Food and wine are the throughline of everything we do here — the old adage “what grows together goes together” shows up again and again, whether we’re tasting orange wine on a Cretan hillside or working through a five-stop crawl in Bologna with tortellini making. This section rounds up our food tours, wine tours and winery visits, cooking lessons and the standalone Worth Every Bite series — the tasting menus and pairing lunches worth planning a whole evening around.
Ways to Wander
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Istanbul: Sailing the Dardanelles and a Chaotic Food Tastings Tour
Our Istanbul port day — sailing the Dardanelles Strait into two continents, then a food tastings tour through baklava, kebabs, and more.
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Worth Every Bite: A Wine Tour and Farm-to-Table Lunch at Dourakis Winery
Our Chania, Crete port day — a countryside drive with Chania Wine Tours to Dourakis Winery for a tasting, farm-to-table lunch, and orange wine.
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Walking Naples: Old Town Pastries, a Hidden Church, and Neapolitan Pizza
Our first port of call in Naples, Italy — sfogliatella at Bar Anaa Bellavita, the Church of San Ferdinando, and real Neapolitan pizza.
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A Day of Food in Bologna: A Food Tour with Delicious Bologna
Our Bologna food tour with Delicious Bologna — tortellini making, the Quadrilatero market, and tastings of tortellini in brodo and ragù.
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Lake Garda and the Valpolicella Wine Valley: A Private Tour
A private day tour from Verona to Lake Garda and the Valpolicella wine valley, ending with a tasting at Corte Borghetti Winery.
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Magical Malta: A Sunrise Sail into the Grand Harbour and a Food Tour Through Valletta
Our Malta port day — a sunrise sail into the Grand Harbour, the Barrakka Lift up to Valletta, and a cultural food tour with local flavors.