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Cultural, Culinary & Olive Harvest Experience in Abruzzo

7 days
Start and end in Rome
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Food & Culinary
Savor the world one bite at a time
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 2 - 12
Ages 14+
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Rome to Vasto

    Meals
    Dinner (Welcome group dinner at a traditional restaurant in the heart of Vasto)

    Included Activities

    • Welcome group dinner at a traditional restaurant in Vasto
    Landmarks
    Vasto
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  2. Day 2

    Vasto

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional picnic lunch in the olive grove with olive oil tasting and pairings from local cheeses, salami and other specialties), Dinner (Group dinner at a traditional restaurant in the heart of Vasto)

    Included Activities

    • Visit to award-winning olive grove with olive picking experience
    • Olive oil tasting and traditional picnic lunch in the olive grove
    • Visit to olive oil mill and bottling your own extra virgin olive oil
    • Exploration of Vasto historic center including Loggia Amblingh, medieval Castle, Cathedral, and Piazza Rossetti
    • Meeting with local artisans or artists
    • Group dinner at a traditional restaurant in Vasto

    Optional Activities

    • Relax and enjoy wines instead of olive picking
    Landmarks
    Loggia Amblingh
    Vasto Medieval Castle
    Vasto Cathedral
    Piazza Rossetti
  3. Day 3

    Vasto

    Meals
    Breakfast (Traditional breakfast made of freshly baked bread, whole fruit country-style preserves, cake, pastries, coffee, tea and freshly squeezed juice), Lunch (Lunch with family featuring dishes prepared in the cooking class including Bread with meat sauce, Pasta alla chitarra with meat sauce and polpette, Cavatelli with vegetables and Tarallucci)

    Included Activities

    • Visit to Vasto's colorful market
    • Exclusive cooking class with Fabrizio's family to make fresh pasta and Abruzzo sauces
    • Lunch with family featuring prepared dishes
    • Walk inside Punta Aderci Nature Reserve

    Optional Activities

    • Dinner at local restaurants in Vasto
    Landmarks
    Vasto Market
    Punta Aderci Nature Reserve
  4. Day 4

    Vasto

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional lunch with Ettore and Barbara at Fattoria d'Arte)

    Included Activities

    • Artistic experience at Ettore's Fattoria d'Arte creating postcard with natural colors
    • Aperitif and traditional lunch with Ettore and Barbara at the Art Farm

    Optional Activities

    • Visit beaches around Vasto
    • Visit Vasto museums and art galleries
    • Shopping at local artisan shops
    • Extra activities or excursions
    • Dinner at local restaurants in Vasto
    Landmarks
    Lentella
  5. Day 5

    Vasto

    Meals
    Breakfast, Aperitif (Aperitif including taste of farm production: cheeses, salami and extra virgin olive oil), Lunch (Farm-to-table lunch featuring items produced at the farm including organic flour breads, cookies, fresh pasta, eggs from hens, organic extra virgin olive oil, wines, liquors, juices, jams, cheeses, salami, meats and vegetables)

    Included Activities

    • Farm activities including milking sheep or cow
    • Learning to make pizza scima (yeast-free pizza)
    • Aperitif with cheese, salami and extra virgin olive oil tasting from farm production
    • Learning to prepare ricotta cheese
    • Collecting fresh vegetables from garden
    • Farm-to-table lunch featuring farm-produced ingredients
    • Visit to Roccascalegna castle village

    Optional Activities

    • Relax in the Abruzzo countryside instead of participating in farm activities
    • Dinner or aperitif at local restaurants and wine bars in Vasto
    Landmarks
    Roccascalegna
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  6. Day 6

    Vasto

    Meals
    Breakfast, Aperitif (Seafood aperitif at the trabocco), Lunch (Lunch at winery with wine pairings and local cheeses and salami), Dinner (Last dinner together as an Italian family with Fabrizio's family immersed in the Abruzzo countryside)

    Included Activities

    • Visit to trabocco fishing platform with demonstration of traditional fishing methods
    • Seafood aperitif at the trabocco
    • Visit to award-winning winery with wine tasting
    • Lunch at winery with local cheese and salami pairings
    • Tour of vineyard and cellars
    • Farewell party with Fabrizio's family making tiramisu and pizza
    • Final group dinner in Abruzzo countryside
    Landmarks
    Trabocchi Coast
  7. Day 7

    Vasto to Rome

    Meals
    Breakfast

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5(40 reviews)
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    November 5th, 2025
    If you are looking for a unique, non-touristy experience, check out this tour with Italia Sweet Italia. It exceeded...
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    Traveled in October 2025
    Reply from: Italia Sweet Italia
    Dear Denise, Thank you so much for your kind words and beautiful review, it truly warms my heart. It was such a joy to welcome you and to share with you the essence of our land, the flavors, the traditions, the stories, and the beauty of Abruzzo. I'm really happy to know that the experience touched you, and I hope our paths will cross again one day for another special journey together. Ciao for now, Fabrizio
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    June 30th, 2023
    Just a week to remember with a wonderful tour guide and his family and a driver that made it a once in a lifetime...
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    Traveled in February 2023
  • Cultural, Culinary & Olive Harvest Experience in Abruzzo reviewer 3
    June 30th, 2023
    This was the trip of a lifetime. Fabrizio welcomes you to his home and introduces you to his family and a collection...
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    Traveled in October 2022
    Reply from: Italia Sweet Italia
    Buongiorno dear Thisby, many thanks for your lovely words, it was lovely to let you experience our culture, food, landscapes and traditions. Ciao for now Fabrizio
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  • C
    June 30th, 2023
    We have been to Italy many times - always with a bias towards non touristy places and good Italian hospitality and...
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    Traveled in October 2019
    Reply from: Italia Sweet Italia
    Buongiorno dear Carol, many thanks for your lovely words, it was lovely to let you experience our culture, food, landscapes and traditions. Ciao for now Fabrizio
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  • W
    June 30th, 2023
    Excellent in every way!
    Traveled in October 2019
    Reply from: Italia Sweet Italia
    Buongiorno dear Wendy, many thanks for your lovely words, it was lovely to let you experience our culture, food, landscapes and traditions. Ciao for now Fabrizio
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