Walking Trips featuring Gastronomy
Good, local food is an essential feature on all ATG walking trips – after all, sampling the regional fare is yet another way to savour the culture itself. However, if you are looking for a gourmet tour de force then here are our top trip recommendations, passing through regions that offer exceptional cuisine, often featuring Michelin-starred restaurants along the way.
We provide a list of restaurant recommendations for our Independent trips while Escorted trips are all inclusive with a picnic lunch of regional specialities and evening meals at characterful local restaurants.
Italy
Walk from the picturesque Langhe hills, through vineyards and hazel groves, passing hilltop castles and historic villages, all set against the backdrop of the Alps.
• Superb red wines of Barolo and Barbera
• Fine churches, medieval towers & modern sculpture
• Local festivals celebrating flowers, chestnuts & truffles
• Finish in Alba, Europe’s white truffle capital
Independent
Moderate Walking
Duration: 5, 6, 8, 9 days
Route Open:April, May, June, July, September, October, November
Price: from £780 per person
France
Enjoy varied walking through vineyards and forests, across high hills and meadows, passing famously picturesque villages. High and low route options every day.
• Valleys with the finest vineyards in Alsace
• Nights spent in idyllic medieval towns & villages
• Historic pilgrim paths through the Orbey valley
• Outstanding food & wine
Independent
Moderate to Challenging Walking
Duration: 5, 8, 9 or 10 days
Route Open:April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Price: from £880 per person
France
Walk beside wide rivers and dramatic cliffs crested with fortified villages and castles to visit cave systems containing remarkable evidence of 20,000-year-old human habitation.
• Outstanding Cro Magnon rock shelters & cave paintings
• Fascinating churches, medieval chateaux & landscaped gardens
• Rich cuisine of Périgord – poultry dishes, chestnuts & truffles
• Opportunities for wild swimming & canoeing
Independent
Easy to Moderate Walking
Duration: 5, 6, 8 or 9 days
Route Open:April, May, June, July, September, October
Price: from £1,000 per person
Italy
Enjoy paths with views of contrasting mountain scenery, from the hills of Lake Garda to the soaring peaks and pinnacles of the Brenta Dolomites.
• Lake Garda private boat trip & visit to Isola del Garda
• Wine tasting in the Valpolicella region
• Superb scenery & flora of the Brenta Dolomites
• Choice of walks, all with spectacular views
Escorted
Moderate to Challenging Walking
Duration: 8 days
Trip dates:
26 Jun - 03 Jul 2027
Price: from £4,200 per person
France
Walk across meadows and wide valleys, carved out by the Dordogne, Lot and Célé rivers, and limestone plateaux (‘causses’), cut through by gorges.
• Visit the cliffside pilgrimage site of Rocamadour
• Dramatically situated castles & villages decked with flowers
• Astonishing cave systems with magnificent concretions
• Some of the best cuisine & wines in France
Independent
Easy to Moderate Walking
Duration: 8 days
Route Open:April, May, June, July, September, October, November
Price: from £1,540 per person
Spain
Join ATG as we traverse the wild and dramatic Tramuntana mountains from Pollensa to Valldemossa, hiking rugged trails with inspiring island views.
• Fine monasteries & picturesque mountain villages
• Historic links with Robert Graves, George Sands & Chopin
• Distinctive cuisine: Moorish, Catalan & Jewish influences
• Turquoise waters and beautiful beaches for swimming
Escorted
Moderate to Challenging Walking
Duration: 8 days
Trip dates:
17 - 24 Oct 2026
23 - 30 Oct 2027
Price: from £4,460 per person
Italy
Traverse the Bergamo Pre-Alps, walking an ancient Venetian network of trade routes and mule paths through forests and alpine meadows, with superb views.
• Remote settlements with fine houses & frescoed sanctuaries
• Magnificent art & architecture of Bergamo Alta
• Visit the famous Belle Epoque spa town of San Pellegrino
• Speciality products: black truffles, wild mushrooms and cheeses
Independent
Moderate to Challenging Walking
Duration: 5 or 8 days
Route Open:April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Price: from £780 per person
France
Follow paths from fertile valleys, through dramatic limestone landscapes with scented scrub, springtime wild orchids and summer lavender, to rugged hills with inspiring views.
• Scenery that inspired Van Gogh and Cézanne
• Successive nights in picture-perfect villages
• Birdlife including rare Bonelli eagles & Egyptian vultures
• Fresh local produce & notable wines of the Luberon
Independent
Easy to Moderate Walking
Duration: 5 or 7 days
Route Open:April, May, June, September, October
Price: from £1,500 per person
Portugal
Starting in the seaside resort of Cascais, follow coastal trails then paths inland through vineyards and forests to historic Sintra.
• Pristine beaches and some of Europe’s most impressive surf
• Unique flora and fauna of Sintra-Cascais Natural Park
• Elegant palaces and romantic gardens of Sintra
• Fresh seafood and world-famous colares wines
Independent
Easy to Moderate Walking
Duration: 8 days
Route Open:March, April, May, June, September, October
Price: from £1,960 per person
Italy
Starting in Spoleto, walk through ever more beautiful landscapes, from vineyards and villages, through wooded valleys and up to the remote beauty of the Monti Sibillini.
• Romanesque monasteries & frescoed churches
• Pilgrim paths to Roccaporena, birthplace of Santa Rita
• Visit Norcia, the black truffle centre of Italy
• Breathtaking finish in the Piano Grande (Great Plain)
Independent
Moderate to Challenging Walking
Duration: 5, 6 & 9 days
Route Open:May, June, July, August, September, October
Price: from £740 per person