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Experience A Taste of Tuscany, Portugal, France, Spain and Ireland.

Taste of Europe Tours started 15 years ago when we took our first group of women to France to cook with Jill Wilcox, of Jill’s Table in London, Ontario.

Since then hundreds of guests have joined us on more than thirty tours with Jill to explore the culture and cuisine of Occitanie, Provence and the Loire Valley in FranceNorthern PortugalSicily and Tuscany in Italy and Southwest Ireland

We have added Northern Spain — Basque Country to our 2025 schedule.

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A Taste of Tuscany 2024

Taste of Tuscany Tour

A Taste of Tuscany 2024

April 29 — May 6, 2024  (Sold Out)
May 8 — May 15, 2024  (Sold Out)

Join Jill Wilcox on her next visit to Italy’s irresistible wine country, a region full of cultural riches and astonishing beauty. We’ll stay in a traditional Tuscan farmhouse just south of Florence. Transportation will be in our own comfortable bus with driver. Lunches will be in fine restaurants and favourite local trattoria while we cook dinners at home with Jill and dine on the terrace overlooking the Chianti vineyards.

Contact Nancy at 226 973 6082
or email her at: mail@tasteofeuropetours.com for details.

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What’s Included In Our Tour?

*Other than your flight, absolutely everything is included to make this your next memorable holiday:

  • All accommodation and chauffeured transportation
  • All meals and wine and tips
  • All sightseeing and excursions
  • All cooking classes with Jill and local chefs

Space is limited. Please contact Nancy at 226 973 6082 or email her at: mail@tasteofeuropetours.com  with your questions or requests for details.


Tours and flights through Ellison Travel & Tours are registered with the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) No. 2392471
Main St., P.O. Box 1990 Exeter, Ont.  N0M 1S7  
Tel 519-672-7020 or 1-800-265-7022

A Taste of France 2024


A Taste of France 2024

August 31 – September 7, 2024
September 7 – September 14, 2024

The loveliest part of France is waiting to be discovered. Jill Wilcox invites you to visit the Minervois wine region of Occitane in the sunny south, nestled between the Pyrenees mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. It’s the country’s oldest wine producing region, charming and beautiful, rich in history and culture. There’s no better place to explore and enjoy French cuisine with no better guide than Jill.

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Register for A Taste of France 2024.

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What’s Included in Our Tour?

*Other than your flight, absolutely everything is included to make this your next memorable holiday:

  • All accommodation and chauffeured transportation
  • All meals and wine and tips
  • All sightseeing and excursions
  • All cooking classes with Jill and local chefs

Space is limited. Please contact Nancy at 226 973 6082 or email her at: mail@tasteofeuropetours.com  with your questions or requests for details.


Tours and flights through Ellison Travel & Tours are registered with the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) No. 2392471
Main St., P.O. Box 1990 Exeter, Ont.  N0M 1S7
Tel 519-672-7020 or 1-800-265-7022

A Taste of Portugal 2025

Taste of Portugal Tour

A Taste of Portugal 2025

May 17 — 24, 2025 
May 24 — 31, 2025 

In May of 2025, Jill Wilcox will take two small groups on a culinary tour of her favourite sights and dishes of Northern Portugal. Will you join us? Our home for the week will be our own beautifully restored castle just north of Porto. On our day trips we’ll explore the foods, wines, history, art and scenery that make the region so captivating. This will be your wonderfully personal introduction to a beautiful part of the world. Highlights include daily cooking lessons with Jill and local chefs; visits to markets in Barcelos and Ponte de Lima; fine dining in Michelin restaurants and local favourites; wine tasting in the Douro Valley …and much more! 

Join us for our 7 day Taste of Portugal Tour.

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Register for A Taste of Portugal 2025

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What’s Included In Our Tour?

*Other than your flight, absolutely everything is included to make this your next memorable holiday:

  • All accommodation and chauffeured transportation
  • All meals and wine and tips
  • All sightseeing and excursions
  • All cooking classes with Jill and local chefs

Space is limited. Please contact Nancy at 226 973 6082 or email her at: mail@tasteofeuropetours.com  with your questions or requests for details.


Tours and flights through Ellison Travel & Tours registered with the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) No. 2392471
Main St., P.O. Box 1990 Exeter, Ont.  N0M 1S7  
Tel 519-672-7020 or 1-800-265-7022

A Taste of Spain 2025

Taste of Spain Tour

A Taste of Spain 2025

September 6 — 13, 2025 (Women Only)
September 13 — 20, 2025 (Mixed)

Jill Wilcox is adding a new destination to her culinary tour of Europe, and you mustn’t miss this chance to see it with her! In September 2025 we’ll visit the Basque Country of northern Spain, one of the food capitals of the world, an exotic cultural mecca, an area of great natural beauty…  All the ingredients for a memorable holiday.

Home for the week will be a 200 year old villa situated near the Bay of Biscay between Bilbao and San Sebastian. We’ll be close to both, and to the fishing villages that line the Atlantic coast, to legendary restaurants, to wineries, to historic sites and dreamy landscapes. Food will be our focus, though, and classes with Jill and guest chefs will highlight every day. This Basque region draws travellers from everywhere, more every year – isn’t it time to find out why?

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Inquire for A Taste of Spain 2025

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What’s Included In Our Tour?

*Other than your flight, absolutely everything is included to make this your next memorable holiday:

  • All accommodation and chauffeured transportation
  • All meals and wine and tips
  • All sightseeing and excursions
  • All cooking classes with Jill and local chefs

Space is limited. Please contact Nancy at 226 973 6082 or email her at: mail@tasteofeuropetours.com  with your questions or requests for details.


Tours and flights through Ellison Travel & Tours registered with the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) No. 2392471
Main St., P.O. Box 1990 Exeter, Ont.  N0M 1S7  
Tel 519-672-7020 or 1-800-265-7022