Spoleto Pasta or Pizza Class: Hands-on cooking with wine

Roll pasta by hand and shape ravioli, or stretch pizza dough and fire it in a wood-burning oven

A hands-on pasta or pizza class in a countryside home five minutes from Spoleto's historic center, where you make the dish from scratch, then sit down to eat it with a traditional second course, homemade dessert, and regional wine. Choose pasta (available year-round) or pizza (summer only, weather permitting). Both follow the same three-hour rhythm of instruction, cooking, and a shared meal.

The experience

You arrive at a local hostess's countryside home just outside Spoleto and step into a kitchen built on the principle that great Italian food starts with simple ingredients, time, and genuine care. The class runs three hours and moves at an unhurried pace: no rushing through techniques or racing the clock. If you book the pasta class, you'll mix and knead fresh dough from scratch using only flour and eggs, then learn to roll it to the right thickness by hand. From that same dough, you'll cut tagliatelle and shape and fill ravioli with a traditional Umbrian stuffing. The pizza class, available in summer, moves outdoors into a private garden where you'll stretch the dough without tearing it, arrange your toppings, and slide your pizza into a crackling wood-fired oven: learning the timing and heat that separate good pizza from great.

When the cooking is done, everyone gathers around the table together. You eat what you made alongside a traditional second course, homemade dessert, and a glass of carefully selected regional Umbrian wine. The meal is the point, not a rushed tasting, but a full, convivial sit-down where the hostess shares the stories and techniques passed down through generations of her family's cooking.

What’s included

• Hands-on instruction in fresh pasta or pizza making.
• a three-course meal with what you cooked, a traditional second course, and homemade dessert.
• a glass of regional Umbrian wine.
• bottled water.

Options for this experience

2 options

Cooking class in Spoleto featuring traditional recipesGuide in English or Italian · 11:00 and 17:00

Pizza Cooking classGuide in English or Italian · 11:00 and 17:00Pizza cooking class: you will head out to a lovely private garden, where you'll knead the pizza dough by hand and learn how to stretch it

You pick the guide language when booking.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 11:00 and 17:00

Book up to23h before

AgesAdult (9 and older) · Child (3 to 8 years) · Infant (under 3): free

GroupUp to 6

Live guideEnglish and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

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

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyPets welcomeInfants must sit on laps

Operated by CURIOSEETY

Is this one for you?Book the pasta class if you're visiting any season and want to learn the foundation of Italian cooking. Choose pizza if you're there in summer and prefer working outdoors with a wood-fired oven. Both classes end the same way, sitting down to eat together, so pick the dish that calls to you.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 8 years); Infant (under 3): free.

Can I do the pasta class if I'm visiting in winter?

Yes. The pasta class runs all year, so you can make fresh tagliatelle and ravioli any time you visit Spoleto. The pizza class is summer only and depends on weather.

What exactly do I make and eat during the class?

You make either fresh pasta (tagliatelle and ravioli with Umbrian filling) or wood-fired pizza, depending on which class you book. Then you sit down to a three-course meal: what you cooked, a traditional second course, homemade dessert, and a glass of regional wine.

How far is the home from Spoleto's center, and do I need to arrange my own transport?

The countryside home is five minutes from Spoleto's historic center. You'll need to arrange your own transport to get there. Transportation is not included in the class.

Do I need cooking experience to join?

No. The hostess teaches the techniques from the start: mixing the dough, rolling it, shaping the pasta or stretching the pizza. The class is designed for hands-on learning, not prior skill.

Can the class accommodate dietary needs or allergies?

Yes. Let the operator know about any allergies or dietary restrictions when you book, and they will tailor the experience for you.