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Market Tour and Cooking Class with a Venetian Sailor

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Market Tour and Cooking Class with a Venetian Sailor

A three-hour market-to-kitchen experience with a Venetian sailor who learned to cook from family recipes passed down through generations. Start at the Rialto Market selecting fresh seafood and regional Veneto ingredients, then head to his home kitchen to prepare and cook traditional dishes. His father produces wine on-site, adding another layer to the meal. The host tailors the menu around dietary preferences and allergies, drawing from a repertoire of old recipes rarely found in restaurants anymore.

2 Guests Private Prosecco Road Tour All Inclusive from Conegliano

A private five-and-a-half-hour tour through Prosecco Superiore DOCG territory, starting from Conegliano. You'll visit three distinct wineries, each offering different perspectives on how this sparkling wine is made and enjoyed. The route includes cellar tours, vineyard walks, and tastings paired with local food—cheese, cured meats, and bread—finishing back in town by mid-afternoon.

Rome: Street Food, Local Market and Hidden Gems Tour

Taste your way through Testaccio, Rome's working-class neighbourhood where locals actually eat. This 3.5-hour walking tour starts with a Maritozzo pastry in Trastevere, then crosses the Tevere to explore the bustling indoor market. A local guide steers you toward the best stalls for supplì, aged cheese, and traditional Roman fare, finishing with pasta lunch at a century-old trattoria built into an ancient mound, three wines, and seasonal dessert throughout.

Private Tour: Montalcino Wine Tasting Experience

Spend a day in Montalcino exploring the cellars and vineyards behind Brunello, one of Italy's most celebrated reds. This eight-hour private tour takes you through working estates in the heart of Tuscany, with tastings directly from producers, lunch, and transport included. You'll taste multiple vintages and learn how terroir shapes these complex wines from the people who make them.

Guided Winery Tour and Wine Tasting in Siena

This 2.5-hour winery tour takes you into the rolling Tuscan countryside near Siena, where you'll explore organic viticulture and traditional winemaking methods. Walk the vineyards to understand the land and sustainable farming practices, then descend into the cellar to learn how wines are made. Finish with a structured tasting of five local wines, each paired with seasonal Tuscan fare, in the tasting room.

Wine & Cooking Experience with Local Family at Cortecorbo Winery

Spend eight hours at Cortecorbo, a family-owned vineyard in Irpinia's wine country, learning winemaking from the proprietor before rolling out pizza dough in a wood-fired oven. A leisurely countryside lunch follows, with six wines—including the structured Taurasi DOCG—matched thoughtfully to each course. You'll walk the vines and cellars, cook alongside locals, and taste what serious Southern Italian viticulture produces. Suits couples, groups, and anyone after genuine hospitality without the tourist circuit.

Eat like a local

Learn to cook three Italian dishes in a family's home kitchen over four hours, working alongside locals who share their everyday recipes and techniques. You'll prepare lunch and dinner from scratch, gaining insight into how Italian families actually eat at home rather than what restaurants serve tourists. All skill levels welcome.

Truffle Hunting Experience Siena Tartufi

Head into the Tuscan countryside around Siena with Alessandro, a seasoned truffle hunter, and his three trained dogs to search for truffles beneath the forest floor. Over two hours, you'll learn to read the landscape, spot the subtle signs the dogs pick up on, and understand which varieties fruit in different seasons. You'll dig alongside the team, then taste what you've found—a genuine introduction to how truffles move from soil to plate.

Cooking Class with garden visit

This four-hour [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast) experience blends cooking instruction with garden exploration and a sit-down meal. You'll work with seasonal foraged ingredients sourced from local growers, prepare three courses from scratch, and eat what you've made alongside wines selected from regional producers. It's a hands-on introduction to how the coast's food culture actually works, not a stage-managed performance.

Rome : Pasta and Tiramisu Class in a Roman Home in Trastevere

Cook pasta and tiramisu in Ilaria's Trastevere kitchen, where three generations of Roman culinary knowledge live. This three-hour session skips the theatre of a cooking school—you're in her family home, handling dough, tasting wine, and learning the hand movements and timing that recipes can't capture. Small groups keep things intimate; seasonal ingredients and shared stories fill the afternoon.

Sicilian Cooking Class : Homemade Pasta

Learn to roll, cut and cook pasta from scratch in a family-run kitchen tucked into Palermo's old town, steps from the cathedral. This 3.5-hour class teaches you the fundamentals of Sicilian pasta-making through hands-on work alongside an experienced local cook. You'll prepare a full meal, paired with wine, and sit down to eat what you've made. It's cooking as the locals practise it—no shortcuts, no performance, just genuine technique passed down through generations.

