15 Farm Cooking Classes in Italy Worth Booking

1.Cooking Class and Lunch at a Tuscan Farmhouse with Local Market Tour from Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,831 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $145Our pick

Start in Florence with guide Luca at the San Lorenzo market, then ride to a Tuscan farmhouse for hands-on pasta, bruschetta, roast pork, potatoes, and tiramisu. Erika and other chefs lead the cooking, with wine, recipes, a diploma, and countryside views included.

“Fabulous tour - the introduction to the market was great and we will go back - and Luca was so fun and engaging that it was impossible not to laugh and enjoy. The cooking was interesting - simple foods and recipes demystified. One of the best tours we’ve done.”

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2.Hands-On Cooking Class & Farmhouse Tour on the Amalfi Coast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 956 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $156

Spend four hours at Amalfi Heaven Gardens with cooks such as Ugo, Hugo, Silvio, and Gabriel. Pick seasonal produce, prepare classic dishes, then share a large meal with wine, limoncello, recipes, and a cooking diploma. The group is usually limited to 10 people.

“Amazing experience! Our hosts were incredibly nice, the food was amazing and it was very fun. Definitely would do it again. Recommend it on your trip to the Amalfi Coast area.”

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3.Sorrento: Farm Tour with Cheese Tasting & Pizza Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 503 reviews

Join Francesco and his family at Primaluce, a farm in the hills above Sorrento. Tour the animals, crops, vineyard, citrus grove, and olive area, then spin mozzarella, make pizza, and sit down to a farm lunch with wine, limoncello, and seasonal dishes.

“This was our BEST TOUR of our entire trip. Francesco and his family were amazing, hysterical, we learned alot and laughed constantly! highly this visit to their beautiful farm. pizza delicious too! 100/10.”

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4.Florence: Cooking Class at a Tuscan Farm & Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 354 reviews · 6 hours · from $94

Meet your guide at Santa Maria Novella, shop for ingredients at Mercato Centrale, then ride to a Tuscan farmhouse for fresh pasta, ragù, bruschetta, roast pork, and tiramisù. Guides such as Luca and Erika keep the six-hour class lively, practical, and social.

“An excellent day Luca was AMAZING- the food we cooked was sensational. Would recommend to any traveler.”

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5.Cooking Class in Rome’s Countryside

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 271 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $266

Leave Rome at 8:30 a.m. for Mazzano Romano, shop for ingredients with your chef, then cook pasta, antipasti, a main course, and dessert in a historic village home. Groups cap at eight, and guides may include Roberto, Roy, Fabio, Luca, or Eugene.

“Roy picked us up in Rome perfectly as planned and we enjoyed the drive with him to the class. It was a cute little medieval town and a beautiful home where we held the class. As we arrived we met Tamara, Roy’s kitchen assistant how did a wonderful job helping with instruction, preparation and cleanup. We were the only participants that day but the show went on as expected. They showed us how to prepare several simple plates that we can easily repeat at home. It was s beautiful relaxing day.”

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6.Amalfi: Cooking Class and Farmhouse Visit With Meal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 262 reviews · from $157

At Amalfi Heaven Gardens, guides such as Francesco, Edi, Ugo, and Fabio lead a small-group class through terraced gardens, seasonal picking, and four Italian courses. You cook outdoors, eat with local wine, and leave with recipes and a diploma. Expect stairs, steep paths, and no hotel pickup.

“The atmosphere, view, people and food were great. Thanks to Francesco, Andreas and all team.”

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7.Siena: Small group Cooking Class in Chianti Farmhouse

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 162 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $139

Meet Chef Simone outside Siena for a four-hour, small-group cooking class in a Chianti farmhouse. You’ll prepare bruschetta, handmade pasta, sauce, and tiramisu, then eat the meal with wine. Recipes go home with you. Transport to Castelnuovo Berardenga is not included.

“This was one of the highlights of our trip, the chef was amazing and a lot of fun. We had such a wonderful day. Would definitely recommend.”

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8.Siena: Small Group Cooking Class in Chianti Farmhouse

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 146 reviews · from $130

Spend four hours at a Chianti farmhouse near Siena with Chef Simone, learning Tuscan cooking in English, Italian, or Spanish. Prepare dishes such as spinach and ricotta ravioli, pici, bruschetta, crostini, and tiramisu, then sit down to eat with drinks included. Bring the full address and allow time for stairs.

