Florence Pizza & Pasta Class with Gelato: Cook on a Tuscan farm

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Make pizza or pasta with your own hands, then eat what you cooked.

You'll spend a morning or afternoon learning to make fresh pasta or pizza and gelato from a professional chef on a Tuscan farm outside Florence. The class includes a three-course meal with wine and beer, recipes to take home, and a cooking diploma. Transport from Florence is included, and the whole experience is built around doing the work yourself, not watching someone else do it.

Step-by-step itinerary

Pizza, pasta, and gelato class

• Arrive at Tuscan estate
• Learn pizza or pasta making
• Make homemade gelato
• Enjoy 3-course meal with wine and beer

The Experience

The sound of dough hitting the wooden counter is the first thing you notice when you walk into the kitchen. A professional chef is already there, hands dusted with flour, ready to show you how to stretch pizza dough or roll out fettuccine by hand. The way it's been done for generations in Tuscany. You're on a private estate just outside Florence, fifteen minutes from the city center by air-conditioned bus, and for the next few hours, this is your kitchen.

You start with focaccia or fettunta, something simple to get your hands warm and your confidence up. Then comes the main event: either Neapolitan pizza or handmade pasta with traditional sauces, depending on what you choose. The chef walks you through the technique, but doesn't hover. You're doing the work, feeling the dough change under your fingers, learning why timing and temperature matter more than any recipe card ever will. Around you, the Tuscan hillside rolls out beyond the windows, and the kitchen smells like yeast and olive oil and possibility.

After the savory part, you move to gelato. Homemade gelato, made from scratch in the same kitchen, and you get to taste what you've made before it even sets properly. By the time you sit down to eat, you've earned the meal. A three-course spread that includes everything you've cooked, paired with wine and beer. The diploma they hand you at the end is real enough, but the thing you actually take home is the muscle memory and the recipes, printed out so you can try this again when you're back home and the kitchen doesn't have a view of Tuscany.

The minimum age is eight, so families work here, though the shared kitchen and the nature of the class mean gluten-free diets and food allergies can't be accommodated. The surfaces are uneven, so it's not accessible for wheelchair users or anyone with walking disabilities. Check those details before you book, because this experience is built around being in that kitchen, moving around, getting your hands into it.

What’s included

Your experience includes an air-conditioned bus transfer from Florence to the Tuscan farm (15 minutes each way), instruction from a professional chef, a three-course meal featuring the dishes you've made (focaccia or fettunta, pizza or pasta, and gelato), wine and beer with lunch or dinner, printed recipes, and a cooking diploma.

Days and timesDaily · 4 departure times, from 09:00 to 17:00 · season until 15 Jan 2027

AgesAges 18+ · 8 to 17 years · Under 8 — No ticket type: can't be added to a booking

Meeting point and pickupNo pickup · ends where it startsMeeting point, per the operator: “Your guide will be holding a WALKABOUT TOURS sign, right by the taxi stand at Santa Maria Novella train station across from the outside McDonald's”

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

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Operated by Walkabout Florence Tours

Is this one for you?Right for families and small groups who want to actually cook, not just watch: the chef teaches you hands-on, and you eat what you've made. Plan for a half-day out of Florence, and bring comfortable shoes for uneven ground.

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Top questions

Can children come?

8 to 17 years. Under 8: no ticket type, they can't be added to a booking.

What's the transport situation from Florence?

An air-conditioned bus picks you up and takes you to the farm, which is about 15 minutes outside the city. Public transportation options are also available nearby if you prefer.

Can I choose between pizza and pasta?

Yes, you choose either Neapolitan pizza or handmade pasta with traditional sauces as your main dish during the class.

Is wine included?

Yes, the three-course meal comes with wine and beer included.

Can you accommodate gluten-free or food allergies?

Unfortunately, no. The shared kitchen environment and the nature of the class mean gluten-free diets and food allergies cannot be accommodated.

What's the minimum age?

The minimum age is 8 years old.

Is this accessible for people with mobility issues?

No, the farm has uneven surfaces, so it's not accessible for wheelchair users or anyone with walking disabilities.

Do I get recipes to take home?

Yes, you receive printed recipes so you can recreate what you've learned at home.