Market tours · ROME
Good rome market tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
A practical review of Rome’s $29 exterior Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Trajan’s Market tour, with guide tips, value advice, and key limits.
“Super informative, if it was not for the guide we could not get our ticket to the colosseum, really experienced guide, can only recommend!!!”
Explore Testaccio through Roman street food, market tastings, three classic pastas, gelato, and local history on this small-group Rome tour.
“Awesome! This is our second time taking this tour, the first being in 2013. We wanted to share this experience with our kids and it was well worth it. Highly recommend!”
Taste Roman pizza, pasta, wine, market foods, aged balsamic, and gelato on a four-hour small-group food tour in Rome.
“Food was excellent and had a lot of variety. Our guide Irene was enthusiastic and shared her love of Italian food.”
Shop Rome’s Campo de’ Fiori market, make three pastas, and enjoy a four-course lunch with wine in a small cooking class.
“We had the most wonderful experience today at our cooking class! Chef Francesco was so impressive! He was genuinely so kind to our family and was so knowledgeable about the food we prepared. He broke everything down for us and encouraged us to try every part of the preparation! The kitchen was so nice and well organized! Plenty of space for our family of four! The food was so delicious and the variety was great. We cooked 3 different pastas and meat dish. We truly felt like this was the highlight of our trip to Rome! We all really enjoyed our time together! This is a must do experience and…”
Review of Rome’s four-hour food and wine walk, with Campo de’ Fiori, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, tastings, tips, price, and drawbacks.
“The history of the various foods and tasting. Great tour guide , great food, could not have experienced this without the tour .”
Learn handmade pasta in Rome with a market visit, local chef, wine, lunch, recipes, and limoncello in a relaxed four-hour class.
“Wow! What an amazing experience. This is a fantastic course for anyone interested in learning about the basics of making a variety of pastas. Marco was a fantastic instructor and helped to make sure everyone’s dough turned out perfect. Marco prepared the stuffing for the ravioli and and tortellini then we all got to create a variety of each. He then cooked all the pasta and served them with some amazing sauces that he made for us. You won’t be disappointed with this experience!”
Taste Rome through markets, Bonci pizza, Roman pasta, wine, truffles, and gelato on a generous four-hour food tour.
“Our guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and fun to be around. She gave us great tips for finding good food around Rome, and how to identify quality products for purchase. The food was delicious, the wine was abundant - we would definitely recommend this tour!”
Explore Rome’s Testaccio Market with 14 tastings, pasta, wine, gelato, and local stories on Devour’s intimate 3.5-hour food tour.
“A wonderfully enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide made this tour so informative and so much fun. The variety, quality and quantity of food was outstanding. Do not eat breakfast before this tour!”
Make pasta with a local chef, shop Nomentano Market, and enjoy wine, lunch, recipes, and limoncello in this six-hour Rome class.
“Forget about The Colosseum. Forget about Saint Peter’s Basilica. Forget about The Trevi Fountain. There’s a new pope in town: Marco and his cooking class. Marco knows everything about Italian cuisine. He’s kind, charming and patient. And he served wine to his grown up students🍷😃My son and I enjoyed every minute on our last day in Rome. It’s impossible not to give him 5 stars!”
Shop Campo de' Fiori with a chef, make fresh pasta, and enjoy a Roman meal in a historic palazzo cooking school.
“The market tour and tastings included outstanding local produce, cheeses, and meats. Max was flexible about adding in Agretti or Monk's Beard to our menu. It is a wildly delicious and nutritious veggie that was new to us for a side dish. When we took the ingredients to his cooking school, it was also helpful to have him demonstrate how to prepare freshly harvested spring artichokes to add to our homemade ricotta ravioli. Max’s pasta making tips were excellent and our pasta was tender but held its structure. Tiramisu is a staple dessert in many Italian restaurants but I believe Max’s version is far superior. Every dish was very delicious!…”
Taste Rome through Testaccio street food, market stalls, wine, pasta, and local history on this friendly small-group walking tour.
“Really enjoyed the farmers market portion, although all of it was great! Our guide Julia couldn’t have been more informative or pleasant!”
Explore Rome’s Trionfale Market, taste regional foods and wines, and walk through Prati, Borgo, and Vatican landmarks with a local guide.
“Great knowledge of history of Rome. Willingness to assist us in finding what we liked to eat. We would not have found the market without Christian and he was personable and gracious.”
Taste Roman street food, regional wine, and market specialties while exploring Prati, Trionfale, and the Vatican area.
“Tour was simple amazing! Barbara gave us a taste of Roma and shared a lot of knowledge on how to make sure that we don’t lose any detail of the story of the place that we visited!!! We really enjoyed the wine and food and little tips for come back and have more fun and eat well around Rome! Highly recommended!”
Explore Rome’s Imperial Forums and Trajan Markets on a private two-hour tour with a guide, included tickets, and personal attention.
“The guide was incredible. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Excellent information. AND it's a remarkable museum.”
Review of Rome’s private cooking class, with Mercato Trionfale shopping, handmade pasta or pizza, wine, hotel pickup, price, and practical tips.
“What a beautiful tour we had! Antoinette was absolutely wonderful. She immediately found out our cooking skill levels, asked if there was anything in particular we wanted to learn about and together we discussed what dishes would be fun to make. She suggested some of her personal favorite easy to make at home recipes and they were perfect!! As we walked through the market Antoinette took the time to show us how to determine the best quality items and price points. As someone who loves to cook and learn about our food this was wonderful. Then the recipe creations were fun, knowledgeable and even got my hubby cooking (which never…”
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