Tours/Lake Como/Como Food Tour
Viator · Private tour

Como Food Tour

4.5(16)Lake Como1 hour
VIATOR4.8(12)TRIPADVISOR3.8(4)

Description

Our 3 hour Como Food Tour provides a unique food tasting and cultural experience. Our professional English-speaking guides will give you the local insider view of the history, culture and architecture of this fascinating city, while enriching the tour with delicious food stops. Admire the principal monuments such as the Duomo, the “Broletto” and the church of San Fedele. Walk and discover more hidden corners in the medieval part of the town. Pause to taste the flavors most appreciated by locals. Visit a local “enoteca” to sample a selection of local wines accompanied by top-quality sliced meats. Sample high-quality extra virgin olive oil harvested in Lake Como and learn how it compares to one produced in Southern Italy. Sample local cheeses accompanied by delicious balsamic vinegar and, naturally, more wine. Before saying goodbye, our guide will stop at a local selected shop where you will end your tasting experience with a nice “cono gelato”.

Tour Options

Tour

Itinerary

Admission not included10 min

The tour guide will stop in front of the Duomo and give details about its construction and history. We normally do not enter the Duomo.

Admission not included5 min

We stop in front of the church and the tour guide gives details about the building's contruction and history.

Highlights

Icecream to end the tour
Professional English speaking tour guide
Local food samplings including cheeses, sliced meats, olive oil and more!

What's included

Included
Icecream to end the tour
Professional English speaking tour guide
Local food samplings including cheeses, sliced meats, olive oil and more!
Not included
Hotel pickup and drop-off (please get in touch for a quotation)
Gratuities

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • A minimum of 2 adults per booking is required
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Vegetarian option is available; make a note in the Special Requirements box when you book
  • Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately
  • We are following Italy's rules as they change.

Reviews(16)

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Nick_M
August 14, 2022
Delicious tastes of Como whilst seeing & learning about the city!

What a great way to see & hear a bit about Como whilst enjoying delicious local Italian food along the way. Josephine was a great guide, very knowledgeable with an equal love for all things tasty!! Small group, intimate tastings at venues (no pressure to buy their products) & topped off by an above average pasta lunch on the waterfront. Highly recommend.

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Lorraine_B
June 25, 2022
More than a food tour!

This tour is a must!! Our guide Alessandra was spectacular. She gave us such an historical overview of Como and each food tasting was wonderful!!

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Jill_N
April 7, 2022
Food tour was so much fun...

Food tour was so much fun - great food, great city and a great guide! We even went back to many of the stores for more!

Operator response

Thanks for your feedback Jill! I will revert it to your guide!

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David_T
March 29, 2022
Perfect food/history tour of Como.

The tour was incredible, and our host Josie was so knowledgeable about both the town of Como and its history, as well as the local food scene. I would definitely recommend if you have a few hours in Como!

Operator response

Thanks David for your review! I will inform Josie too!

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Scott_F
October 11, 2021
My husband and I truly...

My husband and I truly enjoyed our time with Christina touring around Como. She was informative and very friendly. The food was delicious and we ended up taking quite a bit of goodies home with us to enjoy later with our family. Cannot recommend this tour enough!

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djereb
September 8, 2019
Walk and eat lake como

We thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Christina our guide was very knowledgeable. She gave us a lot of history and spoke somewhat about her childhood traditions growing up in Como. The food stops were great they included a pizza stop at a fabulous bakery. A wine cheese and ham tasting. An olive oil and vinegar tasting and finished with a lovely lunch. Would highly recommend this tour.

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Sightsee705267
June 2, 2019
Tour was not what was described

The trip was 75% history of Como and 25% Food. The food was just ordinary italian food. The guide was a very knowledgeable historian and a very unknowledgeable food expert. I have used Context Travel all over the world and they give you what they say they gonna give you.This is my first and last tour with tripadvisor. It was a waste of time and money.

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Kkinsey1124
July 17, 2018
Great way to visit the city and enjoy the food of the region

We greatly enjoyed our city tour and our food experience. Our guide, Christina(?), was extremely knowledgeable, communicated very well and took very good care of her guests. The foods were excellent and typical of Italy and the region. Having dinner and listening to the cast warming up to present Othello at the theater next to the restaurant was an added bonus. The garden setting for dinner was lovely. As always, one of the best parts of the tour was meeting our fellow travelers and sharing with them as we ate.

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Jennifer S
June 24, 2018
Fun time

Our guide "Christina" was very knowledgeable, and the area we toured through was a nice shopping place as well. We enjoyed it.

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Jana K
May 28, 2018
My fellow travelers and I had the...

<p>My fellow travelers and I had the pleasure of taking a tour this past week in Como with Maddalena. She is a lovely, personable young lady who has an extensive knowledge of all things Como. She told us all about the history of the city itself, shared in-depth information on notable historical sites Iike the Duomo, and shared many wonderful culinary delights with us. I cannot recommend her or the tour highly enough! We took the twilight tour, and we completely sated with delicious food from dolce to antipasti, pizza and focaccia to vino and salumi! Then....a lovely traditional pasta dinner! Grazie mille a tutti per una serrata bellissima!</p>

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