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Here's what it's like inside Eataly World — a 24-acre Italian food theme park that just opened in Italy

 

Making pasta. Courtesy of Eataly

  • Eataly just opened a 24-acre agri-food park in Bologna, Italy.
  • The park includes farms, stables, factories, restaurants, markets, and exhibits.
  • The goal is for people to buy and eat artisanal Italian food, but also learn how it's made.

Italy is the source of so many beloved foods— pasta, pizza, cheese, gelato. The list goes on and on.

But how is that food is produced?

Enter FICO Eataly World, a massive complex that Eataly refers to as "more farm than theme park," which just opened in Bologna, Italy.

Made up of 24 acres of farms, factories, classrooms, restaurants, and markets, Eataly World is a place where visitors can learn how the food they love ends up on their plates.

Keep scrolling to see what it's like inside.

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Eataly World opened in mid November in Bologna in Northern Italy — a fitting location considering the city is commonly thought of as the country's culinary epicenter.

FICO Eataly World's exterior.
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There's no shortage of things to do. The complex includes fields and stables, factories, markets, restaurants, exhibitions, theaters, and classrooms.

The orchard.
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For those looking to get an overview of the grounds, this little train will take you around the perimeter of the park for just one Euro.

This train takes visitors around the perimeter of Eataly World.
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The train is a great way to see the five acres of open-air fields and stables within Eataly World.

Goats are just some of the animals found in Eataly World.
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For those who want to delve deeper into the processes that go into making these foods, visitors can take classes led by the artisans who work at the park's factories.

One of Eataly World's classrooms.
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The hour-long, 20-Euro courses range from making sorbetto to truffle hunting to home gardening and even food photography.

Plenty of fresh food is made on site.
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Naturally, park-goers can also try the food they're learning about, at any one of the 45 restaurants, bars, cafes, and kiosks spread throughout Eataly World.

There's lot of bread to sample.
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The six carousels include man and fire, man and animals, man and earth, man and sea, man: from soil to bottle, and man and future.

The man and the future carousel.
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