4 Food and Wine Tours in France to Build an Afternoon Around

1.Montmartre Hill French Gourmet Food and Wine Tasting Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,588 reviews · 3 hours to 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $145Our pick

You’ll spend 3 to 3.5 hours walking uphill through Montmartre with a local guide, stopping at eight food venues for French sweets, cheeses, cured meats, chocolates, and wine. Guides such as Julie, Marie, Oscar, and Pierre-Edouard add neighborhood stories, art history, and useful food tips.

“Go to the bathroom before you arrive. There is only one bathroom available halfway along the tour. Also, most of the stops are dessert/sweets so plan accordingly”

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2.Food and Wine Tasting Walking Tour in Le Marais

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 446 reviews · from $113Best value

Spend 3 to 3.5 hours tasting your way through Le Marais with an English-speaking guide such as Antoine, Vanessa, or Anne Lorraine. Visit eight food stops for croissants, Moroccan crepes, chocolate, pastrami, bistro dishes, cheese, and natural wine in a group of no more than 10.

“Our guide was very knowledgeable and showed us more than tips on food but shared information on French culture. We had so much fresh delicious food and were very full by the end. Plus got a very great coverage of the La marais area.”

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3.Saint-Emilion Food and Wine Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 323 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $192

Travel from central Bordeaux to Saint-Émilion with an English-speaking guide such as Julie, Remy, Maud, or Daniel. Visit two wineries, taste at three locations, enjoy a cheese and charcuterie picnic, then walk the medieval village before returning to Bordeaux.

“This was a great experience ! My partner and I got a private tour essentially since there was no one else in the group for that day. Our tour guide, Julie, was very energetic and knowledgeable- one of the best guides we have ever had!! The first vineyard we went tour was magnificent, the tour guide there (Manu) was very kind (and did great with pouring the tastes). The second vineyard we went to slightly dampened the experience since the expert there was so pushy with making us buy wine, we felt very pressured to do so. She also had us both try half a taste from one glass instead…”

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4.Bordeaux Old Town Food and Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 278 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $151

Walk Bordeaux’s medieval Old Town with guides such as Alexandre and Alexandra, stopping for bread, cheese, charcuterie, pastries, and canelé. Finish at a wine shop for a seated tasting matched to the foods you collected. The three-hour tour is limited to nine people and can accommodate gluten-free guests with advance notice.

“Alexandria was an amazing tour guide. I loved the wander through the city selected wonderful foods to sample as we went. The wine store experience was truly amazing with the manager pairing wines to the foods we gathered during our walk. I highly recommend it.”

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