Italy · Cooking

The Vatican Market Experience: 10 Tasting & Cooking Class

4 Hours Round trip from Rome Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore Mercato Trionfale in the Vatican district with a local foodie host
02 Taste 11 different samples of traditional Roman food
03 Enjoy 3 glasses of Roman wine during market visits
04 Visit 7 food and wine stands at the market
05 Join a hands-on cooking class to make traditional pasta carbonara
06 Shop for fresh market ingredients before cooking
07 Finish the experience with gelato in Rome

Discover Rome through its flavours on this private food experience in the Vatican district. Explore Mercato Trionfale with a local foodie host and sample a generous selection of traditional Roman specialities as you browse stalls filled with fresh produce, cheeses, meats, seafood, spices and wine.

Along the way, enjoy multiple tastings and Roman wines while learning why high-quality local ingredients are at the heart of Italian cuisine. Then continue with a hands-on cooking class, where you will prepare traditional pasta carbonara before finishing on a sweet note with gelato.

At the market, you will try 11 different tastes and 3 glasses of different roman wines.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Yes

City Rome

Languages English, Italian

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Mercato Trionfale

Mercato Trionfale is the central market of the Vatican district. It has seemingly endless rows of vendors selling fresh vegetables, fruit, spices, cheese, seafood, meat, wine and more. See where real Romans go to stock their kitchens and learn about the secret behind great Italian cuisine: local high-quality ingredients. At the market, you will try 11 different tastes and 3 glasses of different roman wines. You will visit 7 food and wine stands. Your guide will also offer you a bottle of water or soda to accompany the tastings.

Coney Island Street Food Roma

You will go to cook the traditional 'Pasta Carbonara' in the kitchen of your private guide, an expert Roman chef. Before that, buy at the market fresh pasta, guanciale (similar to bacon) and pecorino (typical Roman goat cheese).

Fattore Gelato Roma

Taste one of the best ice creams in town. Ideal dessert to conclude the tour.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Rome 1 city · 4 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

11 tastes of the roman traditional food are included. During the tour you will taste 3 glasses of different roman wines in 2 wine shops. Your guide will also offer you a bottle of water or soda.

Know before you go

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
INFANT SEATS AVAILABLE
Not suitable for pets
Infants must not sit on laps
Wheelchair accessible
The tour is adaptable to your needs (vegetarian, vegan, celiac options).
Kids friendly
Our guide, Marco, lives with a dog. This information is provided in case any travelers have allergies or sensitivities to pets.

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