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Best Cooking Classes in Italy

where you’ll learn to create authentic Italian dishes with expert chefs

Pasta Cooking Class with Wine Tasting in San Gimignano
  • ⭐ 4.9 / 5 (172 REVIEWS)
From €208

Learn the secrets of Tuscan cuisine in a family kitchen on a farm facing one of San Gimignano’s oldest vineyards — make a dessert, fresh pici and ricotta gnocchi, and Tuscan bruschetta, then enjoy them with four organic and biodynamic wines and six olive oils.

Saffron Cooking Class with Wine Tasting in San Gimignano
  • ⭐ 4.9 / 5 (43 REVIEWS)
From €286

Learn the secrets of San Gimignano’s traditional saffron (DOP) in a family kitchen — cook a saffron dessert, homemade pasta, meat course and antipasti, then enjoy them in a private room or garden with four organic and biodynamic wines and six olive oils.

Truffle Hunting & Cooking Class in San Gimignano
  • ⭐ 4.8 / 5 (635 REVIEWS)
From €348

Hunt for truffles with licensed guides, expert truffle hunters and trained dogs, then return to a San Gimignano farm to cook a truffle-based menu in the family kitchen — bruschetta with fresh truffle, Tuscan pasta, a meat course and dessert — with organic and biodynamic wines and six olive oils.

Tuscan Cooking Class, Dinner & Live Opera
  • ⭐ 4.9 / 5 (395 REVIEWS)
From €210

Cook a 4-course Tuscan dinner in a 1600s Chianti villa, then watch the sun set over the hills while professional musicians perform live opera classics — with the family’s own Chianti wine and extra virgin olive oil, crafted across three generations, paired throughout the magical evening.

Pasta Masterclass & Wine Tour in Rome
  • ⭐ 4.9 / 5 (214 REVIEWS)
From €109

Spend a day among historic vineyards in Frascati, 20 minutes by train from Rome — a hands-on pasta class crafting ravioli, fettuccine and maltagliati, a guided tasting of boutique Frascati Superiore DOCG and Cesanese wines, a walk through centuries-old vineyards, finishing with a farmhouse lunch of your own pasta.

Tuscany Cooking Class Experience near Florence
  • ⭐ 4.8 / 5 (497 REVIEWS)
From €164

Cook a full Tuscan meal at a self-sustainable farm near Florence — appetizers with wild herb sauces and radicchio pesto, fresh handmade pasta with ancient grains from the farm, aubergine pizzaiola and vegetables au gratin, finishing with tiramisu, coffee and a glass of the farm’s own wine.

Tuscan Pasta Cooking Class in Chianti
  • ⭐ 4.9 / 5 (395 REVIEWS)
From €184

Cook a full 4-course Tuscan menu in a 1600s Chianti villa — pick herbs and vegetables, learn two types of homemade pasta, bruschetta, salad and dessert, then sit down to enjoy it all paired with the family’s own Chianti wine and extra virgin olive oil, produced across three generations.

Focaccia Toscana Experience near Florence
  • new experience
From €164

Visit the grain field of a self-sustainable farm near Florence, choose and stone-mill your own flour, make a sourdough dough and bake your own schiacciata, the traditional Tuscan flatbread, then finish with a bruschetta and cheese tasting and take home your own sourdough starter.

Tuscan Masterchef Experience
  • ⭐ 4.8 / 5 (465 REVIEWS)
From €181

Tour the castle’s medieval wine cellars with an itinerant tasting of three estate wines, then join a comprehensive hands-on cooking class — fresh handmade pasta, chicken thighs braised in Vin Santo, olive paté and traditional Schiacciata alla Fiorentina — finishing with a shared meal paired with the estate’s wines.

Italian Cooking Class in Sorrento on a Real Farm
  • ⭐ 4.9 / 5 (46 REVIEWS)
From €112

Join an authentic Italian cooking class in Sorrento on a real family farm. Harvest eggplants and fresh basil from our garden, stroll through peaceful olive groves, then cook two Italian classics: potato gnocchi and eggplant parmigiana with farm-fresh mozzarella and tomato.

Pizza Class in Sorrento on a Real Italian Farm
  • ⭐ 4.9 / 5 (46 REVIEWS)
From €84

Transform into a true pizzaiolo during this authentic pizza class in Sorrento. Learn to prepare traditional Margherita dough from scratch, top it with fresh mozzarella from our farm and hand-picked basil, then bake it in a real wood-fired oven.

Tuscan Pizza Cooking Class in Chianti
  • ⭐ 4.9 / 5 (395 REVIEWS)
From €184

Roll up your sleeves in a 1600s Chianti villa and craft your own personalized pizza or focaccia, then sit down to a 3-course lunch, including a sweet homemade dessert, paired with the family’s own Chianti wine and extra virgin olive oil, products of three generations of Tuscan tradition.

Tuscan Pasta Lovers Cooking Class Experience
  • ⭐ 4.8 / 5 (465 REVIEWS)
From €138

Tour a castle’s medieval wine cellars in Pontassieve with an itinerant tasting of three estate wines, then join a hands-on pasta class to craft traditional tagliatelle or tagliolini under experienced instructors, finishing with a convivial meal of your own freshly made pasta, paired with the wines.

Tuscan Cooking Class with Handmade Pasta and Estate Wines
  • ⭐ 4.7 / 5 (226 REVIEWS)
From €194

Cook a complete Tuscan meal with local chefs in a charming traditional estate kitchen near Florence — fresh handmade pasta, a seasonal main course and a classic dessert — then share it on the estate’s scenic terrace with estate wines, water and coffee.

Tuscany Truffle Lunch with Wine & Olive Oil Tasting
  • ⭐ 4.9 / 5 (94 REVIEWS)
From €93

Enjoy a four-course truffle lunch at a San Gimignano farm facing one of the town’s oldest vineyards — bruschetta and crostini with fresh truffle, organic pasta, smoked beef or eggs with truffle and a dessert — paired with four organic and biodynamic wines and six extra virgin olive oils.

Tuscany Saffron Meal with Wine & Olive Oil Tasting
  • ⭐ 4.9 / 5 (432 REVIEWS)
From €117

Enjoy a saffron-based meal with a tasting of four organic and biodynamic wines and six extra virgin olive oils at a farm facing one of San Gimignano’s oldest vineyards — bruschetta and crostini, saffron pasta, cheeses, smoked beef or egg, and homemade cake.

Cooking Classes in Italy

Italy is a fantastic destination for culinary enthusiasts, and many cities and regions offer cooking classes that provide a hands-on experience in preparing traditional Italian dishes. Many classes also offer a cultural experience by incorporating visits to local markets or vineyards, providing a holistic understanding of Italian gastronomy.