“We had a little delay getting there; you really have to put the full address, and sometimes even better with the name of the place Simone greeted us with a warm smile and good red wine We had a large, fun group Simone and his helpers were amazing The instructions were clear and easy to follow Ravioli and Tiramisu, how can you go wrong We had a fantastic time Grazie”

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9.Alghero Home Cooking Pasta Class at a Farmhouse with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 130 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $131

Meet Irene and her family at a farmhouse near Alghero for a three-hour, hands-on Sardinian pasta class. You will shape several kinds of pasta, enjoy local cured meats, cheeses, wine, and a pasta-based lunch. Groups are limited to 10, and transport is not included.

“Such a wonderful and very personable experience. Irene was patient and such a great teacher!! My husband and I learned how to make several types of pasta including ravioli. We were served a delicious meal by their pool. We also learned about the Sardinian culture. Thank you!! Highlight of our time in Alghero.”

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10.Organic cooking class with a sommelier in an Olive and wine farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $143

Meet Alina at Fontanaro Organic Farm near Paciano for coffee, olive-oil and wine tasting, hands-on pasta making, tiramisu, and a shared lunch. The three-hour class welcomes adults and children, with gluten-free options available by advance request.

“This was as one of the best experiences on my trip to Italy! Alina, the wonderful chef, was warm, fun and so welcoming. Just one of the loveliest people I met on my trip. Her daughter, Stella, is a beautiful little sweetheart. And the food was fantastic! I come from a culinary background and still learned so much. Probably the best meal I had in Italy. And that says a lot. The olive oil they produce on their farm is amazing. I bought 4 bottles to bring home and I put it on everything. It's a quality and flavor that prominently stands out. Thank you Alina for the wonderful experience!”

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11.Amalfi Coast: Half-Day Farmhouse Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 62 reviews · 2 hours · from $75Best value

Meet a local farmer-chef at a panoramic farmhouse in Pianillo, near Agerola. You’ll make tiramisu, fresh mozzarella, and tagliatelle or gnocchi from scratch, then eat your work with house wine and limoncello. Giovanni, Valentino, and their family lead the English-language class.

“Great for beginners. Everybody was having great time and be involved. Valentino was awesome.”

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12.Brindisi: Cooking Class and Tasting in the Olive Grove

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 18 reviews · from $104

Join Antonella for a 2.5-hour pasta class at a rural house near Brindisi. Learn to shape orecchiette and strascinati by hand, then eat what you make with local wine, water, and an olive-oil tasting.

“Antonella is a super sweet person, who is also really passionate about her Job! She told us many interessting things while teaching us how to make perfect Orichette and many other noodle types :) Would 10/10 do it again!!”

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13.Mazzano Romano: Cooking Lesson and Lunch in the Countryside

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $245

Leave central Rome for Mazzano Romano, where a chef such as Roberto, Roy, or Milroy Ganesha leads a small cooking class in a rustic home. Shop for or pick fresh ingredients, prepare several Italian dishes, then sit down for lunch with wine and new friends.

“Highly, highly recommend this trip especially if you have already spent a few days walking around Rome proper and need a break from the city. This experience transported me, my husband and two teenagers to another world- teaching us about cooking, making pasta but also life as an Italian. Not only did we pick out our own fresh ingredients and meats, we were welcomed into a beautiful villa to begin a 2-hour cooking experience. The village we visited was created in the 1500s and is naturally beautiful and self-sustaining with a river, waterfall and beautiful treetop views. The trip ended with a traditional Italian meal and wine made from scratch…”

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14.Florence: Cooking Class on a Traditional Tuscan Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 10 reviews · 5 hours · from $94

Meet your guide at Florence’s Leopolda Station and ride into Chianti for a five-hour cooking visit at Fattoria Palaia. You’ll tour the farm’s cheese and wine rooms, make fresh egg ravioli, taste organic wine with a sommelier, and eat lunch in the Tuscan hills.

“Everything was excellent especially our guide Hannah. She was so informative and kept us entertained the whole time!”

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15.Cooking class in our family farm in Chianti with lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $169

Join Camilla and the Benedetti family on their Chianti farm for a four-hour cooking class. Make fresh pasta, ravioli, bread, schiacciata, side dishes, and dessert, then eat your work with farm wine and extra virgin olive oil on a terrace above the olive groves.

“Absolutely amazing! Camilla welcomed us into her home and taught us everything focaccia and pasta! We had a wonderful time preparing, eating and chatting. We even got a recipe book full of Camilla’s recipes to try at home. Thank you again Camilla for having us and welcoming us with open arms!”

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