Indulge in Chocolate & Sightseeing: A Tour of Turin's Sweet Delights

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Duration: 1 hour

 Start time: Check availability on the calendar below

 Meeting point: Pasticceria Venier, near Egyptian Museum of Turin

2-10 per group (contact us for larger or private groups)

 English, Italian, Spanish

  Mobile ticket

Free cancellation
24 hours before

What's included

• 1 hour of chocolate-tastings and chocolate-stories with our live guides, either in English or in Italian. Stopping by hidden patisserie, chocolatiers and architectural spots of the city
  

• Hot Cup of Chocolate from a century old recipe

• Selection of traditional Turin chocolates
  

• Selection of dark chocolates made with Criollo, a plant that covers only 10% of the total production.
  

• Incredible stories about how the chocolate developed in Turin, thanks to local chocolatiers.

Plus an easy walk around hidden food and architectural spots of Turin.

The guide will provide an overview of Turin and its role in the development of the Italian identity. Food and wine specialties have been thriving in this territory because the royal and noble families were upfront in tastings.

We will start the tour with a chocolate experience. First, try Bicerin, the traditional hot cup recipe consumed in the '800 century cafès and patisserie that we will sightseeing. 

We will then move to explore how local chocolatiers have worked cocoa for our happiness. Sampling a selection of traditional chocolates like Gianduiotto, Cremino and a seasonal praline.  Sightseeing the main buildings and street of Turin, we will arrive to one of the main squares: Piazza San Carlo. We will point out details hidden in the tour and tell the stories behing. The chocolate tasting with continue to try premium dark made with Criollo cocoa. Criollo represents only 10% of the global cocoa production.

The live guide will explains stories around each of the tasted food and share recipes and odds.

Come hungry, thirsty, and excited to learn new things, and ready to explore the sweet side of Turin.