Trieste Food Tour
Between Karst and sea: A journey through history, gastronomy, and nature
Length
5 Days
Group size
4-12 travelers
Travel style
Insider
Trieste: Taste of the Sea
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Trip highlights
Immerse yourself in the world of coffee
Excursion on the karst
Accommodation in the historic Hotel Continental
Visit Castello Duino
The Feast experience
Trieste fish cuisine cooking course
Visits to cheesemakers and winemakers
Sailboat to Castello Duino
Local tour guide
Trieste: City of winds, sailors and writers, as well as centre of the green coffee trade and home to quality roasters. Tour guide Tiziana was born in Trieste and shows you her city. During a cooking class, we will immerse ourselves in the fine Trieste fish cuisine. Above the city lies the karst, which burns red in autumn. The Vitovska grape, in particular, thrives on its stony soils and is used to produce one of Italy's best white wines.
Depending on local conditions, the order of visits may be changed, but the entire programme will be adhered to.
Accommodation may be subject to change depending on availability and season.
Travel information:
Why book with Feast?
✔ Book with confidence: 20 years of experience VTT
✔ Small groups of 4-12 travellers
✔ All experiences, meals, guides and daily transfers included
✔ Sustainable travel, avoiding mass tourism sights
✔ Complete and flexible rescheduling without inconvenience, complexity, and stress with our Flexi option.
Every booking supports local communities through a small donation to our V Social Foundation. By clicking on this link, you can find out more about these projects.
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Itinerary
Day 1
Welcome to Trieste
Welcome Dinner
Meals Included: Dinner
Trieste's traditional cuisine, influenced by Austro-Hungarian flavors.
After you make your way to the Forvm Hotel, a warm welcome awaits you in Trieste, the vibrant city by the sea. To make the start of your trip comfortable, we are happy to arrange for you a transfer from the train station or airport to the hotel. Upon arrival, you will have the opportunity to get to know your fellow travellers and tour guide over a refreshing aperitivo in a historic café. As you enjoy your drink, you can make your first connections and look forward to the adventures you will share in the coming days. Afterwards, a special welcome dinner awaits you in one of the best osterias in the city. Immerse yourself in the culinary world of Trieste and let yourself be seduced by the delicious flavors of traditional specialties influenced by Austro-Hungarian cuisine. Enjoy hearty meat dishes and be inspired by the stories and traditions of the region. The welcome dinner at the osteria is more than just a meal. It is a moment of coming together where you can experience the community and richness of Italian food culture. After this unforgettable dinner, you will have time to relax at the hotel and prepare for the adventures ahead. Sit back, let the impressions of the day sink in, and look forward to the exciting explorations that Trieste has in store for you.
Relax and enjoy the journey, knowing that our tour guide will assist you at every moment.
Forum Hotel
Day 2
Trieste Delights: Coffee, Buffets & Seafood Secrets
Culinary Delights of Trieste
Intimate hands-on cooking experience
Visit to the Sandalj Trading Company
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Learn with Giovanna and Alberto the secret to cooking traditional fish recipes
Start the day with a delicious breakfast in the hotel's bar as you prepare for a unique taste experience. You will be taken to a Sandalj Trading Company outside of Trieste, where you will learn about the variety of coffee types and how the carefully selected beans are used to create exquisite blends.
After this exciting experience, your guide takes you to the most original experience in Trieste, a true triestene buffet. Buffets in Trieste are small osterias that used to provide a substantial mid-morning snack for the fishermen and dockers. You will sit among locals and fishermen having the traditionally boiled pork with bread, horseradish and krauts.
But the highlight of the day is still ahead of you. In the late afternoon, you will meet the talented duo Giovanna and Alberto, who will introduce you to the secrets of preparing fish in one of the best fish restaurants in the city. They are masters of their artistic and uncomplicated cuisine, and usually, do not allow anyone in their kitchen. Together with their chefs you will learn how to cut a mullet into a delicate carpaccio, prepare fresh pasta with a scampi sauce, and cook a juicy sea bass in a crispy salt crust. Together, you will enjoy your culinary creations and end the day immersed in the flavours and delicious delights of Trieste.
Relax and enjoy the journey, knowing that our tour guide will assist you at every moment.
