FLORENCE
22 Tours Reviewed
Pasta night starts at the market. This private Florence experience pairs a guided food shopping walk with real hands-on pasta time in Cinzia’s home, complete with coffee, prosecco, and a sit-down meal you finish together. I love the local shop-hopping…
Florence meals taste different when you cook them yourself. This private class pairs a local market shopping walk with a home-cooked lesson led by a certified cook through Cesarine, often including hosts like Luca, Barbara, or Cecelia. You’ll learn what…
Dinner with a lesson built in. This Florence experience pairs a guided market run at Mercato di Sant’Ambrogio with a hands-on cooking class in Mirella and Stefano’s home kitchen. I like that you don’t just watch. You shop, prep, cook,…
Your hands get busy in Lucca. This Cesarina market tour and cooking class is built around real local shopping, then real cooking in a home kitchen—so you learn what makes Lucca food taste like Lucca. You’ll get hands-on practice making…
Florence tastes like real Italy when you start in the market first. This 5-hour experience blends a guided market visit with a hands-on kitchen class, so you’re not just watching you’re building your meal from the ground up. I especially…
Fresh pasta starts at the market. This 5-hour Bologna experience turns a market visit into hands-on cooking in a local home, led by an English-Italian certified home cook. You’ll shop for key ingredients like a local, then cook together and…
Fresh pasta starts with a market walk. This Cesarine experience mixes a hands-on cooking lesson with real local shopping in Bologna—then you eat what you make at the table with wine. You’ll likely meet an instructor in the city center…
Florence tastes better with a chef. This experience pairs a guided walk through Mercato Centrale / San Lorenzo Market with a practical cooking session where you learn to make a full meal. You’ll finish lunch with Tuscan wine and sit…
That pasta-and-sauce evening feels like a real invite. This private market tour and cooking class in Bologna with Giovanna C turns you from spectator into participant: you shop for seasonal ingredients, head back to her kitchen, and learn how a…
Food in Florence has a rhythm. This 4-hour San Lorenzo Market food and wine tour is built around how Florentines eat and shop, then turns those everyday flavors into a street-level story of Tuscany. I like that it starts with…
Duomo views and street snacks in one walk. This 2.5-hour small-group food circuit mixes Florence landmarks with local eating, so you’re not just grazing in a market—you’re learning how the city’s food story ties into the streets around Santa Maria…
Bologna food has rules. This 3.5-hour walk turns those rules into something you can actually taste, starting at Piazza del Nettuno and moving through classic cafés, markets, and historic trattorias. I love the small-group size (max 12) because you get…
Florence can be an assault on your senses. This cooking class is the calm antidote. You’ll start at Florence’s central market, meet the people behind the food, then move to a kitchen to cook a full Tuscan meal you can…
Want to cook like a local in 5 hours? This experience pairs a hands-on Tuscan cooking class with a walk through Piazza San Lorenzo’s market so you start with real ingredients, not store-bought guesses. You’ll hand-pick seasonal items with your…
Food first. History right after. This private Bologna tour strings together old-town landmarks and a full tasting lineup with wine. I love the private pace and the way your guide turns each bite into a story about Bologna’s food culture.…
