Vesuvius crater hike, geologist tour, and scenic lunch.
“Great Guide! Well versed in a variety of knowledge and offered information about anything and everything.”
Florence market tour plus a Tuscan farmhouse cooking class, pasta from scratch, and a 4-course lunch with Chianti wine.
“Such a fun experience! We did it over the summer and decided to do it again! The pasta was terrific, gelato was excellent and the staff (Gloria and Luca) were amazing! Will definitely do it again on our next trip! Thank you!!”
Full-day Tuscany tour from Florence: guided Siena, Chianti winery lunch and wine tastings, San Gimignano towers, Pisa sights and Leaning Tower.
“Sara was informational and warm. Our guide in Sienna was helpful to understanding the local art and history. Enjoyed the friendly rivalry between Florence and Sienna. While we felt hurried, each stop was just the right amount of time. Each site felt like a day unto itself.”
11-hour Tuscany day trip from Florence with San Gimignano towers, Chianti winery lunch and wine tasting, and guided Siena highlights.
“It feels very rushed in last portion of tour. We had a guide that walked entirely too fast and our chronic knee and back pain were exacerbated trying to keeep up. Guided tour wasn’t really necessary… save yourself the expense. Meal was delicious! We thoroughly enjoyed San Giiagmano wish it was longest stay of tour.”
Florence day trip to Pisa, Siena, San Gimignano, and Chianti hills with optional guided walks and lunch with wine pairing.
“Great way to see the Tuscany region if you are pressed for time. Good coverage of key regions and take up the lunch offer as the wine tasting and paring of local produce is a great way to understand the beauty of the region.”
Guided Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius day tour from Naples with pizza lunch, hotel pickup, and a crater hike with bay views.
“Pick up was on time, mini bus with bad AC, first was the expected stop in every viator excursion: the demonstration store, this time was for limoncello, after the 20 min we went to Mt Vesuvius, hiking to the top of the volcano they give you like a hour and 10 minutes to complete the hike and pictures, the we went for lunch, chaotic experience, bad organization at the restaurant, the 1st thing they tell you is to not order pizza because take a lot of time so the other options were pasta or salad, well we order the pasta thinking in spaghetti and they brought gnocchi and it was…”
Naples to Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius with skip-the-line entry and lunch. Pickup, volcanologist-led crater visit, and great guides.
“We had an AMAZING time visiting Pompeii and Mt Vesuvius. The tour guide Clementine and driver Genaro made the whole experience so easy and seamless. Lunch was also included and we had a beautiful view while eating lunch. I would definitely recommend this tour. Thank you for making this experience so fun!”
Skip Pompeii lines, hike Vesuvius, then enjoy vineyard lunch and wine tasting with round-trip Naples transport.
“Seeing the historical sites of Pompeii and Mt Vesuvius was interesting and impressive. They were two distinct experiences and the lunch and wine tasting broke up the day nicely. Raffaela was an enthusiastic guide, loved her.”
Florence to San Gimignano and Siena plus a Chianti winery lunch with guided wine tasting and optional Siena Cathedral entry.
“Great trip, saw all the sites. Lunch was kind of meh at the winery, which wasn’t very picturesque or anything, but it worked. Guided tour of Siena wasn’t good at all, hard to hear and understand, but they gave us a refund which was great and they didn’t have to do. Overall, it’s a great way to see some amazing sites on a day trip, would recommend.”
Sail from Trapani to Favignana and Levanzo on a mini cruise with swimming stops and an included Trapanese lunch.
“The cruise was awesome, overall you get an amazing experience for the price. Favignana and Levanzo are beautiful cities and also the views and the sea was amazing. On the cruise you get one meal which was great, and also free water and wine and fruit in the end. You can also purchase coffee, spritz or some other things too. Overall, I highly recommend.”
Every kind of day out in the country, and the best of each.