Lecce to Galatina E-Bike: Olive Mill & Wine Tasting + Taxi back

Pedal through the Salento countryside on an e-bike, covering a gentle 28 km loop from Lecce to the villages of Sternatia and Galatina. Meet Gaetano in Sternatia, a local keeper of Griko—the ancient Greek dialect still spoken in this 3,000-year-old enclave—and descend into a 15th-century underground olive mill carved into the bedrock. Visit Galatina's Basilica with its stunning 14th-century frescoes, then stop at the legendary pasticceria where the Pasticciotto was first made in 1740. A private taxi whisks you back to Lecce at 1 PM.

Authentic Amalfi Lemon Tour & Tasting in the Historical Garden

Explore a working lemon garden on the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast) where you'll learn how the region's prized citrus thrives year-round. This 90-minute small-group tour takes you through terraced groves with sea and mountain views, guided by someone who knows the farming history and techniques inside out. You'll taste quality lemon products—oils, liqueurs, preserves—made from what grows around you. It's hands-on and conversational, the kind of visit where your guide actually has time for your questions.

Private class at "Quanto Basta" Cooking School in Sorrento center

Learn to cook like a Sorrentine local during a three-hour private class in the heart of Sorrento. Working alongside a chef who teaches time-tested techniques you can replicate at home, you'll prepare dishes rooted in regional tradition and understand their cultural heritage. Your group (up to 12 people) then sits down to eat everything you've made, paired with wine and water.

I offer cooking lesson of Amalfi tradition

Learn to cook signature Amalfi dishes in a kitchen overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea. This three-hour class walks you through regional recipes passed down through generations, then you sit down to eat what you've made, paired with local wine and aperitifs. It's hands-on cooking rooted in centuries of coastal tradition, not a performance—you'll leave knowing how to recreate these meals at home.

5 Hours Truffle Hunt Experience with Cooking Class

Hunt for truffles across Tuscan hillsides with a trained dog and expert spotter, then cook what you've found with a local chef at an organic agritourism near Mugello. This five-hour experience pairs foraging with hands-on cooking instruction, culminating in a leisurely lunch featuring your own truffle discoveries. You'll work alongside passionate practitioners who prioritise authentic regional food and sustainable practice over shortcuts.

2 Hour Florence Pizza and Gelato Small Group Guided Cooking Class

Roll up your sleeves in a [Florence](/places/florence) kitchen to shape pizza dough and churn gelato under guidance from a working Italian chef. Over two and a half hours, you'll handle real ingredients, learn the techniques that separate good from mediocre, then eat what you've made alongside wine or beer. It's a straightforward way to pick up skills you'll actually use again, set in the heart of the city.

Pasta and Tiramisu Masterclass in Rome

Roll up your sleeves in a Roman kitchen for three hours learning to craft ravioli and fresh ribbon pasta from scratch, then master the layers of tiramisu. You'll work alongside a chef using everyday equipment, no specialist kit needed. By the end you'll sit down to eat what you've made, with wine and water included throughout.

Horseback Ride with Wine Tasting+Light Lunch at a Historic Estate

Ride through Chianti's rolling countryside on horseback, then settle into a historic winery for wine tasting and Tuscan lunch. Based near [Florence](/places/florence), this 5.5-hour outing needs no prior riding experience—beginners get a quick orientation before heading out on country trails. You'll spend an hour in the saddle, followed by guided tastings and a light meal surrounded by vineyard views. Transfers and helmet included.

Pasta and Tiramisu Semi-Private Cooking Class with a MasterChef

Spend three hours in a professional Roman kitchen learning to hand-roll fettuccine with Alfredo sauce and build a proper tiramisu from scratch. You'll start with prosecco and antipasti, cook alongside a MasterChef Italia instructor in a group of up to six, then sit down to eat what you've made with wine and limoncello. The experience ends with a digital recipe booklet so you can recreate the dishes at home.

Private Pasta Experience in Messina with a Local by Cesarine

Spend three hours in a Messina home learning to hand-roll three signature pasta shapes from a local cook who's perfected them over years. You'll work through each recipe at your own station, then sit down to eat what you've made alongside regional wines. Cesarine connects travellers with home cooks across Italy—these aren't restaurant chefs, but people cooking the food they grew up with in their own kitchens.

