Culinary
Central Albania · Culinary Tradition
Taste traditional tavë kosi baked in earthenware in a historic tavern
Savour tender spiced spring lamb baked with rice under a golden crust of fermented garlic yoghurt and farm eggs.
Experience Theme
Food & Drink
Iconic wine regions, local markets and defining regional dishes
Raise a glass where Champagne was born, taste Basque pintxos at the counter, and explore Europe's defining vineyards and markets.
Included activities & rituals
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Food & Drink across Europe
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Wine Valley
Wachau · Dürnstein, Melk & Danube riverbanks
Cycle or sip through the Wachau
Follow the Danube between abbeys, vineyards and small river towns.
Regional Food
Graz · Kaiser-Josef-Markt & wine roads
Eat through Graz and Styria
Trade imperial Austria for markets, design, pumpkin seed oil and Styrian wine country.
Wine Country
Burgenland · Rust, reed shores & sun plains
Drink wine by Lake Neusiedl
Find Austria's flatter, warmer, slower side among vineyards, cycling routes and lake villages.
Potato Craft
Belarus · Across the country
Share crisp draniki with clay-pot machanka
Order freshly grated potato pancakes straight from the pan alongside a warm earthenware pot of pork and sour-cream machanka.
Food
Brussels · Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert
Taste handmade Belgian pralines in Brussels
Sample silky chocolate ganaches and hazelnut pralines under the 19th-century glass arcade roofs.
Food
Brussels · Anderlecht
Drink spontaneously fermented lambic at Cantillon
Tour a working 1900 brewery to sip tart gueuze and fruit kriek conditioned in antique oak tuns.
Ottoman Coffee Ritual
Sarajevo · Ottoman Old Town
Drink traditional Bosnian coffee served from a copper džezva in Baščaršija
Experience the unhurried morning ritual with foamy coffee in a ceramic fildžan, lokum confectionery, and a glass of spring water.
Karst Viticulture
Herzegovina · Tvrdoš Monastery
Taste indigenous Žilavka white wine in a stone monastery cellar in Trebinje
Sample oak-aged karst wines produced by Orthodox monks in sixteenth-century stone vaulted cellars along the Trebišnjica River.
Food
Sofia & All Bulgaria · Morning Bakeries
Eat fresh banitsa with boza at a traditional bakery
Start the day with warm, flaky filo pastry layered with melted white sirene cheese, paired with traditional fermented boza.
Wine
Melnik · Pirin Sandstone Caves
Taste broad-leaved Melnik red wine in sandstone cave cellars
Sample ancient dark red Shiroka Melnishka wine straight from casks inside the hand-carved sand-pyramid tunnels of Kordopulov House.
Volcanic Wine
Tenerife · Cordón Trenzado Vineyards & Bodegas
Taste Listán Negro wines in the volcanic Valle de La Orotava
Sample mineral-driven wines grown on centuries-old un-grafted vines braided in traditional volcanic trellises.
Adriatic Oysters
Pelješac · Mali Ston oyster beds & historic walls
Taste Oysters Straight from Mali Ston Bay
Sample prized native flat oysters pulled straight from the sea with a squeeze of lemon and local Pošip wine.
Wine
Omodos · Troodos foothills
Taste wine in the Limassol villages
Compare local grapes and Commandaria with a producer, arranging a driver or a village overnight.
Food
Nicosia · A long shared table
Settle in for Cypriot meze
Let the small plates arrive in sequence, from vegetables and cheese to the grill, rather than ordering in a rush.
Food
Plzeň · Pilsner Urquell Brewery Cellars
Drink unfiltered Pilsner from wooden barrels in Plzeň
Taste cloudy, golden, unpasteurised lager drawn straight from giant oak lagering barrels in the cold cellars.
Food
Mikulov & South Moravia · Pálava Hills
Taste Moravian wine in a Mikulov cellar
Sample crisp Ryzlink vlašský and aromatic Pálava white wines in candlelit vaulted stone cellars.
