FLORENCE
170 Tours Reviewed
Cooking in Montalcino feels like hanging out. You’ll learn Tuscan dishes in a small class environment, cook with a local bilingual instructor, and then eat the meal you just made in the same sitting. The day centers on real food…
Meat lovers, this one’s for you. In central Florence, you get the real deal: a cooking class inside a traditional trattoria kitchen, capped with a Florentine steak meal and Chianti wine. You’re not just watching food happen—you’re learning why it’s…
Cooking gluten-free in Florence is oddly satisfying. This hands-on class is built around real Italian techniques, but adapted for a safe gluten-free kitchen and a menu you’ll actually want to eat. You’ll learn how to build a full Tuscan meal…
Ice cream nerds and casual snackers will both smile. This Lucca gelato class turns what looks like a simple tasting into a guided lesson on how real homemade gelato behaves and why ingredients matter. Two things I really like: you…
A market morning turns into real lessons. The day starts at Forno Sale Grosso near Via della Mattonaia, where you meet Maria Cristina, pick ingredients, and then head out to her countryside home to cook and eat like locals. It’s…
Handmade pasta starts here. This Tuscan Cooking Class in Montefollonico is built around real technique, not just watching. You learn by doing, with local women guiding you through classic recipes and ending with the kind of tasting that feels like…
Food lessons feel like visiting friends. This private cooking class puts you in a real Tuscan home setting on a charming hill in Val di Chiana, with woodland nearby where you may spot squirrels, hares, and deer. I like that…
Florence reveals a craft side most people miss. This private 3-hour walk is built around seeing how things are actually made by hand—leather, mosaics, gold jewelry, woodwork, and marbled paper—plus a guide who also thinks like a personal shopper. You…
Flour on your hands is the point. This private pasta cooking class near Pisa puts you in a traditional home kitchen on a working farm and olive grove, not in a crowded restaurant. I like that it’s private, so the…
Food lessons on a real farm beat theory. This 3-hour Tuscan cooking class focuses on seasonal, local ingredients and practical steps you can actually repeat later. I especially like the no-nonsense, hands-on guidance that gets you working quickly, and the…
Flour on your hands and wine on your table. This Siena cooking class is interesting because you’re not just watching a show, you’re making fresh pasta from scratch and then eating a full Tuscan dinner that same way. I really…
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 Florence souvenir starts with plaster. In this fresco painting class, you learn the ancient way of painting on freshly laid lime plaster, so your design becomes part of the wall. Then you make your own small, Renaissance-inspired fresco to…
Truffles have a way of stealing the show. I love the dog-led truffle hunt at Tenuta Torciano, especially watching Spillo find them while guide Alessandro explains what you’re really seeing underground. I also love that this isn’t just a tasting…
