Sardinian Pasta Workshop in Olbia: Make & Taste
Roll, fill and shape three types of Sardinian pasta with your hands.
A pasta-making workshop in Olbia, Sardinia, where you learn to hand-roll malloreddus, culurgiones and ravioli from an expert guide, then taste what you made with wine, fruit and traditional sweets. The class runs about four hours total: roughly two and a half hours at the workbench, then an hour of tasting with local dishes and digestives. Children from age six are welcome.
What’s included
- Traditional cookery workshop instruction.
- teaching materials.
- fresh fruits and local sweets.
- pasta tasting with water, wine, local liqueur and coffee.
Next departure: 13 Oct 2027
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Make malloreddus, culurgiones and ravioli by hand in Olbia, then taste them with wine, local sweets and coffee in a four-hour workshop led by an expert guide.
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The experience
You start by working the dough. Malloreddus (thin, ridged shells made from semolina and water) are shaped by hand, each one taking a small technique to get right. Culurgiones, the stuffed pasta specialty from Ogliastra in central-eastern Sardinia, come next. They're filled with potatoes, pecorino cheese and mint, and folding them teaches you why the shape matters to how they cook. Ravioli rounds out the three, with fillings that change by season. Your guide walks you through the steps, shares the story behind each pasta, and points out the small details that separate homemade from everything else.
Once the pasta is ready, you move to the table. You taste what you made: malloreddus dressed with meat sauce and grated Sardinian pecorino, culurgiones as they're meant to be eaten, ravioli in its seasonal variation. The tasting comes with water, wine, fresh fruit, typical Sardinian sweets, a local digestive and coffee. It's not a rushed plate. It's an hour to sit with what you've learned and made, eating it the way locals do.
The workshop runs in English or Italian, and public transportation options are nearby if you're getting to Olbia without a car. If you have food intolerances, contact the operator as soon as you book so they can plan around it.
Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English and Italian.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 15 years). Children under 6 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 kinds of pasta do you actually make in the workshop?
Malloreddus (thin ridged shells made of semolina and water), culurgiones (stuffed with potatoes, pecorino and mint, a specialty of Ogliastra), and ravioli with seasonal fillings. Each one has its own technique and story.
How much time do you spend making pasta versus eating it?
About two and a half hours at the workbench rolling and shaping, then roughly an hour tasting the pasta you made alongside wine, fruit, Sardinian sweets, digestives and coffee.
What happens if I have a food allergy or intolerance?
Contact the operator using the phone number in your booking voucher as soon as you book so they can adjust the menu and materials to keep you safe.
Operated by Escursì. Explorevia does not run this tour: we compare it with similar options, and you book it with our booking partner.
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Sardinian Pasta Workshop in Olbia: Make & Taste
4h · EN · IT
from € 106.50 per person
≈ US$ 120 in your currency
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