ITALY COFFEE TOURS

The 15 Best Coffee Experiences in Italy

31 tours  ·  from $16 a head

Italy drinks its coffee standing up and in under a minute. The 15 below pair the counter ritual with the city around it, priced, timed and honest about how much of the morning is coffee.

Rome Morning Vespa Sidecar Tour in Rome with Cappuccino - Starting at Piazza della Repubblica
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Rome Morning Vespa Sidecar Tour in Rome with Cappuccino

1.Rome Morning Vespa Sidecar Tour in Rome with Cappuccino

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,771 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $163Our pick

Ride through Rome with a professional driver while your guide, such as Claudio, Matteo, or Luca, explains the city through a headset. In three hours, you’ll see major landmarks, quiet lanes, panoramic Janiculum Hill, the Pantheon, and a traditional cappuccino and cornetto stop.

“A fun and quick way to explore Rome in vasper. It saves you all the hassle of walking and finding the ways to all the iconic spots!”

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Rome: Highlights Vespa Sidecar Tour with Coffee and Gelato - Starting at Piazza San Marco and crossing central Rome
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Rome: Highlights Vespa Sidecar Tour with Coffee and Gelato

2.Highlights Vespa Sidecar Tour with Coffee and Gelato

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 747 reviews · from $141

Ride Rome’s streets by classic Vespa sidecar with an English- or Spanish-speaking guide and driver. Visit the Colosseum, Aventine Hill, Pyramid of Cestius, Trastevere, and Janiculum Hill, with coffee, gelato, and photo stops along the way.

“Simon was an amazing guide and showed great enthusiasm for ensuring that we enjoyed our tour. We were a mother and daughter and it was a highlight of our trip. Thank you. We would totally recommend.”

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Cagliari: 2-Hour Guided E-Bike Tour with Coffee - Starting in the Marina
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Cagliari: 2-Hour Guided E-Bike Tour with Coffee

3.2-Hour Guided E-Bike Tour with Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 240 reviews · 2 hours · from $58

Ride through Cagliari with a small group of up to eight, visiting Marina, Villanova, Castello, the Cathedral, Elephant Tower, Pisan walls, and the Roman Amphitheater. Guides such as Roberto, Gaspare, Mario, Luca, and Ivo add local stories, then finish with coffee at a castle café.

“The tour was amazing — a beautiful combination of scenery and culture. It’s the most fun way to get to know the city. Gasparo, the guide, is full of knowledge about the area and has a lot of patience for questions. He also made sure the ride was safe. The bikes were in great condition and very comfortable for city riding”

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Sunrise in Rome: Small Group E-Bike Tour & Italian breakfast - Starting near Santa Maria Maggiore
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Sunrise in Rome: Small Group E-Bike Tour & Italian breakfast

4.Sunrise in Rome: Small Group E-Bike Tour & Italian breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 177 reviews · 3 hours · from $93

Start near Santa Maria Maggiore and ride with guides such as Elias, Duarte, or Camille while Rome is still quiet. See Campidoglio Hill, Piazza Navona, the Spanish Steps, and Trevi Fountain, then finish with coffee and a cornetto at Sant’Eustachio Il Caffè.

“Excellent way to see many of the big ticket items with minimal other tourists. Our guide Elias was so much fun and so knowledgeable. The bikes are a great way to cover a lot of area in a small amount of time. Highly recommend this on your 1st day in Rome.”

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Cagliari: Molentargius Natural Park Segway Tour with Coffee - Along the Palafitta channel and harbor
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Cagliari: Molentargius Natural Park Segway Tour with Coffee

5.Molentargius Natural Park Segway Tour with Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 114 reviews · 2 hours · from $81

Travel by Segway from Cagliari’s Marina District and Su Siccu Harbour to Molentargius Natural Park. Guides such as Ivo, Gaspare, Mario, and Roberto provide patient instruction, local history, and flamingo-spotting help. The small group stops for photos and coffee or cappuccino.

“Very informative and fun tour. the guide was extremely patient with me as I got to grip with riding a seaway for the first time. The tour was at a good pace and there was plenty of time for photo stops and questions.”

