Florence Cooking Classes: Pasta, Pizza and Gelato in Town or on a Farm

To take a cooking class in Florence, four experiences are listed on WizardTrip. A pasta class takes place in a medieval tower near the Duomo. Two classes are held on a Tuscan farm. A food tour covers the Oltrarno district at sunset.

Each has between 5,159 and 9,900 reviews, with ratings from 4.9 to 5.0 out of 5 (as of 18 October 2026). This article compares them point by point and tells you which to choose based on your time, your diet and your mobility.

Florence cooking class: what to know

All four listings confirm the booking immediately. Departure is from a fixed point. It is the De Bardi restaurant for the city class, and Santa Maria Novella station for the two farm classes.

Pasta class in a medieval tower, with unlimited wine

The pasta class in a medieval tower is the shortest: 2.5 hours. It takes 30 people at most and suits all levels, according to the listing. The meeting point is at 23 R Via De Bardi, inside the De Bardi restaurant.

According to the listing, the school occupies a tower from the 1200s, right next to Brunelleschi’s Dome. The tower belonged to the family of Dante Alighieri’s wife.

Lunch, equipment and all ingredients are included, with unlimited Tuscan wine or non-alcoholic drinks. You make three fresh pastas with three sauces: butter and sage, arrabbiata or pomarola depending on the section, and old-style Tuscan ragù.

Pasta shapes vary from one section of the listing to another. The description mentions ravioli, tortellini and tagliatelle. The program and the menu mention ravioli, tortelli and pappardelle.

The listing also mentions three variants, with no duration or price. A Negroni tour is paired with the class. Pasta is flambéed in a wheel of Parmesan aged 24 months, with a tiramisu. A “Brunelleschi Culinary Art” option has no description.

The listing states that the venue is accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. Julie, who came with a group of 7, gives 3 out of 5 in October 2026. She found the start chaotic: “5 to 6 classes of 30 people taking place at the same time.” The other reviews noted, at 4 or 5 out of 5, mostly praise the chef and the atmosphere.

Pasta Cooking Class with Unlimited Wine in Florence4.9(9,888 reviews)From €25From€25View activity

Pizza or pasta with gelato on a Tuscan farm

The pizza or pasta class with gelato lasts 5 hours for 26 people at most. The guide waits at Santa Maria Novella station, holding a WALKABOUT TOURS sign, near the taxi stand. An air-conditioned bus reaches the farm in 15 minutes.

The menu includes a focaccia or a fettunta, a Neapolitan pizza or homemade pasta with traditional sauces, then artisan gelato. The three-course meal, lunch or dinner, comes with wine and beer. A cooking diploma and the recipes are included. Tips are not.

The listing presents two options: pizza and gelato for 5 hours, pasta and gelato for 7 hours. The minimum age is 8, and 18 for alcohol. Gluten-free diets are not catered for. Because the kitchen is shared, the listing does not accept guests with food allergies.

Several reviews describe a walk between the meeting point and the bus, then a steep descent to the farm, to be climbed back on the return. The listing recommends comfortable shoes.

Timothy gives 4 out of 5 in October 2026. About the pizza, he writes: “Although you make a dough, it isn’t used for your pizzas.” He found the gelato-making setup excellent, however.

Florence Pizza or Pasta Class with Gelato Making at a Tuscan Farm5.0(8,067 reviews)From €64From€64View activity

Pasta, pesto and tiramisu on the farm, with an optional market visit

The pasta and pesto class with a view leaves from the same point as the previous one, with the same WALKABOUT TOURS sign. It lasts 5 hours for 26 people at most. An air-conditioned minibus takes 20 minutes to reach the farm, according to the listing. One traveler puts the farm 40 minutes from Florence.

The basic option is a pasta and pesto class. The option with a market tour adds an optional visit to Florence’s historic central food market, before the drive to the countryside.

Lunch has four courses, with up to four glasses of wine for the day. The listing gives two sample menus. One offers bruschetta, pappardelle with tomato and sausage sauce, potato ravioli with pesto, tiramisu. The other, presented as an example, offers bruschetta, tagliatelle with tomato and beef sauce, roast pork, tiramisu.

The return is to the Santa Croce church district, different from the starting point. A cooking diploma is handed out, and the recipes arrive by email after the visit. The organizer cannot respond to requests for vegetarian, gluten-free or other diets. The activity may be canceled if too few people sign up.

Pasta & Pesto Class with a View, plus Tiramisù & opt. Market Tour4.9(5,159 reviews)From €68From€68View activity

Sunset food tour in the Oltrarno

The sunset food tour is not a class, even though it includes a Negroni lesson. It lasts 3.5 hours. The group has 13 people at most according to the listing data, 12 according to the name of its small-group option.

The listing places the meeting point near the fountain, where the guide carries a purple Eating Europe bag, without giving an address. Arrive 15 minutes early. The confirmation email on your phone is enough, with no need to print it.

The program details seven stops of 10 to 30 minutes, for 9 to 10 tastings and 4 wines:

1. Piazza Santo Spirito: a Prosecco toast.
2. Wine window and cellar: cured meats and wine in a cellar dating from the 12th century.
3. The “King of Cheese” shop: two pecorinos and a Parmesan.
4. History of the wine windows: bruschetta with stracciatella and a glass of Tuscan wine.
5. Family trattoria: gnudi prepared before your eyes, with a glass of Chianti Classico.
6. Fiaschetteria: a Negroni lesson, then a wild boar stew with a Super Tuscan wine.
7. Artisan gelato: a short lesson on recognizing real gelato, then two flavors.

Stops and dishes may vary by day and season. Vegetarians and gluten-free guests are accommodated if you let them know in advance. The experience is not suitable for severe food allergies.

Children under 4 enter free, without a meal. A paid ticket with a meal exists from age 4. The activity requires a minimum of 2 participants. Otherwise, the organizer offers another date or a refund.

Most of the reviews noted praise the guides, the wines and the welcome given to vegetarians. Two travelers, at 4 and 2 out of 5, find the portions insufficient.

Florence Sunset Food & Wine Tour4.9(6,216 reviews)From €109From€109View activity

The four Florence cooking classes compared

Wheelchairs, children, walking: what do the listings say?

Two experiences state that they are wheelchair accessible: the pasta class in a medieval tower and the food tour. The public transport nearby is too.

The two farm classes are not suitable for people with reduced mobility or for wheelchairs, because of uneven surfaces. The listing for the pasta and pesto class also mentions steep surfaces.

For children, only the pizza and gelato class listing sets a minimum age: 8. The other two classes give none, and the medieval tower one lists families among its audience.

Which Florence cooking class should you choose?

• Short on time: the pasta class in a medieval tower, 2.5 hours, with unlimited wine.
• Pizza and gelato in the countryside: the pizza or pasta class with gelato, 5 hours, 15-minute bus ride.
• Pesto, tiramisu and a market: the pasta and pesto class, with an optional market tour.
• An evening of tastings: the food tour, 3.5 hours, with vegetarian or gluten-free adaptation on request.
• Wheelchair: the medieval tower class or the food tour, both stated to be accessible.

For the rest of your stay, the city’s tours, museums and excursions are gathered on the Things to do in Florence page. The country’s other destinations are on the Italy page.