FLORENCE
170 Tours Reviewed
Fresh pasta, zero fuss. This Lucca-area hands-on pasta class takes place in Antonietta’s farmhouse on the hills near Capannori, where tomatoes and other ingredients come from the property’s garden. I like the way Antonietta guides you through the practical steps—making…
Pasta here tastes like a family story. In Lucca, this home cooking class lets you make two pasta recipes from scratch and a classic tiramisu with a Cesarina, usually with pasta-dough technique taught clearly in Italian and English. One possible…
A pasta class in Chianti can be more than a meal. This one happens in a family farmhouse setting in the Chianti Hills, with Tuscan hosts and a hands-on cooking flow that ends with lunch, wine, and dessert. It is…
Bologna tastes better with flour on your hands. This cooking class focuses on the real handmade pasta way, using your hands and a roller pin, not a machine. You’ll learn how three classic Bologna dishes come together, guided by Irene,…
Fresh pasta, no stage, no rush. This Siena class feels like you’re getting invited into a local family’s kitchen, not herded through a set program. I especially like the hands-on pasta making (two pasta recipes plus tiramisu from scratch) and…
A hillside dinner starts with a rolling pin. This private class with Fabio and Christiane turns Florence’s food scene into a real home meal in the countryside, with olive-oil stories, hands-on pasta, and a full table set from start to…
Dinner starts in a family kitchen. In Florence’s Oltrarno, this 3-hour cooking class is built around real home rhythm: you’ll learn pasta from scratch, cook with seasonal km0 ingredients, and eat what you make with wine and local bites. The…
Fresh pasta at someone’s dining table? Yes. This Bologna class is built around a real home kitchen, run by Cesarine hosts who open their doors and their family habits to you. You’ll learn sfoglia (fresh pasta dough) by hand, then…
Cooking with olive oil and wine feels like magic. This 3-hour class meets at the il Fontanaro Organic Farm house in Paciano, where you start with a welcome coffee and then get tastings of olive oil and wine. I love…
If you like food that tastes like it was made today, this Florence workshop fits the bill. You’ll learn authentic Italian pasta in central Florence with a chef who has Michelin-star background, and you’ll sit down to a full meal…
Four hours, two hands, one delicious lunch. This Cortona cooking class is built around hands-on teamwork in a local private kitchen, where you make a full Tuscan meal step by step with an English-speaking chef. I especially like that local…
A gluten-free cooking class in Florence feels like a lucky find. This one is run by Chef Vary in a small kitchen near the Boboli Gardens, where you’ll make gluten-free versions of classic Italian dishes from scratch. I like the…
Ready to bottle a Florence memory? This hands-on perfume masterclass brings you into the science and art of scent right in the heart of Florence, then sends you home with a custom fragrance you actually made. It’s run for a…
Pizza dough beats museum queues. This is a hands-on Florence class where you make pizza and gelato from scratch, then sit down and eat what you cooked with dinner. I like that it turns a few hours of sightseeing into…
A hands-on pasta class in Florence beats most tours. This one is built around a chef-led, small-group kitchen lesson, where you pick fresh herbs from a private garden and learn dough-to-dish techniques you can actually redo at home. I like…
