If you are looking to take Rome day cooking lessons or a cooking class in Rome as part of your vacation or visit to the Eternal City, then we think we have discovered something very special. The private cooking lessons of Fabio Bongianni are held in a wonderful noble Palazzo a short walk from the Spanish Steps and behind the famous atelier of fashion designer Valentino.

Lessons last two hours and either lunch lunch or dinner can be requested, as well as wine tasting, and even musical entertainment. Held in English the cooking classes can also feature a market visit and wine tasting. What has been prepared in all lessons becomes a wonderful lunch or evening meal and everyone can attend the classes, from beginners to experienced gourmets.

These fabulous cooking classes experience in Venice are offered by Venice and Veneto Gourmet, specialists in food and wine tours in the territory and run by native Venetian Sara Cossiga. Find out more about her wine tours and customized gourmet services including catering and private dinners from the links on this page.

These wonderful cooking classes run by ACCI 100% Italia based in Agropoli are inspired by the famous Mediterranean Diet, now officially recognised by UNESCO as an 'intangible cultural heritage to humanity’.

The cooking school is positioned spectacularly on a rock promontory jutting out into the Tyrrhenian sea and offers a beautiful view of the Gulf of Salerno. It is a great destination for anyone seeking a vacation within the Cilento National Park combining tours and excursions to Paestum, Velia, Pioppi, as well as Amalfi, Capri, Ischia, Sorrento, Ravello, Pompeii and Positano.

Based in Tropea, the one day Calabria cooking classes of In Italy Tours are perfect for anyone wanting a basic introduction to traditional Calabria recipes and cuisine. You will start learning the secrets with these hands-on cooking lessons located in the home of Marianna in the hills of San Angelo just a few minutes from the center of Tropea.

It is a wonderful setting with most of the estate dedicated to a large vegetable garden while the outdoor kitchen boasts a wood brick oven, huge grill and spacious veranda where to relax and enjoy the authentic dishes made.

The Bologna market tours, guided shop visits and authentic Bolognese recipes served up by the Bologna Cooking School are the best way to appreciate the real 'Cucina Bolognese'. They are aimed at any foodie or passionate culinary visitor who wants to dedicate at least half a day to the classic gastronomic delights of Bologna and the historical setting of the famous markets.

The lessons are straight out of authentic Bologna food tradition and held in a typical house of the centre of the city in a family atmosphere and are held in both Italian and English. At the end of each class participants are presented with a personalized recipe book with all the dishes featured and diploma.

Masseria Gelso Bianco opened its doors in June 2011. This fabulously renovated traditional farmhouse in Puglia is not only a fine place to stay in south Italy, but also the site of a professional culinary school called La Cucina at Gelso Bianco. The school runs week-long culinary programs with on-site chef, Laura Giordano, and is host to many guest chefs from North America.

Gelso Bianco lies in the countryside near the UNESCO World Heritage site Alberobello and includes four unique bedrooms with private bathrooms, a pool, eleven trulli cone roofs, gardens and an old stable, which is now the state of the art kitchen. The masseria combines the typical old style of life of the region with the best of modern design.

These Umbrian cooking lessons highlight the traditional cooking and cuisine of Perugia and are held at the beautiful home of the chef only in the historical centre of the city. Lessons are held in English and Giuseppe of Villa Nuba will be glad to help you for all your needs.

Located in open countryside within the city of Perugia, Villa Nuba offers rural accommodation only a 20 minute walk from the medieval city centre of the provincial capital in Umbria.

The cooking classes of Le Gemme di Artemisia restaurant on the shores of Lake Garda are led by Chef Andrea. They are aimed at very small groups from one to six people in the restaurant kitchen and are held all the year round.

Here Andrea will share with you his experience and anecdotes about Italian food as you cook and enjoy lunch as well as tasting fine local wines.

The popular Sicilian cooking lessons of the Licchios Restaurant in Taormina are now taking place in the atmospheric Hosteria Rossopeperoncino beside the Cathedral of Taormina by the same team.

As before they begin at 9:00 and end at 12:30. They include first a guided tour of the town's market where the ingredients for the day will be bought fresh. The market is just 50 mt. from the restaurant.

Immediately after returning to Hosteria Rossopeperoncino beside, there follows an explanation of the dishes by your chef Maria. After this preparation, the group will enter the kitchen for the cooking of the dishes.

YLTour is a destination management company based in Lecce with over 10 years of organisational experience in the heel of Italy, Puglia. If you are looking to select the very best cooking lessons, winery tours, gourmet tours, excursions to artisan food and wine producers as part of your vacation or visit to Italy, then get in touch.

YLTour offers fully packaged cooking vacation programs which include accommodation and excursions to wonderful villages throughout Salento. A typical program day by day is structured as follows.

The cooking lessons and wine tastings offered by Villa Cordevigo Wine Relais near Lake Garda and Verona are aimed at exploring local products, ancient local traditions and recipes from the past, all with a professional chef. The following courses can be requested by filling out the dedicated form on the Villa Cordevigo website, and do download the Cooking Course Brochure at the bottom of this page for more information.

La Terrazza Restaurant of the 5 star Albergo al Sole in central Asolo, province of Treviso in Veneto, is proposing a series of cooking lessons throughout the year. Led by chef Davide Rizzardo you will learn the little tricks of the trade, tools and methods, as well as new dishes.

The lessons are suitable for small groups from a minimum of 2 to 12 people and aimed at anyone who wants to approach fine gourmet cuisine from simple dishes for beginners to more elaborate preparations.

This wonderful cooking vacation in the Castelli Romani or Roman Hills is a shorter break version of the full Rome food and wine tour put together by In Italy Tours. The emphasis is on learning to cook in the traditional way of the old Roman countryside. Participants will take part in hands-on cooking lessons in the comfort of a small group and receive individual attention.

Cooks and foodies of all levels are invited. Everyone prepares a range of antipasti, pasta, secondi dishes, including the famous “quinto quarto”, a combination of wild herbs, fresh seasonal vegetables and meats enjoyed since ancient times.

Your cooks are Maria and Sora Anna (pictured) who share a passion for authentic Roman country cuisine.

The luxury boutique Hotel Byron along the Versilia Coast in Tuscany in Forte dei Marmi is proposing a 5 star gastronomy cooking lesson with chef Andrea Mattei and Massimo Bartolucci (pictured) Maître d’ Hotel of La Magnolia Restaurant. Read more about 2 night package and specific dates below, as well as downloading the Cooking Class brochure.

This tour of the surroundings or territory of Portofino is aimed at discovering the three “pearls of the Tigullio". What are they? Read on and get in  touch with Tasting Tours to book your place.

The tour starts in Rapallo, the oldest town in the area and located in the most sheltered part of the Gulf. Evidence of its history can be seen in its castle, a seafront fortress built in the 16th century against Saracen invasions, the Medieval bridge which, according to legend, Hannibal crossed during the 2nd Punic War, and the several Baroque steeples reaching up to the sky.

After a walking tour of the historic centre and visit of a popular deli shop on the main street, we’ll move to Zoagli (hamlet of Rapallo) and visit the Cordani silk factory (closed on Tuesdays and Sundays) whose handcrafted products include Jacquard velvet woven on Jacquard looms built back in 1801, as well as the fabulous plain silk velvet that was already being worn in the 1500s by Genoese aristocrats.