Food
České Budějovice · Krajinská
Drink fresh Budvar at Masné krámy in České Budějovice
Sip unpasteurised Czech national lager poured straight from the tank in a 16th-century vaulted butcher market.
Danish Open Sandwich Ritual
Copenhagen · Indre By & classic lunchrooms
Eat traditional smørrebrød at lunch
Taste pickled herring, beef tartare and crisp pork belly atop dense house-baked sourdough rye with cold snaps.
Food
Bornholm · Gudhjem & Svaneke
Taste Sol over Gudhjem in a coastal smokehouse
Enjoy warm alder-smoked herring crowned with raw egg yolk, radishes and chives fresh from iconic white chimneys.
Food
Utrecht · Oudegracht waterside vaults
Dine in the split-level wharf cellars of Utrecht
Descend to water level along the Oudegracht to eat and drink in medieval barrel-vaulted wharf cellars.
Food
The Hague & Scheveningen · Scheveningen harbour
Eat raw herring by the sea in Scheveningen
Hold fresh Hollandse nieuwe herring by the tail and eat it raw with chopped onions from a harbour fish stand.
Food
Gouda & Kinderdijk · Gouda Markt
Taste warm caramel stroopwafels in Gouda
Watch sweet spiced caramel syrup pressed between two hot waffle wafers fresh from the iron on the market square.
Wine & Cellars
Champagne · Épernay & Reims
Drink Champagne in Champagne
Raise a glass in the region that made celebration a place.
Wine & Châteaux
Bordeaux · Place de la Bourse & Left Bank
Taste wine in Bordeaux
Explore France through vineyards, river quays and a glass from the Atlantic wine country.
Culinary Heritage
Lyon · Vieux Lyon & Presqu'île
Eat a bouchon meal in Lyon
Sit down for the city’s classic cooking in a proper Lyonnais bouchon.
Spirits & Cellars
Charente · Cognac
Drink Cognac in Cognac
Taste the brandy where it ages — in cellars along the Charente whose walls are blackened by the evaporating angels' share.
Bavarian Beer Culture
Munich · Englischer Garten & Hirschgarten
Have a beer garden evening in Munich
Sit under the trees with beer, pretzels and the city’s easy evening rhythm.
Brewing
Bamberg · Franconia
Taste Bamberg's brewing traditions
Compare a local smoked beer with another Franconian style in a working brewery town.
Wine
Trier & Moselle · River villages
Taste Riesling on the Moselle
Visit a producer on the steep vineyard river and ask how slope and sweetness shape the glass.
Macedonian Gastronomy
Thessaloniki · Ladadika & Kapani Market
Taste meze and bougatsa along the waterfront
Savour warm custard pastries and sea-facing meze in Greece's culinary capital.
Food
Tokaj · Tokaj-Hegyalja UNESCO Wine Region
Taste Tokaji Aszú in mold-lined stone cellars
Descend into ancient volcanic tuff cellars draped in Cladosporium mold to sample golden nectar of kings.
Food
Eger · Szépasszonyvölgy
Cellar-hop through the Valley of the Beautiful Women
Stroll between carved rock cellars sampling Bull's Blood and crisp Leányka poured straight from the barrel.
Food
Budapest · Fővám tér
Graze through the Great Market Hall in Budapest
Sample freshly fried lángos, smoked sausages and pick up strings of sweet paprika under a soaring 1897 iron roof.
Food
Galway · Claddagh & Quay Street
Eat native oysters in Galway's Latin Quarter
Sample freshly shucked Atlantic oysters paired with a glass of crisp stout along cobblestone lanes.
Food
Cork · Grand Parade & Shandon
Taste farmhouse cheeses at the English Market in Cork
Graze on Gubbeen, Cashel Blue and artisanal smoked salmon in an 18th-century covered market.
Art of the Pizzaiuolo
Naples · Spaccanapoli & Centro Storico
Eat pizza in Naples
Taste wood-fired Neapolitan pizza where the dish was born.
