Chocolate Tours in Italy: Our 11 Favourites

1.Visit to the Chocolate and Gianduja Museum, Choco-Story Torino

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 221 reviews · 1 hour · from $14Our pick

At Choco-Story Torino, follow cocoa from pre-Columbian cultures to Turin’s gianduiotti. Your audio guide, available in five languages, leads you through interactive rooms and chocolate-making stages, ending with tastings of three chocolates and a freshly made gianduiotto. Allow about one hour. Italian, English, and French assistance is available.

“A volte non sai di avere a portata di mano attrazioni che poi vai a cercare in giro per il mondo. Questa visita (nel cuore di Torino) è stata una piacevole sorpresa grazie ai suoi tanti contenuti interattivi, alla disposizione e preparazione degli ambienti ben congeniata e per ultimo (solo perchè vicino all'uscita) alla degustazione libera di tre tipi di cioccolato e di un gianduiotto appena realizzato.”

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2.The Turin Chocolate & Wine Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 87 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $81

Meet your local guide at historic Caffè Elena for Bicerin, then walk Turin’s grand squares and palaces before tasting six organic chocolates, including Gianduiotto and Cremino. Finish with two Piedmont wines, cheese, and cured meats. Guides Fabio and Sara are praised for their food knowledge and easygoing style.

“Fabio was a really great guide, very knowledgeable and patient. He made sure everyone was well looked after.”

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3.Turin Sweet & Chocolate Walking Food Tour by Do Eat Better

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 86 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $62

Walk central Turin for about two and a half hours, stopping for local chocolate, pastries, Bicerin, gianduiotti or cremino, and gelato. An English-speaking guide leads the group from Santa Cristina near Piazza San Carlo to Via Po, with a maximum of 12 people. Carolina and Marta are among the guides praised for their warmth and local insight.

“There were eight of us on this chocolate tasting tour and it was outstanding. Marta, the guide, was friendly, well informed, and most accommodating. We visited five chocolate shops that produced their own delicious products.”

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4.The Turin Chocolate Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 83 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $51

Spend 90 minutes tasting Turin's signature chocolates with a local guide such as Fabio or Frederick. Start with bicerin at Caffè Elena, walk beneath Turin's porticoes, then learn about bean-to-bar chocolate, gianduja, and Barolo Chinato at a workshop-style tasting. Small groups are limited to 10 people.

“We had a great experience with Fabio! He was so knowledgeable about the bean to bar chocolate process.”

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5.Fine Chocolate Tasting in Turin

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 71 reviews · 1 hour · from $36

Meet Giovanni at Chocolate7 for a one-hour tasting of Turin’s Gianduja, Italian specialties, and international bean-to-bar chocolate. You’ll compare dark, milk, white, and hazelnut-based chocolates, learn how makers control each stage of production, and focus on tasting notes. The small group is limited to eight people.

“It was very informative and nice we got to try an impressive variety of great chocolate.”

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6.Chocolate & Sweets of Turin: La Dolce Vita Torino | Semi-Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $95Top rated

Join local food guide Cecilia for a small-group walk through Turin’s historic center, tasting gianduja, pralines, artisanal gelato, pastries, and Bicerin, the city’s famed espresso, chocolate, and cream drink. The 2.5-hour tour covers about 1.2 km and runs in English, though some tours may be bilingual.

“We had a fantastic time. Cecilia was patient as we got lost. We went to various treat spots. Loved all of the places! Learned about hazelnuts, gelato and Various chocolates. Shared interesting facts as we walked to the various locations”

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7.The Turin Chocolate & Wine Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $83

Spend about two and a half hours tasting Turin’s famous Bicerin, bean-to-bar chocolate, two Piedmont wines, cured meat, and cheese. Guides such as Fabio, Federico, Irene, and Fredricko add food lessons and city stories. The tour begins at Caffè Elena and ends at Bistrot Turin, where you may stay for more wine.

“Interesting in depth chance to taste very good wines and chocolates from the region, with a very knowledgeable and friendly host”

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8.A Sweet Stroll Through Venice: Pastries, Chocolate, and Gelato

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 22 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $96

Follow an English-speaking guide through San Polo, Rialto, and Cannaregio for historic bakeries, handmade chocolate, coffee, a local gondola ferry, and gelato. Valerio Coppo leads the walk, which lasts about two hours, accepts up to 10 people, and offers hotel pickup only with a private booking.

“Awesome tour! Our guide Valerio was very personable, friendly and informative. He made sure to include our 10 year-old granddaughter when sharing information and asking questions. We went to one of the oldest bakeries in Venice, a chocolate shop with all the chocolates hand-made and a gelato shop frequented by locals! Very informative and tasty tour. Highly recommend.”

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9.Venchi Rialto: Chocolate Tasting Experience in Venice

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 8 reviews · from $67

At Venchi Rialto, you’ll spend one hour tasting six Italian chocolates, hearing the brand’s story, and making a custom chocolate with expert help. Lucia may lead the session in Italian or English. The group is limited to six, and you receive a 10% store discount plus a chocolate gift to take home.

“Chocolate tasting was an amazing experience Lucia was amazing and very knowledgeable about chocolate. I will definitely be looking at my chocolate a lot different now.”

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10.Chocolate Tasting in Venice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 40 minutes (approx.) · from $92

Spend about 40 minutes at VizioVirtù Cioccolateria tasting around 10 chocolate items, including truffles, pralines, dragées, cocoa beans, chocolate coverings, and a seasonal hot or cold drink. Guides such as Laura and Paula explain production, origins, ethical practices, and tasting techniques in English.

“Paula was amazing and super knowledgeable and accommodating! The chocolate was to die for and we even got to try a cocoa bean (which i’ve always wanted do) By the end I couldn’t finish the chocolate and she let us take it home! I absolutely recommend, I learned a lot thanks to Paula.”

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11.Chocolate Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 7 reviews · from $62

Step into a well-known Venetian chocolate shop for a guided tasting of handmade dragées, chocolate covers, pralines, truffles, chocolate beans, and a seasonal hot or cold drink. The English or Italian-speaking chocolatier explains how cacao develops flavor. Groups are limited to 10, and the tasting runs Monday through Saturday.

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