Cooking with Nonna Maria in Cilento: Handmade pasta class

Market, kitchen, and a family table in four hours

A hands-on cooking class in Cilento where you shop the Agropoli market with a local guide, then spend the morning making pasta and regional dishes with Nonna Maria in her family kitchen, finishing with lunch and wine on the terrace. Private, unhurried, and built around what you actually cook and eat.

The experience

The day starts over coffee at Ubbìpò, where you and Nonna Maria talk through the season and what you want to cook. Then you head together to the Agropoli market (the real one, where locals buy), and navigate the stalls to pick seasonal ingredients straight from producers. This is not a tour of the market. You are sourcing what you will make.

Back in the family kitchen, you learn handmade pasta under Nonna Maria's hands-on guidance: the intuitive gestures and the secrets that have moved through generations. While you knead and shape fusilli, you taste fresh buffalo mozzarella, zucchini flower fritters, and organic wines from the region: the flavors that anchor the Mediterranean Diet. This is the core of the day: the tactile work of cooking alongside someone who has done it her whole life, not watching a demonstration.

Lunch happens on the terrace overlooking the sea, where each dish you made is paired with premium wines and a long, unhurried meal. You leave with a personalized apron signed by Nonna Maria, and the muscle memory of how to roll pasta by hand.

What’s included

• Pickup from Agropoli Castellabate train station or Agropoli port.
• coffee and discussion of the day's menu.
• guided shopping at the Agropoli market.
• hands-on pasta-making instruction with Nonna Maria.
• tastings of buffalo mozzarella, regional cheeses, and organic wines during cooking.
• a family lunch on the terrace with the dishes you prepared, paired with premium organic wines.
• Nonna Maria's homemade limoncello and espresso.
• a personalized apron signed by Nonna Maria.
• bottled water and soft drinks throughout.

Before you book

Days and timesNext departure: 26 Feb 2027

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (12 to 85 years) · Child (7 to 11 years) · Under 7: can't be included in the booking

GroupUp to 10

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.You can choose from 12 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Infants must sit on laps

Operated by Learn to Cook Like a Local: Traditional Cilento Cooking Class with Nonna

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to make pasta with your hands in a private kitchen with Nonna Maria, not observe from the side. You'll also visit local shops first to see where ingredients come from.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (7 to 11 years). Under 7: they can't be included in the booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What exactly do I make in Nonna Maria's kitchen?

You hand-roll fusilli with fresh tomato and cacioricotta, and learn to prepare zucchini flower fritters and other seasonal dishes. The pasta you shape yourself becomes the centerpiece of lunch.

Do I need cooking experience to join this class?

No. Nonna Maria teaches through practice and observation, and the class is designed for anyone willing to work with their hands. Children from age seven are welcome.

How does the market visit work?

You go together to the Agropoli market after your opening coffee, guided by local knowledge. You select ingredients directly from producers based on what you've decided to cook and what is in season that day.

What's included in the price?

The class includes pickup from Agropoli train station or port, coffee, market guidance, all ingredients, lunch, organic wines, snacks, water, and a personalized apron signed by Nonna Maria.

How long is the whole experience?

Four hours from start to finish, covering the market, hands-on cooking, and a relaxed lunch on the terrace.