FLORENCE
64 Tours Reviewed
Sterling silver, made by hand in Tuscany. In four hours with artisan Dörthe Lütkemeyer, you melt, solder, and shape your own piece step-by-step in her air-conditioned workshop, with a private lesson that adapts to your group. I love the hands-on…
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…
Cooking outside Florence feels like winning at Tuscany. This is a small-group class (up to 6) where you get real attention, and you finish with a terrace lunch that tastes like your work. It also trades city hassles for a…
Handmade pasta feels different in Florence. This small-group class takes you beyond tasting and into the real rhythm of Italian cooking: shop for ingredients at Sant’Ambrogio market, then make tagliatelle, ravioli, and tiramisù from scratch in a Tuscan trattoria setting.…
Florence is better when you can taste it. This 4-course, chef-led dinner lesson turns the city into food you can actually make, starting with an appetizer and ending with dessert. I especially like the small-group feel and the fact that…
Fresh pasta in a real home matters. This private class in Bologna pairs hands-on guidance with the kind of relaxed, local atmosphere you don’t get in a studio. You’ll pick up practical tips and techniques for making fresh pasta from…
Step into Bologna’s pasta mindset. This class works because it’s hands-on and taught in a way that feels calm and practical, not showy. I especially like the mix of classic Emilian dishes plus wine pairing guidance from Alessia Fiocchi, a…
Fresh pasta, real laughs, and Tuscan wine. This Florence class mixes handmade pasta and tiramisu with stories about Italian food and a wine-focused meal at Rosso Crudo on Via dei Servi. You’re not stuck watching from the sidelines. You roll…
Pasta, wine, and a real home meal in Bologna. This in-home Italian pasta making workshop is interesting because you do the work in a cozy living room setting, with candles, jazz, and air conditioning, then you sit down together. I…
A great Bologna meal starts at home. I love that this is a hands-on pasta class led in a real apartment setting, not a formal restaurant kitchen. You’ll work through dough, rolling, and shaping with a friendly chef, and you’ll…
This is Tuscan cooking with a view. In a Chianti farmhouse outside Siena, you get a hands-on, small-group lesson in a real working kitchen—taught by multilingual chef Simone—and you leave with recipes you can actually repeat at home. I especially…
This class feels like family cooking. You start near Siena and head out to a private Chianti farmhouse kitchen, where a small group setup (max 14) keeps the attention on you. You’ll cook classic Tuscan favorites, then sit down and…
Chianti gets better when you cook in it. This farm class in Cofferi 1242 turns the Tuscan day from sightseeing into something you can actually do—homemade pasta shapes, farm olive oil and herbs, plus a full meal that ends with…
Bologna has a sweet spot for food lovers. This small-group Cesarine class puts you in a local cook’s home to make fresh pasta and tiramisu, with hosts such as Maurizio and Federica welcoming you like family. You start with Prosecco…
If you love food with context, this one fits perfectly. You start with a short intro that ties Florence’s Medici-era power plays to art and food, then you cook in an old 15th-century Medici stable—the kind of setting that makes…