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Rome Pantheon: Award Winning Gelato Tiramisu & Espresso Food Tour - Tazza d’Oro and the frozen coffee surprise
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Rome Pantheon: Award Winning Gelato Tiramisu & Espresso Food Tour

6.Rome Pantheon: Award Winning Gelato Tiramisu & Espresso Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 99 reviews · 2 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $78

Meet your foodie guide near the Pantheon for a 2-hour-15-minute walk through Rome’s coffee and dessert culture. Taste espresso at Tazza d’Oro and Sant’Eustachio, coffee granita, artisan gelato, moka coffee, and tiramisu, with tips for finding quality treats later.

“Chose to do this tour on our first afternoon in Rome hoping the espresso would keep us going 😉! We ended up having a private tour with just my daughter and me! Our tour guide Fede was amazing! She was fun, energetic, engaging, and shared many details about espresso and how to hunt out natural gelato! By the end, she felt like a friend and I was sad she couldn’t just hang out with us! What a wonderful introduction to Rome and its people! Thank you, Fede!”

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Rome: Espresso, Gelato and Tiramisù Tasting Tour - Coffee Granita at Tazza d’Oro
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Rome: Espresso, Gelato and Tiramisù Tasting Tour

7.Espresso, Gelato and Tiramisù Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 74 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $64

Walk through Navona, the Pantheon district, and Campo Marzio with an English-speaking foodie guide. Taste espresso at Sant’Eustachio, coffee granita at Tazza d’Oro, artisan gelato at Gunther, and tiramisù at a top pastry shop. Guides such as Federica, Luca, and Giovanni tailor the tour for families.

“Giovanni was fantastic! So knowledgeable about all things coffee, gelato, tiramisu and just Rome in general. This tour was one of our favorite parts of our entire trip. Highly recommend!”

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Lucca: Morning Food Tour with Snacks and Coffee - Starting near the train station and crossing the walls
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Lucca: Morning Food Tour with Snacks and Coffee

8.Lucca: Morning Food Tour with Snacks and Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 72 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $80

Spend 2.5 hours seeing Lucca with an English or Italian-speaking guide and tasting local specialties. Expect espresso with Torta di riso or gelato, cured meats, Pecorino, wine or beer, plus stories about Roman ruins, silk merchants, and the city walls. Guides may include Chiara, Antonella, Sara, or Marta.

“Our tour with Antonella was outstanding she was extremely knowledgeable and made our trip around Lucca so enjoyable. The history, the food and drink were excellent.”

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Florence: Leather Wallet-Making Workshop with Coffee - Inside GARBAGE’En, the Florentine artisan studio
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Florence: Leather Wallet-Making Workshop with Coffee

9.Leather Wallet-Making Workshop with Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 63 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $106

At GARBAGE’En in Florence, Sandra, Julia, Serena, or another local artisan guides you through making a leather wallet from start to finish. Choose your leather, color, style, and extras, then take home a useful handmade souvenir. Coffee, tea, water, tools, and materials are included.

“This was the best activity we have done in all of Italy. We had a private workshop in a beautiful leather store and workshop. We had a large variety of leather to pick from and different wallet types to choose from. The staff were fantastic, flexible and patient. Communication was great in English full of fun and humor. The experts guided us with clear steps and provide tools for us to build the wallet of our dreams. I would highly recommend this workshop as a must do in Florence. A big thank you for sharing their craft and expertise with a fun and engaging experience.”

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Spanish Quarter of Neaples StreetArt & Traditions, with coffee and babà - Largo Maradona and Naples’ street-art culture
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Spanish Quarter of Neaples StreetArt & Traditions, with coffee and babà

10.Spanish Quarter of Neaples StreetArt & Traditions, with coffee and babà

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · 2 hours to 2 hours 10 minutes (approx.) · from $45

Walk Naples’ Spanish Quarter with local guide Valeria, seeing Maradona street art, Eleonora Pimentel Fonseca’s mural, old lanes, and new urban art. Pause for cuccumella coffee and babà, then finish near Piazza Plebiscito. The small group has a maximum of 10 people.

