Top Alberobello & Locorotondo Classes & Workshops

More than a cooking class: a journey into Apulian cuisine between art, stories and seasonality, led DAti by a local designer in an artist’s house in the heart of Monopoli. Here you cook with your hands, heart and respect for the land, using fresh and sustainable ingredients, in an intimate and authentic atmosphere. For those looking for authentic flavors!

Immerse yourself in Italian culture with a hands-on cooking class in Alberobello. Guided by a Cesarina, Italy’s network of passionate home cooks, learn how to roll fresh pasta by hand, prepare two classic pasta dishes, and master the art of tiramisu. Enjoy a warm Italian aperitivo and connect with fellow food lovers in a welcoming home setting. This activity is a fun, flavorful way to experience Puglia like a local.

Use your time in Alberobello to learn more about local wine with a sommelier-led session at a winery. Join a group of like-minded travelers and sample four wines from the cellar, each expertly paired with traditional dishes. After, take in the beautiful vineyard views and bask in the warm Italian sun as you swap tasting notes with others.

Oil tasting is a journey into the world of Apulian olive growing that allows you to learn about the characteristics, qualities and combinations of some of the most well-known monovarietal oils in the region. It is also an opportunity to learn to recognize quality oils, production techniques and local cultivars. It will be possible not only to understand the difference in taste between the different oils, but also to understand how to combine them.

The activity consists of an interactive cooking class where we will prepare a typical Apulian lunch together. We will provide you with an apron each and all the utensils to get your hands in the dough and learn every step and secret of our traditional recipes. Together with my husband Stefano we open the doors of our country house to teach you the Apulian cooking techniques that you can easily replicate at home. We will learn together to select the ingredients of our land according to the season, and while preparing the dishes we will tell you their history and that of typical products and local traditions. Afterwards we will enjoy lunch or dinner with a starter and concluding with a dessert, the classic tiramisu that we will prepare together. It will be an experience that you will carry with you forever, through which we want to transmit our passion for slow living, good food, nature and the products that every day offers us. We are waiting for you

Immerse yourself in local culture as you prepare a traditional Italian meal under the guidance of a Cesarina—an Italian certified home cook. Meet your host at their home in Alberobello, get hands-on in the kitchen as you make three typical dishes, and pick up tips and techniques to help you recreate them back home. Finally, join your host for a delicious lunch or dinner, accompanied by carefully matched wines.

Discover Alberobello and the Valle d'Itria through unique outdoor sport experiences. Choose between running, fitwalking, countryside routes, forest trails or outdoor training, always in small groups with a qualified Buddy Coach. ✔ Small groups ✔ Personalised pace ✔ Running or Fitwalking ✔ Carefully selected routes ✔ Suitable for different fitness levels ✔ Sport • Wellness • Nature ✔ Qualified Buddy Coach

Working with different materials with your hands is a stimulating and extremely educational experience. We will know together the secrets of stone and resin: - Stone because it is the typical material of Puglia, with which the trulli and dry stone walls are made:

Discover the essence of Italian viticulture with the Iconica Wine Experience in Alberobello. Over the course of an hour and a half, you'll explore the fascinating winemaking process by visiting a historic wine museum, packed with ancient agricultural tools and an extensive photo exhibition. You will conclude your trip with a tasting of three fine wines, selected specifically to enhance the unique flavors of the region. Guided by experts in the field, this experience offers a deep immersion in Puglia's wine traditions, making it the perfect excursion for all wine lovers.

Break up your day of sightseeing among Alberobello’s “trulli” and connect with Puglia’s food scene with this unique home cooking class. Meet your host and get to work in the kitchen preparing authentic pizza and tiramisù from scratch, picking up tips and techniques to improve your cooking skills. Then sample the dishes that you’ve prepared, served with regional wine.

This experience is special because it combines manual skills, tradition and conviviality in an authentic Apulian context. Travellers are not just spectators, but actively participate in the preparation of orecchiette and focaccia, learning techniques handed down for generations. The atmosphere is informal and welcoming, designed to make everyone feel at home, sharing the pleasure of cooking together. Each moment becomes an opportunity for cultural exchange, between local stories, ancient gestures and genuine flavors of the Apulian tradition.

Beyond its sandy beaches, crystal-clear waters, art cities, historic villages, vineyards, and olive groves, Puglia is a land rich in authentic flavors and traditional products with a bold, genuine taste. During the experience, we will prepare together the famous Puglian orecchiette, a complete first course, accompanied by an aperitif featuring taralli, focaccia, wine, and seasonal vegetables. At the end, we will all sit down at the table, as tradition dictates, to enjoy the delicious dishes we have prepared.