Forum Hotel
Day 3
Urban Charm, Nature Trails & Karst Culinary Discoveries
City tour of Trieste
Visit to a Karsian fattoria with tasting
Wine tasting with Karsian wines
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Direct Encounter with the Producers: Trieste's Culinary Delights
Today, you can expect a day full of fascinating experiences in Trieste and its surrounding nature. Together with your tour guide, you will discover the secrets of the city on an exciting tour. Immerse yourself in the pulsating city life, explore picturesque squares and winding streets, and let yourself be enchanted by the city's unique atmosphere. As a pleasant contrast to the hustle and bustle of the city, your journey then takes you into nature. Your first stop will be a traditional Karsian fattoria where you will enjoy a delicious salumi tasting. Taste the fine flavours of the regional delicacies and be impressed by the excellent quality. We continue to Matej Lupinc, a renowned winemaker, who invites you to his charming wine cellar. Here, you will have the opportunity to taste some of his fine wines. Accompanied by freshly baked bread, delicious cheese, and other specialties from the Karst region, you can enjoy the diverse taste of the wines. Immerse yourself in the warm and cheerful hospitality of the local people. Take a leisurely hike along the picturesque Strada Napoleonica, from Opicina to Prosecco. Breathe in the fresh air, feel the tranquility of nature, and let the beauty of the surroundings work its magic on you. Return to Trieste for dinner and end the day in the historic Café San Marco. In an elegant ambience, you can enjoy delicious food and relax with a drink.
Hike Opicina to Prosecco: about 2.5 miles, slight differences in altitude. Difficulty: easy.
Forum Hotel
Day 4
Sailing Adventure, Poetic Paths & Culinary Delights
Visit of the Castello Duino
Short hike on the Sentiero Rilke
Farewell dinner
Sailing excursion along the Trieste coast
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Sailing into Poetry: From Trieste's Cliffs to Rilke's Inspiration
Today, you're setting off on an unforgettable sailing adventure! On a boat reserved exclusively for you, glide along the white cliffs of the karst from Trieste to Sistiana. After exploring the picturesque coast, a delicious lunch awaits you at a select seafood restaurant. Enjoy the fresh seafood and let yourself be seduced by the culinary masterpieces. Sated and strengthened, follow in the footsteps of the famous poet Rainer Maria Rilke in Castello Duino. Here, where he worked on his legendary collection Duino Elegies, you’ll immerse yourself in the captivating world of the poet and his poetry. After visiting the castle, embark on the Sentiero Rilke, a dreamlike path that takes you through green landscapes with breathtaking views of the Adriatic Sea. Enjoy the peace and beauty of nature as you walk in the footsteps of the great poet.
Back in Trieste, enjoy some free time to explore the city on your own and deepen your impressions. As you reach the culmination of your trip, another extraordinary experience awaits you — an excellent fish menu in one of the best restaurants in the city. Enjoy the delicacies of regional cuisine, accompanied by exquisite wines from the Karst region. In the cozy ambience, celebrate the end of your trip in a special atmosphere. (the restaurant is about 15 min walking distance from the hotel, a taxi can be booked for those who do not want to walk)
Hike Castello Duino to Sistiana: about 3 miles, with a 100-metre difference in altitude uphill and downhill. Difficulty: easy.
Forum Hotel
Day 5
Arrivederci!
Meals Included: Breakfast
After a delicious breakfast, it's time to say goodbye to your unforgettable trip to Trieste. The past few days have been intense and filled with exciting experiences, but Trieste still has so much more to offer. To stay a little longer in this fascinating city, we recommend extending your trip and are happy to reserve your room for you. Don't miss the opportunity to delve even deeper into the vibrant life of Trieste and experience more unforgettable moments.
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22
May
2024
26
May
2024
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USD 1,932
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Best Time to Travel: This departure date takes place at the best travel time!
German speaking tour: This trip will be held in English.
Your guide for this tour
The tour guide for this trip will be announced shortly. Our guides are culinary specialists of the Mediterranean area, and are at least bilingual. Each of our guides is unique and brings their own personal touch to the trips, so you can discover the region as if you were travelling with a friend!
The indicated flight times and airlines may change, as we have to plan well in advance of the day of departure.
22
May
2024
26
May
2024
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Best Time to Travel
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German speaking tour
From
USD 1,932
29
May
2024
2
Jun
2024
From
USD 1,932
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German speaking tour: This trip will be held in English.