Aperitivo Ritual
Milan · Navigli canals & Brera
Have aperitivo in Milan
Join the evening canal-side ritual of Negronis and savory antipasti.
Artisan Gelato
Florence · Oltrarno & Santa Croce
Taste gelato in Florence
Sample artisan gelato while strolling across the Arno river bridges.
Prosciutto Heritage
Emilia-Romagna · Parma & Langhirano
Taste Parma ham in Parma
Prosciutto di Parma, aged in the hills of Langhirano and sliced paper-thin, with a glass of Lambrusco.
Mountain Cheese
Šar Mountains · High pastures
Taste Sharri cheese on the pastures that make it
Try the hard salted sheep's cheese of these summer pastures, eaten across Kosovo and made up on the ridge.
Layered Pancake
Kosovo · Across the country
Eat flija cooked layer by layer over embers
Try the pancake built up in thin layers under a heated lid over hours, the dish of every Kosovan celebration.
Market
Riga · Central Market
Browse the Zeppelin hangars of Riga Central Market
Explore five immense repurposed German Zeppelin hangars piled high with sourdough rye bread, smoked fish, and pickles.
Princely Winery
Vaduz · Hofkellerei
Taste the Prince's Wine in Vaduz
Taste Pinot noir from the vineyard below the castle at the reigning prince's own winery.
Sparkling Wine
The Luxembourg Moselle · Cellars
Taste Crémant on the Moselle
Tour a cellar dug into the riverside hills and taste Crémant de Luxembourg where it is made.
Fish Market
Marsaxlokk · Harbour quay
Browse the Sunday Fish Market
Come on Sunday morning, when the quay fills with the night's catch beside the painted luzzus.
Street Food
Malta · Pastizzerias
Eat Pastizzi Hot from the Oven
Eat ricotta or pea pastizzi hot from a pastizzeria, the way Malta starts and ends its day.
Wine Cellar
Cricova · Wine galleries
Explore Cricova's underground cellars
Book the official guided route through former limestone workings and their bottle-lined streets.
Wine Cellar
Mileștii Mici · Underground wine city
See the Mileștii Mici cellar network
Visit by official tour and compare this vast cellar system with Cricova rather than treating them as identical.
Village Table
Butuceni · Rural guesthouse
Share a Moldovan village meal
Try plăcintă, seasonal produce and local wine in a guesthouse that cooks from its own place.
Wine
Purcari · Southern wine country
Taste the wines of Ștefan Vodă
Ask for local varieties alongside the familiar blends and arrange transport before the tasting.
Artisan Smokehouse
Njeguši Village · Mount Lovćen
Taste wood-smoked pršut in a centuries-old Njeguši stone smokehouse
Sample delicate beechwood-smoked dry-cured ham and aged cheese cured in mountain air currents in the historical Petrović clan village.
Wine Tasting
Tikveš · Kavadarci & Negotino
Taste Vranec in a Tikveš cellar among the vines
Drink the dark local red where it is grown, in the dry hills that make up the country's largest wine region.
Baked Flatbread
Skopje & Pelagonia · Bakeries
Eat pastrmajlija straight from the oven
Try the long oval bread baked under cubed salted meat and an egg, the one dish North Macedonia claims outright.
Gothic Vistula Baking
Toruń · Gothic Old Town & Copernicus heritage
Eat Gingerbread in Toruń
Pair Gothic streets, Copernicus history and gingerbread traditions on the Vistula.
Port Wine Heritage
Porto & Vila Nova de Gaia · Cais de Gaia
Cross the Dom Luís I bridge and taste aged port in Gaia
Walk the lofty upper deck across the Douro into Vila Nova de Gaia to sample tawny and vintage port in centuries-old cellars.
Food
Transylvania · Saxon Inns
Taste authentic sarmale and mămăligă in a traditional Transylvanian tavern
Feast on slow-simmered cabbage rolls packed with spiced pork, golden cornmeal polenta, and dollops of chilled sour cream.
