Florence: Pasta Cooking Class & Tuscan Wine

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Guide in English10:00, 14:30 and 18:30

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Three Types of Pasta, One Medieval Tower, All the Wine You Want

You'll learn to make three fresh pastas from scratch under a chef's guidance, prepare matching sauces, then eat everything you've cooked with unlimited Tuscan wine. The class happens inside a medieval tower steps from the Duomo, all equipment and ingredients are provided, and you leave knowing how to do this at home.

Step-by-step itinerary

Pasta cooking class with wine

• Arrive at medieval tower cooking school
• Learn to make fresh pasta dough
• Prepare ravioli, tortellini, and pappardelle
• Cook sauces: butter and sage, arrabbiata, ragù
• Enjoy eating the prepared pasta dishes
• Drink Tuscan wine during the experience

The Experience

"You have to feel the dough," the chef said, pressing my palm flat against the counter. "Not with your fingers, with your whole hand. That's how you know when it's ready." We were standing inside a tower that belonged to Dante's wife's family, stone walls around us, the Duomo visible from the window, and I was about to spend three hours learning to make pasta the way it's been made in Florence for centuries. The cooking school sits a few steps from Brunelleschi's Dome, tucked into a medieval building from the 1200s, and the moment you walk in, the noise of the city falls away.

The class starts with flour and eggs on a wooden counter, and the chef walks you through every step: how to make a well, when the dough is too wet, how long to knead it. You're making three types of fresh pasta: ravioli, tortellini, and pappardelle. While you work, the kitchen fills with the smell of butter and sage, arrabbiata, and a proper Tuscan ragù simmering on the stove. The sauces are being prepared alongside you, so by the time you've shaped your last piece of pasta, everything is ready. All the equipment is there. You bring nothing but your hands and maybe an appetite.

Once the pasta is done, you sit down and eat what you made. The ravioli with butter and sage, the pappardelle under that deep ragù, the tortellini in arrabbiata. It tastes different when you've rolled it yourself, even if you've never cooked before. Tuscan wine comes out, and it keeps coming if you want it. The whole thing takes about three hours, and by the end you've got the muscle memory of how to do this, the taste of it in your mouth, and the kind of quiet satisfaction that comes from making something real with your hands in a room that's been standing since before Columbus sailed.

What’s included

Your experience includes professional chef instruction, all equipment and ingredients for the pasta course, three prepared sauces, lunch of everything you've made, and unlimited Tuscan wine plus soft drinks throughout the class.

Days and timesDaily · 5 departure times, from 10:00 to 18:30

AgesAges 16+ · 4 to 15 years · Under 4 — Free

Meeting point and pickupNo pickup · ends where it startsMeeting point, per the operator: “Our meeting point will be in Via De Bardi 23 R, inside the Restaurant De Bardi”

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Wheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPublic transport nearby

Operated by FLORENCE WITH ELVIS - Guided Experiences

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to learn a real skill in a historic setting without worrying about ingredients, equipment, or what comes next. The chef handles the timing and the sauces, so you focus on the pasta and the meal.

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Top questions

Can children come?

4 to 15 years; under 4, free.

How long does the pasta cooking class last?

About three hours, from start to finish including the meal.

What types of pasta do you make?

Ravioli, tortellini, and pappardelle, with sauces including butter and sage, arrabbiata, and Tuscan ragù.

Is the wine really unlimited?

Yes, Tuscan wine is unlimited during the experience, along with soft drinks.

Do I need to bring any equipment or ingredients?

No. All equipment and ingredients are provided by the school.

Where exactly is the cooking school located?

Inside a medieval tower from the 1200s, a few steps from Brunelleschi's Dome in central Florence.

Is the class wheelchair accessible?

Yes, all areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible, and public transportation options are nearby.

Do I need cooking experience?

No. The chef teaches every step and stands with you throughout the process.