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Lake Como Tours
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- 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Get beyond tourist fare and explore authentic local cuisine with this food tour that stops at favorite eateries hidden in Como’s old town. Sample a variety of northern Italian goodies and learn about traditional local wine and food from your guide as you stroll past the cathedral and through the historic center. Tuck into plates of charcuterie, “polenta uncia”, “sciatt”, and other specialties—all paired with excellent Italian wines.
- Eat like a local with a guided food and wine tour through the center of Como
- Sample traditional fare like polenta and nuvola cake, plus area wines
- Discover favorite restaurants and cafés known only to locals
- Enjoy the personal attention and relaxed pace of a small-group tour
What's Included
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- Wine tasting
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
- Piazza del DuomoPiazza del Duomo, 22100 Como CO, Italy
Piazza Duomo, near the Cathedral
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Cathedral of Como (Duomo) (Pass By)
Palazzo Rusca (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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4.5
58 reviews
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Food and wine lovers
Roy_W, Mar 2023
Our tour guide Fabia was fantastic, very knowledgeable and informative.
We had a great day and experienced all the local food and wine specialties.
We highly recommend this tour, especially if you are lucky enough to have Fabia as your guide.
Great tour for food & culture!
Lauren_B, Oct 2022
Great tour! learned a lot about the history of the region and got to try local foods from the best places!
Felt didn’t really get a taste of Como
doraphaikhong_o, Oct 2022
Few stops for food tasting . Lunch was not to something we are used to even though we hv been in Italy for more than 3 wks. Lunch was some fried polenta balls and another polenta dish and fish that was served cold. Coffee was served at the little shop but didn’t even hv milk for cappuccino .
Response from Host, Nov 2022
Good evening,
thank you very much for participating in our tour and for the feedback.
Our food tour is a full lunch/dinner so the stops are not many (4/5). If you expect many more stops with small tastings actually our tour is different.
The fish was served cold because that's how the recipe wants it (pesce in carpione).
The coffee was served in a shop focused on coffee and not a cafe so they didn't have any milk. For your information (so next time you can claim to be real Italians:) ) NEVER drink cappuccino after lunch, but always an espresso or at most a caffè macchiato.
Hope to see you soon and thank you again for joining our tour :)
Great Food and Walking Tour to see the City
Greg_H, Sep 2022
Pierre Giorgio was a great guide, very knowledgeable and included some key local color on our walks between sites. Lunch was some great local dishes. The overall experience was very enjoyable-:)
Come hungry and curious!
Louis_D, Sep 2022
A nice tour including some truly local cuisine (missoltino, a salted lake fish) and polenta concia (about 1/2 cheese, 1/2 polenta - delicious but leaden) along with a stop at the guide's own unique coffee shop, local pizza and a few other delicious stops. Come hungry! Our guide, Piergiorgio, is an expert gourmand. We were lucky enough to run into him after the tour and helped us get the best Negronis (secret ingredient Szechuan pepper) at a local bar. Besides the food, a lot of other culture and history. Highly recommended!
Great tour and Great food and drink
Robert_V, Sep 2022
Our first day in Como. Pierre was an excellent guide both in regard to food and drink and the city. Food and drink in Como are excellent!
Great guide ..but eat first .
Sue_N, Sep 2022
Unfortunately this was not one of our favorite food tours . Our guide was wonderful and knowledgeable about the city and the culture ..but the food selections were not great. We only had 3 stops ..where one was pizza that we had to eat standing in the street . The main course was traditional Como food ..with both dishes consisting of buckwheat butter and cheese . Would have been nice to try something additional. We’ve been on numerous food tours all over the world and this definitely wasn’t our best but only because of the limited stops and food selection and minimal amount of food .
Response from Host, Sep 2022
Dear Sue,
we thank you for participating in the tour and for the review. Please be assured that we use feedback to improve ourselves and always offer the best experience.
We are happy that you had a good time with Francesca. As for the food, you should have had:
1. charcuterie board and glass of wine
2. pizza
3. polenta concia and sciatt (one is buckwheat polenta with butter and cheese, sciatt instead are cheese croquettes)
4. nuvolette (typical cake of como)
5. coffee or ice cream
Our guide Francesca told us that she suggested the fifth stop with coffee and ice cream, and yet you said you were full.
Even at the restaurant you ate 6 out of 8 sciatt and left almost all the polenta.
You, therefore, ate little, but by your own choice. You probably did not like some of the dishes, and for that we are sorry, but tastes are tastes. If you had told the guide instead she would surely have tried to meet your needs.
As for the fourth stop, you actually did not go personally to the restaurant because it closes early in the evening. However, Francesca arranged to pick up the cakes earlier so that you did not miss the chance to taste this delicious typical dessert.
If you were expecting more variety we are sorry, but the description says exactly what we eat. For the quantity, I assure you that there is plenty and no one has ever finished unsatisfied.
We hope to see you again someday and to change your mind :)
Tasty Food and Fun Tour
Luke_B, Aug 2022
Very nice tour of Como with a very friendly tour guide Piers. We tried a number of nice bits of food and some nice wine before finishing with a lovely coffee. Highly enjoyable
Wonderful food and history tour of Como
Nikki_S, Aug 2022
Piergiorgio was an absolute delight! His knowledge of food, history and the culture of Lake Como was unparralled. He even offered restaurant and bar recommendations for the rest of our trip. Would highly recommend this tour.
Highly recommend Pierre and food tour!!
Mary_W, Aug 2022
Pierre was very knowledgeable and expert on Como and good taste in good. We enjoyed all aspects of food and wine selections. Highly recommend the entire experience!!
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