FLORENCE
241 Tours Reviewed
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…
Thick paint, calm focus, and Florence within reach. This palette knife class at Geko Art Studio is a hands-on way to make art with texture instead of brushwork. You’ll work in a well-lit local atelier, guided step by step by…
Chianti tastes different when you cook it yourself. This private class takes you out of Siena and into the heart of Chianti Classico farm life, where a local Tuscan team teaches you how to make classic dishes step-by-step. You’ll shop…
Flourence smells like dinner. A small-group cooking class in a real home kitchen turns Tuscany recipes into a hands-on, conversation-filled evening. I love the step-by-step guidance from a certified home cook, and I also love that you don’t just watch…
A pasta class in Assisi sounds simple—until you’re kneading dough. This one is a home-style setup that turns your sightseeing break into real food work: you’ll make fettuccine and ravioli from scratch with a host, then eat what you made…
