Top Emilia-Romagna Classes & Workshops - page 4

Eat like a Rimini local with this private market tour and cooking class. After shopping for fresh, seasonal ingredients at a vibrant market, head to a local home to prepare three authentic regional dishes—no cooking experience needed. Enjoy your dishes paired with wine at the end of the class.

Discover the local tradition of handmade “rust printing” on fabrics. In this workshop, located in the historical centre of Forlì skilled craftsmen carve decorative patterns on pear wood blocks, thus obtaining the printing stamps. The wooden blocks are then soaked with printing dyes. This kind of printing is wash-resistant. The decorative patterns are either traditional symbols of Emilia Romagna’s rural world, such as the rooster, the “caveja” (the traditional wrought iron pivot with allegoric decorations, used to hold yokes in place), wheat spikes or grapes, or original floral or decorative motifs designed by the worskhop itself.

Bologna is famous for its rich local cuisine, so there’s no better city to discover the secrets behind making flawless pasta and authentic tiramisù from scratch than this private culinary experience. Connect with a local cook for a hands-on lesson in her home kitchen, then relax over lunch or dinner to savor the fruit of your labors served with local wines and Italian espresso.

Enjoy this hands-on 4-course cooking class in central Bologna, hosted through Classpop! and led by local chef. This immersive experience combines homemade pasta, signature pizza, and guided wine tasting for an authentic taste of Emilia-Romagna. The menu you will prepare includes: - First course: Aperitivo with the chef's signature pizza, paired with regional wine. - Second course: Handmade tortelloni filled with fresh ingredients, finished in cherry tomato and basil sauce. - Third course: Tagliatelle al ragù, Bologna’s most iconic pasta with a slow-simmered meat sauce. -Dessert: Traditional tiramisù with espresso-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone cream. As you cook, your talented chef will share insights into Bologna’s culinary traditions and seasonal ingredients. The class concludes with a guided wine tasting featuring standout bottles from across Italy. With its cozy downtown venue, this class blends hands-on cooking, cultural storytelling, and warm

This hands-on workshop will immerse you in the ancient art of mosaic making, leaving you with your very own hand made souvenir. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a curious beginner, you will be able to make something beautiful during these few hours at Giuseppe's workshop. Whilst you are making your mosaics, you’ll learn about the history of the art form in the region, as well as Giuseppe's own story about his mosaics in Parma (which you will have already noticed along the streets). We want the day to be fun and relaxing for your whole group, so if there is anything specific we can do to accommodate you, please let us know.

Don't lose the opportunity to become a "pizzaiolo" (pizza-maker) and a great tiramisu maker! Enter a local home, connect with an expert home cook and discover how Italian mamma and nonnas used to prepare awesome pizza at home. With this private hands-on cooking class, you will learn how to make pizza and tiramisù from scratch from a real Italian family. To complete your feast, enjoy what you have prepared for lunch or dinner with a selection of local wine included. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family with a pizza party once you come back home! This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages. 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.

Bologna is famous for its luscious tortellini, so there’s no better place to learn how to make these stuffed morsels of fresh pasta. Join a local in her home kitchen to try your hand at kneading and rolling out dough and hand-shaping each tiny round bite with a small group. Then gather around the table for a family-style meal featuring the tortellini you’ve made together followed by authentic tiramisù.

Learn how to prepare a selection of five elegant appetizers to pair with with a refreshing glass of prosecco or wine, ideal for sharing with friends in the early evening. The aperitivos will be bite-size representations of local culture, using typical regional ingredients and accompanied by local wines, such as a sparkling prosecco or a light red.

Learn how to make pasta, adding a touch of natural colors and creative patterns. Prepare your dough with organic ingredients and learn to make your own pasta at home. This is the only workshop of creative, vegeterian and organic pasta in the capital of Pasta. Gluten free and lactose free options available upon request.

The beauty of Italian food is that it always tastes better when it’s homemade—so experience authentic Italian dishes in an authentic Italian home on this cookery masterclass. Join a Rimini local in their home kitchen to learn their cookery secrets, and enjoy making pasta and tiramisu from scratch like a local. Then, enjoy eating the dishes you’ve prepared with your classmates.

Learn how to make a variety of Italian primi, or first courses, during this private half-day pasta-making workshop right outside Modena. Head to the home of a Rubiera-based chef whose family has run a Michelin-starred restaurant since 1936. Learn time-tested secrets of Italian ingredient selection, cooking, plating, and serving. Then, sit down to enjoy a traditional home-cooked meal paired with wine and followed by dessert and liquor.

Think you know gelato? Think again. This Gelato Crawl is more than tasting—it’s about discovering what makes real Italian gelato special. You’ll learn how to spot authentic, clean-label gelato made only with natural ingredients—no artificial flavors, no shortcuts. Along the way, you’ll uncover its cultural importance in Bologna and see how simple, honest ingredients define Italian cuisine. You won’t just taste the difference—you’ll understand it. Perfect for families, couples, and solo travelers, this small-group tour supports local gelaterias and raises awareness about mindful tourism in historic cities. Vegan and lactose-free options available.

