Meet your host at 09:00 am in front of Civitavecchia’s main cathedral, just minutes from the port. Stroll through narrow backstreets and small piazzas and get a feel for how locals actually live, shop, and start their day. Arrive at the lively local market, where the heart of the experience takes place. Moving between carefully chosen stalls, you’ll taste what locals actually buy for their tables: pizza & focaccia, olives, prosciutto sliced to order, porchetta, creamy mozzarella di bufala, fresh ricotta, aged Parmigiano, and salty Pecorino Romano. The moment that surprises everyone: a tasting of aged, award-winning balsamic vinegar from Giusti, the oldest acetaia in Modena —producing since 1605. A premium reserve, specially selected for this experience and known as the black gold of Italy. After the market, treat yourself to gelato at a beloved gelateria founded in 1949 — generations of the same family, the same recipes, the same love for the craft. To complete your Italian food journey, a glass of local wine waits for you — the kind of ending that makes you wish the morning lasted longer. Close to the port, perfectly timed between breakfast and lunch — and genuinely delicious.