FLORENCE
241 Tours Reviewed
Truffles make Tuscany feel personal. This 4.5-hour truffle hunt and cooking class takes you to Podere La Marronaia, a family biodynamic winery and farm with big views of San Gimignano’s towers, plus hands-on time that feels more like learning from…
Cooking and countryside in one go. This Siena countryside class at Agriturismo Il Caggio is the kind of experience that feels practical, not staged. You’ll be in an actual Tuscan farmhouse setting, learning to make typical dishes the way a…
Three hours, and you’ll eat your own pizza. This hands-on class in central Florence is a fun way to learn real Italian basics—pizza base from scratch, then two gelato flavors made with fresh, local ingredients. I especially like the step-by-step…
A farmhouse kitchen can feel like home. This Siena cooking class with Cristiana and Mamma Nora is built around a Tuscan farmhouse setting and very hands-on homemade pasta making. You’ll learn how to pair pasta with a good savory sauce,…
Pisa has a tasty side. In this private class at a local Cesarina’s home, you trade sightseeing time for real hands-on Italian cooking. You’ll learn two pasta dishes and a classic tiramisù, then sit down and eat what you made…
Fresh pasta starts at a kitchen table. This Siena pasta-making class takes place in a local family home with a certified home cook (a Cesarina), and you’ll learn three regional pasta recipes while tasting everything you make with local wine.…
Food, fire, and good company—this class hits all three. Cooking in the hills of Florence without modern machinery, powered by wood fire, turns a simple pasta night into real, hands-on Tuscan cooking. It’s a 4-hour session where you learn by…
A Bologna cooking class at home feels personal. This private session swaps a commercial kitchen for a Cesarina’s house, where the focus is technique, not performance. You get to make two icons—pizza and tiramisu—and eat your creations together at the…
Florence tastes better with flour on your hands. This Dolce Vita by Day experience pairs a hands-on market walk with real cooking in a Florentine apartment in Sant’Ambrogio. I love the market shopping focus (seasonal ingredients, cheese, salumi stops), and…
Three dishes, one local kitchen. This Cesarina home cooking class in Lucca turns sightseeing time into something you can eat and repeat later. You’ll work in a carefully picked local home (or nearby) and learn from a chef who teaches…
Pasta is great here. I love how this class is built like a real Tuscan day in miniature: you get a family farm intro, then you cook course by course in a rustic kitchen. Hands-on instruction means you’re not stuck…
You’ll smell Tuscany before you even start. This pasta-making class at Tenuta Guardastelle turns a winery visit into a real, hands-on food day: make dough for tagliatelle, learn a classic ragù approach, and finish with chicken cacciatore and chocolate lava…
Cooking at home with Patrizia in central Florence feels like the real deal, not a staged demo. I love that it is hands-on and built around regional Italian classics from Florence and Emilia-Romagna, so you learn how the dishes are…
Oil paint in Florence is a fast route to confidence. This class teaches you to copy Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring while learning the nuts-and-bolts techniques artists actually use. I love that the session starts with clear instruction on…
Your lunch becomes part of the lesson. In Florence, this small-group cooking class teaches you four Tuscan recipes, then you eat what you made with wine in a historic-style setting. If you get paired with a chef like Gustavo, you’ll…