Parmigiano Wine and Balsamic Vinegar Experience from Bologna

Spend a full morning and afternoon tracking three cornerstone producers across Emilia Romagna, starting before dawn at a working Parmigiano Reggiano dairy. Your local guide from Bologna walks you through cheese-making from curd to aging cellar, then steers you toward small-batch balsamic vinegar makers and regional winemakers who still operate as family concerns. Tastings anchor each stop. The itinerary respects artisanal rhythms—the cheese house opens early because production happens then—and keeps numbers low so you're genuinely welcomed, not herded.

Premium Pizza Making Class at a Pizzeria in Como

Learn to make proper Neapolitan pizza from a working chef at an established Como pizzeria over two and a half hours. You'll shape dough, top your creation, and bake it in a traditional oven before eating what you've made alongside Italian wine or craft beer. The class operates in a relaxed, working kitchen atmosphere where you pick up genuine technique rather than tourist theatre.

Florence San Lorenzo Food Tour by Secret Food Tours

Spend three and a half hours exploring [Florence](/places/florence)'s San Lorenzo quarter with a local guide, stopping at neighbourhood spots to eat your way through the district's best offerings. You'll taste lampredotto, fresh pasta, local cheeses and cured meats, finish with gelato, and encounter a surprise dish along the way. This isn't a museum tour—it's a working food market neighbourhood where Florentines actually shop and eat.

Wine and olive oil tastings with the locals

Spend a day in Tuscany's countryside visiting working family estates where you'll taste wines and oils straight from producers who've been crafting them for generations. Based from Cortona, you'll be collected from your hotel and guided through 8 hours of genuine tasting sessions, learning how each vintage and pressing comes together. By day's end, you'll have swapped stories with the families behind the bottles and tins.

Bologna Food Tour and Enogastronomia Experience with Local Chef

A chef-led food walk through Bologna's medieval heart, tasting the region's protected-origin products and cooking traditions. Starting with coffee and pastry beneath Renaissance arcades, you'll visit artisan producers across the Quadrilatero district, eat handmade tagliatelle at a working trattoria, and finish with gelato. Three hours forty minutes with a guide who trained in Michelin kitchens and holds formal qualifications in Emilia-Romagna gastronomy.

Cook on Lake Como with amazing views at our convent

Learn to prepare an authentic Italian meal in a working convent kitchen overlooking Lake Como. This three-hour hands-on class teaches practical cooking techniques whilst you work alongside instructors in a purpose-built kitchen. You'll cook a pasta dish and dessert from scratch, then sit down to eat your creations paired with local wine and prosecco, with views across the water as your backdrop.

Truffle Hunting & Tasting in San Miniato Tuscany with Dogs

Hunt for truffles across San Miniato's rolling hills alongside trained dogs and a seasoned forager who reads the landscape like a map. This 1.5–3 hour expedition combines the thrill of the search with genuine sensory learning—you'll spot how dogs pinpoint these buried fungi, then taste what you've helped unearth, paired with local wine. It's a working afternoon in Tuscany, not a performance.

1h 30m – 3 hoursfrom AUD $158

Felsina Culinaria - Personalised Private Cooking Course

★ 5.0 (49)

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Felsina Culinaria - Personalised Private Cooking Course

Learn to cook three Bolognese dishes during a three-hour private session at Villa degli Olmi, a hilltop estate overlooking the Po Valley. Work one-on-one with instructors as you prepare, cook, and plate your creations, then sit down to eat what you've made whilst taking in sweeping countryside views. Classes run in English, Italian, or French, and you can take leftovers home.

Rome: Lip Smacking 4 hours Foodie Tours in golf cart

Skip the gridlock and sore feet—cover Rome's best eating spots in four hours via golf cart. You'll taste your way through local markets and neighbourhood trattorias, sampling crispy supplì, fried courgette flowers, aged Parma ham with sheep's ricotta, Roman artichokes, and the white pizza Romans grab on market runs. Hotel pickup and a knowledgeable local guide round out the experience, keeping groups small and the pace manageable.

Seafood Lunch & Wine Tasting with Scenic Golf Cart Tour

Explore a Campanian winery estate by golf cart, then settle in for lunch paired with local wines at Bosco de' Medici. The two-hour experience includes a working vineyard, a 79 AD archaeological site linked to Pompeii, and the barrel-lined cellar before you taste the property's own bottles alongside Neapolitan dishes—from handmade ravioli to grilled beef and homemade dessert.

