In a gastronomic journey, you can taste the country
Perhaps that is exactly why such a service exists in the tourism market as the organization of gastronomic tours. These are not just routes designed for those who love to "eat well," but real excursions that give you the chance to master the secrets of creating these culinary masterpieces yourself. Moreover, it is a wonderful opportunity to study with the best chefs, visit the most vibrant gastronomic holidays and festivals – be it the Oyster Festival in Ireland, Oktoberfest in Munich, the Beaujolais Nouveau wine festival in France.
You can choose almost any option for yourself. The simplest are standard sightseeing tours, where you will be told about the features of national cuisine, given a master class, wine tasting, and shown the technology of its production. By the way, such countries as France, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic and many others are famous for intoxicatingly wonderful wine tours.
These can be rural or urban tours. In the first case, you will have the opportunity to go pick berries, fruits or even truffles yourself. In the second, the program includes a visit to a small confectionery factory, wine production, etc.
The second type of tours are specialized trips. They usually have a carefully developed thematic program, and it is here that courses are organized to help you master the secrets of national cuisine. At the end of the trip you receive a personalized certificate. Such gastronomic tours can be conducted in France, Spain, Italy, South Africa, Morocco.
And finally, the third type of gastronomic tours is visiting festivals, which we have already mentioned. Oysters, smoked salmon and real Guinness in Ireland, German beer, sausages, special duck with apples – in Munich, the famous Apfelstrudel (apple strudel) at Christmas in Austria. You must agree that this is much more interesting than a banal vacation at crowded resorts!