FLORENCE
The best of Florence and Tuscany.
The 15 most popular workshops in Florence. The ones worth booking ahead for, with what each costs, how long it runs and who operates it.
Make fresh pasta in a 1200s Florence medieval tower, learn 3 types, then eat everything with unlimited Tuscan wine.
Most Popular“Awesome experience. Antonio was a great guide and chef!”
Florence pizza or pasta class on a Tuscan farm with wood-fired dough, fresh pasta or pizza, gelato, and Chianti plus coach transport.
“Beautiful setting at a Tuscan estate with a lovely view of the city of Florence. The event cooking team was both fun and professional. We made pizzas in a wood-fired oven and gelato, and had a chance to sample everyone's gelato while you were able to customize your pizza toppings to your taste. Lots of…”
3-hour Florence pasta and tiramisu class with unlimited wine, limoncello or coffee, and take-home recipe printouts for $56.
“Highly recommend this class! Such a fun experience and AMAZING food. Alessandro is the best! He was warm, welcoming, knowledgeable, and funny. We hope to take another class with him again!”
Make three fresh pastas from scratch in a 1200s Florentine tower, then enjoy unlimited Tuscan wine and lunch with a small group.
“We had an amazing time learning how to make pasta! The instructor was wonderful and explained everything in great detail. He also demonstrated everything. There were (older) families, couples and friend groups in our class. Everyone had a great time!!”
Florence market tour and Tuscan farmhouse cooking class with Chianti wine. Make pasta, bruschetta, pork, tiramisu, then get recipes.
“Wonderful experience,,, food was great that we prepared together.pasta, sauce,brochette,, pork loin,potatoes,tiramisu, and wine. So much laughter and good fun.. The 2 cooks were highly entertaining and involved everyone. A5 out of 5”
Florence fresh pasta class by the Arno River. Learn 3 pasta types, eat your creations with Tuscan wine, and take recipes home.
“What a nice young man that was our teacher...explained what we were doing..had a lot of fun. We were lost and they waited for us..”
Hands-on Florence cooking class making fresh pasta and tiramisu, with wine, coffee, and limoncello. Small groups, Santa Spirito area.
“We had the best time making pasta and tiramisu with Clive! He kept us laughing and gave tips to cooking that we will remember forever. It is very clear we learned from the best of the best! Highlight of our trip.”
Make Florence pizza and classic gelato with a chef in a small group, with unlimited wine and take-home recipes.
“We had a pasta and spritz class. Leo was a great instructor. Our dinner after was fabulous with the food we made. Great wine as well. I would recommend.”
Cook an Italian lunch in Florence with a chef-led market stop at Mercato Centrale, hands-on pasta and bruschetta, and unlimited Chianti.
“This is a very informative cooking class. I try to do a cooking class on all my vacations and this one was fabulous. You will learn from an accomplished chef specific techniques for making pasta and Italian sauces. The trip around the market is also fun. Alyce was our chef/host and I cannot say enough…”
Make Florence-style pizza dough and stretch it thin, then learn gelato technique with a chef, finishing with Chianti and the food you made.
“We had an excellent time. The guilds were excellent helping out but letting us do most of the work. I learned how to make a pizza and I can barely cook so all in all great success.”
Hands-on Florence class: knead ravioli and pappardelle, make tiramisu from scratch, and enjoy unlimited regional wine in 2.5 hours.
“So fun and learned so much! Made some delicious food!!”
Florence pizza and gelato class at a Tuscan farmhouse: hands-on wood-fired pizza, creamy gelato, Chianti or beer, and views in 5 hours.
“What a fun afternoon! Max (our gelato chef) and Arla and Tiziano (our pizza-making masters and brother & sister duo) were amazing. This is a hands-on experience and their instructions very were clear. They provided a lot of information and very helpful tips so I feel my husband and I will be able to replicate…”
Florence handmade pasta and dessert class with unlimited wine, small groups, take-home recipes, and a chance to try lampredotto.
“Excellent small group pasta making and cooking class. We learned the basics of making pasta & sauce from scratch.”
From Florence to Chianti and beyond: medieval Monteriggioni, San Gimignano at sunset, Certaldo Alto, plus a hands-on Tuscan cooking class.
“I called the customer service when I got to the meeting point and no one was there, and they said it was cancelled so wasn't able to go :(”
Hands-on Tuscan cooking class in Florence with a 4-course meal and wine. Small-group format, take-home recipes, and real techniques.
“Excellent hands on class. Made a 4 course meal that we got to enjoy at the end. The instructor was knowledgeable and helpful. Ideal activity for a solo traveller. I will definitely make the pasta at home. Thank you!”
From the Uffizi to the hills of Chianti, and every way to spend the days in between.