“With great charm and ease, our guide, Valeria, led us through her neighbourhood, telling interesting tidbits and showing stuff a bit off the super touristy tracks. I don’t want to say more so I won’t spoil the pleasant surprise. The tour is neither too short or too long, not overly exhausting, if you are not well on your feet. (The area is steep and has many stairs) It was well spent money for an overall enjoyable morning.”

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Coffee, Desserts with Highlights of Venice - Rialto Bridge and the city’s commercial heart
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Coffee, Desserts with Highlights of Venice

11.Coffee, Desserts with Highlights of Venice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $62

Start near Rialto with a local guide such as Carlo, Anastasia, Giorgia, or Holly. Visit five Venetian bars and pastry shops, sample five sweets and two drinks, then walk toward St. Mark’s Square while learning coffee customs, legends, and practical city tips.

“This tour was a great way to start the day. Our guide Anastasia was fantastic, seamlessly conducting the tour in English and French for our Canadian tour mates (we’re from the US). The food was great. Coffee was delicious. We visited some of the most iconic pastry shops (including the very oldest one in Venice) and sampled a wide array of pastries including straciatella and tiramisu and other traditional tasty goodies. The tour was also flexible in that our son doesn’t like chocolate and Anastasia was very accommodating getting him alternatives that suited his palate. Although this was our last day in Venice I would say this is an exceptional…”

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Sunrise Kayak Tour with Snorkeling and Coffee Experience - Launching at Cala Suaraccia at 6:00 a.m.
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Sunrise Kayak Tour with Snorkeling and Coffee Experience

12.Sunrise Kayak Tour with Snorkeling and Coffee Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $66

Meet at Cala Suaraccia at 6:00 a.m. for a 2.5-hour kayak and snorkeling trip in Tavolara Marine Park. Two English-speaking guides support a small group of up to 16, with equipment supplied, single kayaks available for confident paddlers, and hot coffee or tea served on the beach.

“Beautiful and quiet. My children, mum 69yrs and I loved this experience. Three of us had never been in a kayak before and it was great. Well worth the early start, make sure you have a torch for the car park to the ecosport meet point 😊. Highly recommend!”

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Private Coffee and Sweets Tour Caffé, Chocolate, Gelato & More - Walking toward the Duomo between tastings
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Private Coffee and Sweets Tour Caffé, Chocolate, Gelato & More

13.Private Coffee and Sweets Tour Caffé, Chocolate, Gelato & More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $132

Spend about two hours tasting coffee, chocolate, gelato, and other sweets with a private Florence guide, often Christy. Walk between cafés and major sights such as Piazza della Repubblica and the Duomo, while learning about local food culture and the city’s past.

“As soon as we met up with Christy we knew it would be a great tour. And it was! She took us to places we never would have known about. Everything was delicious and she was so knowledgeable about the city. I would definitely recommend to anyone who wants a fun day and loves sweets!”

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Create your own leather wallet in Florence + coffee - Choosing leather, color, and useful details
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Create your own leather wallet in Florence + coffee

14.Create your own leather wallet in Florence + coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $102

Create your own leather wallet at Garbage’En in central Florence with instructor Sandra. Choose the leather, color, stitching, size, zipper, clip, and other details, then learn basic techniques step by step. Coffee, tea, and herbal tea are included. The class is in English and limited to four people.

“Very fun class! You get to really get creative and choose your leather, wallet style, and overall design. She’s patient and very helpful. The class overall was relaxing. Great for those who want small intimate classes”

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Private Gelato, Pastry and Espresso Walking tour - From Teatro Politeama to Palermo’s grand center
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Private Gelato, Pastry and Espresso Walking tour

15.Private Gelato, Pastry and Espresso Walking tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $174

Spend about three hours walking from Teatro Politeama to La Vucciria and Santa Caterina, stopping for at least seven Sicilian sweets, gelato, pastry, and espresso. Guides such as Giorgio, Ignazio, and Georgia add local food knowledge and can adjust the route to your plans.

“Wonderful sweet food tour! Our group came from a Royal Caribbean cruise and was just a 15 minute walk from the port to meet up with the tour guide. He was super friendly and knew many locals in town throughout our tour. He showed us many great hidden places that we would never have seen without his help. Will never forget those gelatos!!”

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