Guide
Tiziana
Your guide for this tour
Tiziana Zamai was born in Trieste, loves her city and has turned her passion for the history and culture of this corner of Italy into a profession: she has become a tourist guide. Tiziana is also a qualified translator. She studied German and also worked for several years in the tourist office of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. She then became a tourist guide, tour guide and hiking guide. Tiziana loves traveling, discovering new cultures and hiking in nature. She is convinced that in Trieste, this city on the border where Austrian, Italian and Slavic souls meet, also in the culinary field, you can find everything to be happy: a varied cuisine, good wines, the blue sea and the green vegetation of the Karst, a rich culture and a special history.
The indicated flight times and airlines may change, as we have to plan well in advance of the day of departure.
29
May
2024
2
Jun
2024
German speaking tour
From
USD 1,932
18
Sep
2024
22
Sep
2024
From
USD 2,039
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Best Time to Travel: This departure date takes place at the best travel time!
English speaking tour: This trip is being conducted in English.
Your guide for this tour
The tour guide for this trip will be announced shortly. Our guides are culinary specialists of the Mediterranean area, and are at least bilingual. Each of our guides is unique and brings their own personal touch to the trips, so you can discover the region as if you were travelling with a friend!
The indicated flight times and airlines may change, as we have to plan well in advance of the day of departure.
18
Sep
2024
22
Sep
2024
-
Best Time to Travel
-
English speaking tour
From
USD 2,039
2
Oct
2024
6
Oct
2024
From
USD 2,039
Show more
Info
German speaking tour: This trip will be held in English.
Guide
Tiziana
Your guide for this tour
Tiziana Zamai was born in Trieste, loves her city and has turned her passion for the history and culture of this corner of Italy into a profession: she has become a tourist guide. Tiziana is also a qualified translator. She studied German and also worked for several years in the tourist office of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. She then became a tourist guide, tour guide and hiking guide. Tiziana loves traveling, discovering new cultures and hiking in nature. She is convinced that in Trieste, this city on the border where Austrian, Italian and Slavic souls meet, also in the culinary field, you can find everything to be happy: a varied cuisine, good wines, the blue sea and the green vegetation of the Karst, a rich culture and a special history.
The indicated flight times and airlines may change, as we have to plan well in advance of the day of departure.
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2
Oct
2024
6
Oct
2024
German speaking tour
From
USD 2,039
or
23
Oct
2024
27
Oct
2024
From
USD 2,039
Show more
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English speaking tour: This trip is being conducted in English.
Guide
Tiziana
Your guide for this tour
Tiziana Zamai was born in Trieste, loves her city and has turned her passion for the history and culture of this corner of Italy into a profession: she has become a tourist guide. Tiziana is also a qualified translator. She studied German and also worked for several years in the tourist office of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. She then became a tourist guide, tour guide and hiking guide. Tiziana loves traveling, discovering new cultures and hiking in nature. She is convinced that in Trieste, this city on the border where Austrian, Italian and Slavic souls meet, also in the culinary field, you can find everything to be happy: a varied cuisine, good wines, the blue sea and the green vegetation of the Karst, a rich culture and a special history.
The indicated flight times and airlines may change, as we have to plan well in advance of the day of departure.
or
23
Oct
2024
27
Oct
2024
English speaking tour
From
USD 2,039
or
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Single Room Supplement
When booking online, you can choose the option "share room (if possible)". If no other participant chooses this option, you will be accommodated in a single room. The cost of the single room is USD 398 and Feast will in that case pay 50% of the single room supplement, the rest will need to be covered by you. We will notify you approximately one month before the start of the tour.
What's included
4 nights in a central boutique hotel including breakfast
3 menus of at least four courses in the best restaurants and osterias of the city including wine accompaniment, water and caffè
3 lunches with drinks included
Fish cooking course in one of the best restaurants in town
Visit to the Sandalj Trading Company
Excursion to the Karst with visits and tastings at cheesemakers and winegrowers
Sailing boat excursion in the Gulf of Trieste
Transportation in a comfortable minibus around the city
All guided tours, entrance fees and sightseeing
Tour guide and translation Tiziana Zamai
10 EUR donation to the VSocial Foundation to support community projects https://www.vsocialfoundation.org/
What's not included
Arrival and departure
Additional drinks
Tips
Cancellation and travel health insurance
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FAQs
Can I cancel my trip?