Wine
Muntenia · Dealu Mare Wine Country
Taste Fetească Neagră wine in the sun-drenched vineyards of Dealu Mare
Sample deep ruby and black-plum Fetească Neagră wines directly from oak barrels on the sunlit southern Carpathian slopes.
Tea Ritual
Tula & Golden Ring · Central Russia
Drink samovar tea with stamped Tula gingerbread
Pour strong black tea from a brass samovar alongside jam-filled honey pryanik and airy apple pastila.
Kafana Night
Belgrade · Skadarlija
Eat in a Skadarlija kafana while the starogradska players work the room
Sit on the cobbles of Belgrade's old bohemian street over charcoal-grilled meat while acoustic musicians move from table to table.
Sandžak Grill
Novi Pazar · Stara Čaršija
Eat Pazar ćevapi with kajmak and soured milk in Novi Pazar
Order the coarse, generously sized ćevapi the Sandžak is known for, served in a bun with kajmak and a glass of sheep's soured milk.
Food
Liptov · Mountain Kolibas
Eat bryndzové halušky in a traditional Liptov koliba
Savour fresh potato dumplings laced with tangy sheep bryndza and sizzling bacon in a timber mountain shepherd's hut.
Wine
Slovak Tokaj · Zemplín Slopes
Taste volcanic furmint wine in Tokaj's tuff-hewn cellars
Descend into ancient underground cellars coated in noble cladosporium mould to taste rare amber Tokaji Aszú wines.
Basque Gastronomy
San Sebastián · Parte Vieja
Eat pintxos in San Sebastián
Hop between bars and taste the Basque Country one small plate at a time.
Valencian Gastronomy
Valencia · El Palmar & Albufera
Eat paella in Valencia
Try Spain’s most famous rice dish close to where it began.
Food
Gothenburg · Feskekôrka & Archipelago
Eat seafood on the west coast
Crack fresh Norwegian langoustines and sweet brown crab straight from North Sea boats.
Food
Gruyères · Castle walls & Fribourg foothills
Taste authentic Gruyère fondue in a fortified hilltop village
Savor moitié-moitié cheese fondue inside stone-paved ramparts shadowed by the 13th-century château.
Aegean Seafood & Meze
İzmir & Alaçatı · Stone lanes & coastal taverns
Eat Meze by the Aegean
Use İzmir, Çeşme and Alaçatı for markets, seafood, stone lanes and relaxed Aegean evenings.
Food
Gaziantep · Regional kitchens
Taste Gaziantep beyond baklava
Seek local kebabs, vegetables and pistachio dishes alongside the celebrated pastry.
Island Wine
Bozcaada · Northern Aegean
Spend a vineyard day on Bozcaada
Book a local producer, arrange transport and stay long enough for the island after the last day ferry.
Coffeehouse
Lviv · Rynok Square & Armenian Street
Linger in a Lviv courtyard coffeehouse
Slip through a vaulted stone passage off Rynok Square for coffee brewed in hot sand and a slice of chocolate-glazed Lviv syrnyk.
Wine Cellars
Berehove & Mukachevo · Transcarpathia
Taste volcanic-slope wines in a Zakarpattia tuff cellar
Descend into hand-carved rhyolite cellars beneath the Carpathian foothills to taste dry whites and local reds.
Intangible Heritage
Ukraine · Across the country
Eat red borshch with garlic-glazed pampushky
Share the deep crimson beet and cabbage soup with smetana, fresh dill and warm yeast rolls brushed with crushed garlic.
Food
London · Mayfair & Covent Garden
Have afternoon tea in London
Turn tea into a small ceremony with cakes, sandwiches and a London afternoon.
Food
Cornwall · St Ives & coastal harbours
Eat a Cornish cream tea
Try scones, clotted cream and jam close to the coast.
Food
United Kingdom · Traditional coaching inns & pubs
Have a Sunday roast in a proper pub
Make Sunday lunch part of the trip: roast, gravy, vegetables and a pub table.
Wine Tasting
Tuscany · Chianti Classico & Montalcino