Come and visit a small family-run winery on the rolling hills of Romagna. Mechanized vineyards since 1986, cellar and bottling. All in a single Viticulture experience. The Tour provides a 360 ° experience in a company of real winemakers for three generations, the classic Romagnola handyman family. Presentation of our small family-run business and our history during the visit to the mechanized vineyards since 1986, with a walk among our six hectares of vineyards divided into eight different vines. Visit of our small winery with the winemaker, reception area, refining area and direct sales, bottling and labeling. Tasting of our wines directly from the barrels + tasting of two labels with snacks of typical products. Live this beautiful experience among the vineyards and local traditions and book this activity now!

Bring one of Italy’s tastiest—and most glamorous—traditions back home with you. During this private gastronomy workshop, you’ll master the art of the perfect “aperitivo.” Join your instructors in an authentic Italian home, where you’ll learn how to prepare traditional snacks like bruschetta, with fresh, regional ingredients. Pair it with a fizzy prosecco or classic red wine, and settle down to enjoy the food, drinks, and conversation with locals.

Get out of the stale tourist restaurant scene and into your host's kitchen and pasta workshop with this private cooking class. Learn how to roll, cut, and cook pasta—from tagliatelle to tortellini to passatelli. Cook for about an hour with your host, who may include some Pugliese dishes in addition to local ones in the mix, and then sit down to enjoy your creations. A great way to learn about Italian cuisine and culture from a local.

General information Oil and wine tastings are held in Italian and English at specific times. It is advisable to consult the program to check the available times and choose the tour that best suits your preferences. Tour in Italian: 12.00, 19.30 Tour in English: 11.00 am, 5.30 pm

Visit a Prosciutto di Parma factory to discover how the noble Parma ham is made and aged, at the end of the Visit enjoy the tasting of Parma ham accompanied by homemade bread and wine from the Parma Hills.

Learn the secrets to preparing pasta from scratch in the city famous for its fresh pasta with this pasta cooking class in Bologna. Meet your host and home chef for a hands-on lesson that covers the basics of mixing the dough and rolling out sheets of pasta by hand, just like a true Italian “mamma”. Prepare pasta plus a main dish and dessert, then sample the fruits of your labors over a celebratory lunch.

Immerse yourself in Bologna’s culinary heritage with this 4-course cooking class hosted through Cozymeal. Set in a cozy local home just steps from the historic centre, this experience combines pasta-making, pizza, dessert and guided wine tasting for an afternoon of authentic Italian flavors. In this class, you’ll prepare: - Appetizer: Homemade pizza, freshly baked and served with a regional wine. - Second Course: Tortelloni filled with delicate pasta pockets in a light cherry tomato and basil sauce. - Third Course: Hand-cut tagliatelle with rich, slow-simmered ragù alla Bolognese. - Dessert: Classic tiramisù layered with espresso-soaked ladyfingers, mascarpone, and cocoa. This class blends interactive cooking with cultural storytelling, offering not just recipes but a genuine connection to the warmth and traditions of Bologna.

Italy is synonymous with pasta, and no city is more famous for this classic dish than Bologna. Connect with a home cook to learn the secrets to turning out fresh pasta like tortelloni and tagliatelle just like a true Italian “nonna” with this private cooking class. After preparing three types of pasta and tiramisù for dessert together, relax over lunch featuring the recipes you’ve created plus a variety of Italian wines.

Spend a day at a family winery. Walk in the vineyard with sommelier, visit the winery, and finally, depending on the season, tasting of 7 glasses of wine with tastings of local delicacies in front of the warmth of the fireplace or on the panoramic terrace. Throughout the experience we will give space to your questions and requests for further information, such as winemaking methodologies, olfactory perceptions or food-wine combinations. We are waiting for you simply like this, for a real sensory experience that will surely leave you curious to return.

Step into the heart of our winemaking heritage with two distinct tasting experiences: the Classic and the Deluxe. We offer a rich experience, unveiling the often overlooked wines of Emilia-Romagna, paired with local food, and overlooking a gorgeous view of the Po Valley. Come join us in our centuries-old craft.

Start this small-group tour off with an Italian aperitivo to get things warmed up, before you learn to cook two types of authentic Italian pasta, plus a delicious tiramisu. You’ll make a few new friends in this hands-on cooking class, and you’ll learn from each other along the way. Besides learning a few recipes to take home, you’ll also receive an apron for cooking back home.

Experience will be a the best location in Bologna to host cooking classes. A cozy and deluxe apt minutes from downtown A/C in all house, candle light dinner and jazz music soundtrack for a full intimate and relaxing experience