Ferrara, city of Renaissance and UNESCO World Heritage, has a very old history about food traditions, started with the Este family in the XVI Century. A food tour in Ferrara is the best way for discovering the main monuments of this wonderful city: the beautiful Estense Castle, the Cathedral and the Ducale Palace, Schifanoia Palace, the urbanistic project Addizione Erculea. During a Food Tour in Ferrara, accompanied by local expert guides and escorts, you will have the opportunity to find out all the secrets about its food excellences and old traditions: ricciola, a salty dough for breakfast; pasticcio di maccheroni; pumpkin’s cappellacci (tortelloni); salami of Ferrara; coppia, typical brea...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 4 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 4 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Taste of Macaroni Pasticcio
Cured-meats with local bread and local wine
Private certified guide
Breakfast with savory pasta and cappuccino/coffe
Quick lunch with hand-mae pasta and dessert, glass of wine
Tickets to monuments or museums in Ferrara
Meeting Points
Departure
Porta Paola
Our guide will meet you in front of Porta Paola. The guide has a signboard with the logo fo My Motorland or your name.
Return
Palazzo dei Diamanti
Itinerary
1
Panificio Cappelli
First food stop for the breakfast as people used to do in Ferrara: a savory pasta + cappuccino. This is one of the most famous and the best Pastry Shop of Ferrara, located in the city centre. Here you will see also fresh food of gastronomy, hand-made pasta, local bread and cakes.
1 hour
2
Via delle Volte
Walk with the guide through one of the most famous medieval street of the city
3
Piazza Trento e Trieste
After a short walk with the guide through narrow streets, you will arrive at the main square of the city; here you will pass by the Dom, the oldest Wine Shop of Europe and the famous Estense Castle
4
Ferrara Store
Second food stop for a typical "aperitivo": a selection of fresh cured-meats as prosciutto, mortadella and salami of Ferrara, called "zia", with local bread (coppia), a taste of "pasticcio", a casket of macaroni with white ragù, mushrooms and truffle, all enclosed in a sweet pasta and a glass of local wine (sand wine).
1 hour
5
Castello Estense
Walking to the last food stop, you will pass around the famous and wonderful Estense Castle. The guide will explain you the history and secrets about this medieval jewel.
6
Palazzo dei Diamanti
Last stop at the Cafeteria of Palazzo dei Diamanti (Diamonds Palace), the most famous palace of the city which keeps a secret into a legend: a real diamond on its walls! Quick lunch with 2 fresh hand-made pasta: pumpink's tortelloni and an exclusive pasta of the restaurant with with ragù, a glass of Prosecco and dessert Tenerina (the chocolate cake of Ferrara)
Ferrara, city of Renaissance and UNESCO World Heritage, has a very old history about food traditions, started with the Este family in the XVI Century. A food tour in Ferrara is the best way for discovering the main monuments of this wonderful city: the beautiful Estense Castle, the Cathedral and the Ducale Palace, Schifanoia Palace, the urbanistic project Addizione Erculea. During a Food Tour in Ferrara, accompanied by local expert guides and escorts, you will have the opportunity to find out all the secrets about its food excellences and old traditions: ricciola, a salty dough for breakfast; pasticcio di maccheroni; pumpkin’s cappellacci (tortelloni); salami of Ferrara; coppia, typical brea...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 4 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 4 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Taste of Macaroni Pasticcio
Cured-meats with local bread and local wine
Private certified guide
Breakfast with savory pasta and cappuccino/coffe
Quick lunch with hand-mae pasta and dessert, glass of wine
Tickets to monuments or museums in Ferrara
Meeting Points
Departure
Porta Paola
Our guide will meet you in front of Porta Paola. The guide has a signboard with the logo fo My Motorland or your name.