Share your passion for Italian gastronomy with other travelers, and enjoy an authentic hands-on cooking class in Alberobello. Visit the vibrant local market with your host, who will teach you how to select the best ingredients based on the seasons. Then, learn how to make a type of pasta and classic tiramisu. Discover regional Italian gastronomy and enjoy the meal with local wines.

Led by your private professional chef, this hands-on experience will introduce you to the authentic flavors, techniques, and traditions of Southern Italian cooking. Using fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients, you’ll learn how to prepare classic regional dishes while discovering the secrets behind Apulia’s famous food culture.

Italy has a vast and varied culinary heritage, and our local hosts are proud to share its hidden secrets. Share your passion for Italian gastronomy with other lovely guests, immerse yourself in the vibrant local market and enjoy an authentic hands-on cooking class. You'll visit the local market with your Cesarina host, who will teach you all about how to select the best ingredients with the seasons. Then, you'll return to their home, warm up with an Italian Aperitivo and enjoy the class. You'll learn how to make one iconic Pasta type, typical of the city you are visiting, and the famous Tiramisu. After the class, you will enjoy everything you've prepared with local wines. This experience is the perfect choice if you want to encounter the real Italian regional gastronomy through genuine connections, food, and friendship.

The gastronomic - historical tour of Masseria Spina is a journey

Take home more than just souvenirs from Fasano; instead, learn transferable Italian cooking skills that will last a lifetime, during an intimate, private cooking class with a local resident. In the comfort of a family home—where you’ll get a real insight into Italian life that few travelers get the chance to experience—prepare three regional dishes, before dining with your host family.

Learn how to cook authentic Italian pasta from scratch in the real home of a Fasano local. This cookery experience takes place in the kitchen of an excellent local cook. Follow their guidance and prepare a meal followed by traditional tiramisu, then taste the dishes for yourself around the family table, along with a glass or two of locally-made wine.

Immerse yourself in a private pasta and tiramisu-making class at the Cesarina's home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a glass of local wine. During the lesson the Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of 2 authentic regional pasta recipes and of the iconic tiramisu. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test. Each participant will have a workstation equipped with utensils and all the ingredients to make the dishes. Then, taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of red and white local wines. Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Take some time out from sightseeing in Puglia and hone your kitchen skills by learning to make two crowd-pleasing dishes in one class. Join a local host for a hands-on workshop and pick up the tricks and techniques to turning out perfect fresh pasta and creamy tiramisù like a true Italian “nonna”. Relax after the class with a tasting of your handiwork, paired with Puglian wines.

Join a hands-on Apulian cooking experience in a historic Monopoli home. Make cavatelli, stuffed pasta, and tiramisu while savoring local flavors, fresh ingredients, and shared culinary joy

The Gardens of Agape Where time stands still, water sustains and sound accompanies. A Meeting with Your Truest Part We have always been taught to look for answers everywhere: in doing, in performing, in running every day. Then, sometimes, you realize that you just have to stop. There is a precise moment when the body ceases to hold the accumulated tensions, the breath spontaneously regains its natural rhythm and the silence ceases to be empty: it becomes presence. Giardini Di Agape were born as an oasis of profound disconnection from the daily noise in the heart of Puglia. A place designed to get in touch with the deepest and least frequented parts of ourselves, learn to accept them, integrate them and make peace with the internal conflicts that we carry within.

The cooking classes are organized by Linda Di Somma, a private chef of Apulian origin with international experience. The lessons, held in multiple languages, are designed to unite people from all over the world, in the name of sharing and love for good food. Only fresh and high quality ingredients, carefully selected, to prepare together authentic dishes of the local tradition.What makes this experience truly special is the genuine contact with Apulian gastronomic culture, lived in an intimate and cared for atmosphere. It’s not just a cooking class, but a sensory and human journey: you make dough with your hands, prepare Orecchiette and Cavatelli following the gestures of your grandmothers and at the end, you sit down at the table with the other guests — just like in a real Southern Italian family. All accompanied by local wine, traditional desserts and a musical selection from the 60s–70s that makes the experience even more convivial, authentic and unforgettable.

The wine tasting at the farm is an unforgettable experience that combines the tasting of fine wines with immersion in a rural landscape steeped in history and traditions. Puglia, with its sunny climate, fertile soils and ancient winemaking techniques, is famous for high quality wines. Participating in a tasting in these lands means discovering a selection of native labels guided by experienced sommeliers and the producers themselves. It is not just a matter of tasting excellent wines, but of listening to stories and curiosities related to the local wine culture, living an authentic sensory experience between taste, tradition and breathtaking landscapes.