Authentic Tuscan Pasta Class in Florence with Local Chef Cinzia

Roll up your sleeves in Cinzia's [Florence](/places/florence) kitchen for a three-hour hands-on pasta class that doubles as dinner. You'll shape fresh dough into multiple pasta styles, build sauces from scratch, and work through a full Tuscan meal—meat or vegetarian—finishing with dessert. Cinzia shares generational cooking knowledge you can replicate at home, all while sipping local wine and eating what you've made.

Authentic cooking class on a farm with a view of Sorrento.

Learn to cook three Sorrentino classics in a working farmhouse kitchen perched above the Gulf. You'll pick vegetables straight from the garden, then shape fresh pasta by hand and assemble tiramisu alongside a local cook who'll walk you through regional methods passed down through generations. The three-hour session wraps with lunch on the terrace where you eat what you've made, Gulf views included.

Gluten-Free Roman Feast Cooking Class with Chef Christian

Spend two and a half hours in Chef Christian's kitchen learning to make proper gluten-free Italian cooking. You'll prepare stuffed courgette blossoms, crispy sage leaves, silky fettuccine Alfredo, pesto-dressed trofie, and traditional tiramisù—then sit down to eat everything you've made. Water and a glass of wine or soft drink come with the meal. Christian brings decades of restaurant experience and a genuine passion for getting these dishes right without the gluten.

Tuscany & Pitigliano Day Tour from Rome with Wine Tasting & Lunch

A 12-hour escape from Rome into southern Tuscany's lesser-known corners, centred on two winery visits and a three-course lunch. You'll taste a rotating selection of regional wines—up to ten different pours—at estates deliberately chosen for their distance from tour-bus crowds. The itinerary threads through the Val d'Orcia landscape and the dramatic hilltop town of Pitigliano, mixing vineyard time with proper meals and views that explain why people moved here centuries ago.

12 hoursfrom AUD $467

Prosecco Wine Tour with Sommelier – Pick-up from Treviso

★ 5.0 (45)

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Prosecco Wine Tour with Sommelier – Pick-up from Treviso

A half-day Prosecco exploration in Italy's northeastern wine country, departing from Treviso. Led by a certified sommelier, you'll visit two family-owned producers in the hills where Prosecco is made. Small groups move at a leisurely pace through working vineyards, tasting four distinct styles of the sparkling wine at each stop while producers explain their craft. A spread of local cured meats, cheese, and pizza punctuates the tastings. You'll return to your hotel refreshed rather than wine-logged.

Discovery Tour of Sorrento Lemon in Massa Lubrense

Track a Sorrento lemon from seedling to harvest on a working grove in Massa Lubrense. This two-hour tour traces traditional cultivation methods—including grafting techniques passed down generations—under the distinctive pergola canopy. You'll sample the producer's own liqueurs, preserves and fresh preparations while gazing across the Bay of Naples towards Ischia and Procida. The only operation in Campania documenting the complete lifecycle this way.

Authentic Culinary Experience in a Tuscan Family Estate

Cook alongside your host at a working Tuscan estate, learning to prepare a full menu in a converted artist's studio surrounded by vineyards and olive groves. This five-hour class on 20 acres produces its own Trebbiano, Sangiovese, and extra virgin oil. You'll work in small groups of up to ten, finish with lunch paired to estate wines, and leave with recipes and genuine culinary confidence rather than tourist theatre.

Rome for Foodies: Private Golf Cart Tasting Experience

Cruise Rome's neighborhoods in an open-air golf cart while sampling the city's culinary backbone—from morning espresso and pastries through cured meats, cheeses, fried street food, pasta, pizza, and gelato, all paired with Italian wines. A local guide walks you through the stories and techniques behind each dish across 4 to 7 hours, with hotel pickup included in the city centre.

4 hours – 7 hoursfrom AUD $458

The Street Food Tour with a Local Guide in Ortigia! - Syracuse.

★ 5.0 (44)

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Italy

The Street Food Tour with a Local Guide in Ortigia! - Syracuse.

Spend three hours eating your way through Ortigia's backstreets with a local guide who knows every corner and shopkeeper by name. You'll start with Sicilian iced coffee, move through the fishermen's quarter and market stalls sampling arancini, capuliato, and pastries, then meet cheesemakers for fresh ricotta and mozzarella. Finish with granita at a traditional gelateria. This isn't a highlight reel—it's how locals actually eat in Syracuse.

3 hoursfrom AUD $115

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