If the traveller withdraws before the start of the trip or does not start the trip, Ventura loses the right to the travel price. Instead, Ventura may demand reasonable compensation from the traveller. This shall not apply if Ventura is responsible for the cancellation or if unavoidable, extraordinary circumstances occur at the destination or in its immediate vicinity, which significantly impair the performance of the package tour or the transport of persons to the destination; circumstances are unavoidable and extraordinary if they are beyond the control of the party invoking them and their consequences could not have been avoided even if all reasonable precautions had been taken.
Ventura has defined this claim for compensation to which it is entitled in the following cancellation fees. The calculation is made taking into account the time of the cancellation declared by the traveller up to the contractually agreed start of the trip, the expected saving of expenses and the expected acquisition through alternative use of the travel services. The compensation shall be calculated as follows according to the time of receipt of the declaration of cancellation by Ventura or the travel agent:
a) General cancellation fee (as a percentage of the travel price):
For bookings in the CLASSIC fare: up to 65 days before departure 20% from the 64th to 30th day before departure 25% 45% from the 29th to 15th day before departure from the 14th to 7th day before departure 60% from the 6th day before departure 80% 90% on the day of departure and in the event of a no-show
For bookings in the FLEXI fare: up to 65 days before departure 0% from the 64th to the 45th day before departure 10% from the 44th to the 30th day before departure 20% from 29 days before departure, the cancellation fees are identical to those of the CLASSIC rate
b) Special cancellation fee:
Special offers/specials, individually prepared package tours and group tours may be subject to special cancellation conditions, to which explicit reference is made in the respective service description or travel advertisement/offer and the travel confirmation in accordance with Art. 250 §§ 3, 6 EGBGB.
Ventura reserves the right to demand higher, specifically calculated compensation instead of the above cancellation flat rates, insofar as Ventura can prove the occurrence of significantly higher expenses than the applicable cancellation flat rate.
Do I need travel insurance?
We advise you to take out travel cancellation insurance, as it can always happen that you are unable to travel shortly before the departure date due to unforeseen illness, an accident or for other reasons. Repatriation assistance insurance is strongly recommended!
If you pay for your Feast trip with your VISA credit card, you are normally insured, but please ask your bank to confirm this. If you do not wish to take out insurance, Feast cannot be held liable.
Feast's travel insurance offer:
We offer 3 types of insurance (cancellation cover/all-round cover/travel cover) when you book online through our partner HanseMerkur. Of course, you can also contact other insurance companies of your choice.
The following links will take you to the insurance booking portal. After booking, you will receive your insurance documents and invoice directly from our partner HanseMerkur.
For Germany, Austria and Belgium, click here https://secure.hmrv.de/rvw-ba/initBa.jsp?baid=419&adnr=4562815&fTypId=0&locale=de_DE
For Switzerland, click here https://secure.hmrv.de/rvw-ba/initBa.jsp?baid=800&adnr=4577797&fTypId=0&st=HMINT&locale=de_CH&mId=21
You can book your travel insurance at any time from the moment you book your trip up to 30 days before the start of your trip.
Is the flight and transfer to and from the airport included?
No, all our tours include an individual journey in order to avoid unnecessary national bundled flights and to give you the opportunity to organise your journey individually.
We are happy to help you plan and decide on flights, train connections or intermediate stages.
If you need a transfer from the airport or train station, we can organise this for you.
What are the payment terms?
A deposit of 20% of the tour price is due upon receipt of the invoice. Please transfer the remaining payment no later than 21 days before departure. Bank transfers from Germany and other EU countries via IBAN and BIC are fast and inexpensive. You can also pay conveniently by credit card.
What happens if the minimum number of participants is not reached?
According to our terms and conditions, we can cancel the trip if the minimum number of participants is not reached up to 21 days before the start of the trip. As a rule, we will inform you one month in advance to discuss alternatives. You can then, for example, choose another date or an alternative trip. If these options are not suitable for you, we will refund the full travel costs already paid. However, it is rare that a trip cannot be realised. As soon as a trip is guaranteed to take place, we will highlight this on our "Dates & Prices" page.
When should I book my flight or train tickets?
You can start organising and booking your journey as soon as we have confirmed that the trip is guaranteed to take place. This happens at the latest approx. 30 days before the start of the trip. If the minimum number of participants has already been reached, you will of course be informed immediately.
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