FLORENCE
241 Tours Reviewed
A real pasta class beats any cooking demo. You’ll learn regional recipes from an expert home cook and make the dough right there at a local family house in Umbria. It’s private, in a real kitchen, with three pasta dishes…
San Gimignano tastes better in your own kitchen. This hands-on Tuscan cooking class pairs real, step-by-step food instruction with a winery tour, so you’re learning and eating in the same afternoon. I love how the class is taught by local…
Three pastas, one cozy kitchen. This private class in a Cesarina home in Arezzo is all about hands-on cooking with a local teacher who walks you through each step. I love the fact that it is genuinely private, so you…
A slow-food morning beats another museum day. This private Florence experience pairs market shopping in the Mugello Valley with a hands-on 3-course cooking class later, led by an English-speaking chef. I love the small, human scale of meeting shop owners…
Pasta starts with grain, not shortcuts. Golden Grains & Gourmet Pasta is a hands-on class at a family-run Tuscan estate near San Gimignano, where you go from milling grains to eating what you make. In about 3 hours, you’ll learn…
Food is the fastest way to understand Bologna. You start at Piazza Re Enzo, then walk through markets and artisan shops before cooking in a real Cesarina home with other food lovers. You’re not just watching—your plate is part of…
A Tuscan dinner starts with dirty hands. This cooking class takes you beyond Florence walls to Costanza’s 1839 family estate, where you tour olive groves and a working vegetable garden, then cook from scratch a full menu that turns into…
A cooking class in the Assisi countryside feels like a secret shortcut to real Umbrian flavor. You’ll work side-by-side with a local host in a family-run cellar, learning how to make focaccia and fresh pasta from seasonal ingredients, then sit…
Pasta lessons with a view feel like vacation. This class in Tuscany pairs hands-on cooking with warm family hospitality and guided wine tasting, so you’re not just watching food happen. One thing to plan for: most of the lesson is…
Walking into a Renaissance-style perfume lab in Florence is a quick time travel. The experience is built around the old-world romance of apothecaries and alchemists, but the class also treats scent as something you can learn to blend, not just…
Fresh pasta lessons beat a cookbook every time. This private Bolognese cooking class in Emilia-Romagna turns you from spectator into cook, guided by Bianca in her home-style kitchen with a wide view over the rolling hills and the Po valley.…
Market scents lead to dinner. This 3.5-hour Florence experience starts at Sant’Ambrogio with chefs Mirella and Stefano, where you shop for ingredients like olive oil and produce. Then you head about 30 minutes out of town to their home in…
A day like this turns Florence into something you can taste. Cooking in an authentic villa setting keeps it personal, hands-on, and far from the usual quick demo. I like that you get a real 5-course meal you help create,…
Bologna food is personal. This class lets you learn the local dishes with a family-kitchen feel, not a show-and-go routine. You’ll work side by side making handmade pasta like tortelloni and tagliatelle, plus the Bologna ragù follow the nonna approach,…
There’s something satisfying about turning flour and eggs (or a substitute) into dinner. This hands-on pasta making cooking class in San Gimignano pairs skill-building with Tuscany wine tasting, all hosted in the kitchen of family-run Tenuta Torciano. I really like…
