Top Lombardy Classes & Workshops - page 5

Join a shared cooking class at a local's home and discover the secrets of Italy's most famous dishes while savoring your creations paired with local wines. Your host will guide you through preparing three authentic recipes, providing all the necessary ingredients and utensils. After cooking, enjoy the meal you've made, complemented by red and white wines. This experience offers the chance to enjoy traditional Italian food, learn regional recipes, and connect with a welcoming family. Cesarine, Italy's oldest network of over 1000 home cooks across 500+ cities, offers immersive culinary experiences rooted in family traditions and local specialties.

Get off the tourist track on this private, half-day cooking workshop. Enjoy a fully bespoke experience in the home of a Lake Como local as you master recipes for three different pasta dishes. Then, sit down to enjoy your freshly-cooked meal, paired with red and white wines from regional cellars.

The Milan Racing Experience lets you test drive the iconic Ferrari 458 on a professional race track. You'll choose from a stunning lineup of luxury cars, including Lamborghini, Lotus, Drift cars, and even Formula vehicles, with an expert racing guide to help you every step of the way. Get ready to feel the rush as you take on three exhilarating laps, pushing the car to its limits.

Discover the Versatility of Risotto: Traditional Italian Cuisine with a Modern Twist! A classic dish of Italian cuisine, certainly linked to regional traditions but at the same time able to adapt like few others to modern times and innovations in cooking. Originating in Lombardy and then spreading throughout Italy, risotto now boasts countless possible preparations, making it a dish that can adapt to all occasions. Examples of risottos that will be agreed upon with guests: - Fall-Winter lesson plan: Milanese risotto Mushroom risotto Mushroom and sausage risotto Pear and gorgonzola risotto - Spring-summer lesson plan: Risotto Milanese style Risotto mantecato with seasonal vegetables and gorgonzola cream sauce Risotto with seafood Risotto with Franciacorta At the end of the evening, we will leave a gadget for each guest

Visitors to Lake Como who wish to experiment with Italian home cooking will find the opportunity during this private cooking lesson and farm tour. Learn about regional products like cheese and honey fom your local “cesarina.” Then head inside a traditional house and learn to prepare your very own recipes. It’s a unique experience in a private home, conducted under the expertise of your host. Taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of local red and white wines.

Our Pizza and Gelato Cooking Class in Milan offers an exclusive and immersive culinary experience that stands out from the rest. Held in a state-of-the-art cooking studio in the heart of Milan, you will be guided by an expert English-speaking chef who will share the secrets behind Italy's most beloved dishes. What makes this activity unique is the hands-on approach to learning the art of pizza and gelato making, combined with tastings of premium Diadema wines and fresh olive oils. The small group setting ensures personalized attention, making it perfect for families and food enthusiasts of all ages. By the end of the class, you'll not only have enjoyed a delicious meal but also gained valuable skills and a Recipe Booklet to recreate these Italian treasures at home. Join us for an unforgettable journey into the heart of Italian cuisine!

Discover the secrets of authentic Italian cuisine with this home cooking experience. Visit a traditional villa on the banks of Lake Como; get hands-on as you cook up an array of appetizers, pastas, and meat dishes; then tuck into your delicious homemade creations, accompanied local wine and dessert.

Relax and enjoy the mosaic art experience, you could fill your souls with a tactile and spiritual experience, in an uncommonly astonishing location near the beautiful Bellagio. Explore the magic of the marble and stones tiles, a unique way to enjoy your visit to Lake Como originally and unforgettably and discover Italian secrets and historical techniques. A special way how to create your special memory that will remember this special vacation forever.

Engage your senses and discover one of Italy's most sought-after specialty products on a  private truffle hunt in Bellagio. Hike through family land on the Lake Como shores with local chef Luigi Gandola and his trained truffle-sniffing dog on a search for the rare, fragrant tubers and wild mushrooms. Take the harvest back to a Bellagio restaurant, where the chef will whip up a gourmet meal featuring truffle and mushroom dishes with wine, prepared just for your party.

This is far from a typical cooking class — it’s a carefully curated, fully private culinary experience designed just for you. You’ll enjoy a 100% private session with personalized guidance from a local chef, in an intimate and refined setting reserved only for you and your guests. Every step is hands-on, with practical tips and insider techniques to help you master the art of fresh pasta. The class moves at your pace, tailored to your interests and preferences, ensuring meaningful interaction and a genuine cultural connection. This is more than cooking — it’s a true immersion into Italian cuisine, away from the usual tourist experiences. Unlike standard group classes, this experience emphasizes exclusivity, connection, and quality, making it perfect for special occasions, romantic getaways, or travellers seeking an authentic, memorable taste of Italy.

Get to know Bergamo beyond its sights and landmarks with this private pasta-making class with a local host. Meet your instructor and get to work preparing three different types of classic pasta dishes and sauces, all the while picking up tips and techniques to improve your skills in the kitchen. Sample the specialties you’ve prepared together over a final tasting, along with regional wines and real Italian espresso.

Discover the ancient art of homemade pasta , with an engaging workshop, in a fantastic location overlooking the lake . You will learn the traditional techniques to create fresh pasta, seasonal sauces and tiramisu. At the end of the course you can enjoy the result of your work while sipping a good wine.

Immerse yourself in a private pasta and tiramisu-making class in a welcoming home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and tiramisu and taste the fruit of your labour for lunch or dinner accompanied by local wines. During this private lesson, you will learn how to prepare 2 pasta recipes and the tiramisu dessert from scratch. Your Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of these iconic recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family once home with an Italian meal! 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.

Go beyond being a tourist and connect with locals in their home kitchen with this pizza and tiramisù cooking class in Bergamo. Be welcomed into your host’s kitchen and get to work preparing homemade pizza and classic tiramisù, picking up tips and techniques from your instructor as you cook together. Sample your handiwork over lunch or dinner, including local wine.

I will follow every step that will lead you and your children in the making of the typical fresh Italian pasta and in the making of Tiramisu. I will teach you all the steps and my secrets to make these top Italian dishes! You will just have to put your hands in dough and participate in the preparations. Good wine and a tasty aperitif will accompany your experience.

Do you want to learn the Italian language in a stimulating way and, at the same time, visit a dynamic and avant-garde city? You have found the right one for you! The best way to learn Italian is to immerse yourself completely in the language and culture of the country. During your Italian course in Milan with the Leonardo da Vinci School, your goal will be to truly learn Italian. It will be a natural and very rapid learning. You will be immersed in the culture and will listen, read and speak only Italian throughout the day. In this way you will make rapid progress, both in the classroom and out.

Unwind with unlimited wine, a paintbrush in hand, and Milan’s Parco Sempione as your backdrop. No skills needed—just good vibes, great company, and your own masterpiece to take home!

Navigli is a Milan district renowned for its creative edge, so there’s no better place to unleash your artistic side than here. This *kokedama* (moss ball) workshop draws on the neighborhood’s diverse culture by teaching you the basics of the Japanese art form rooted in bonsai. This relaxing artistic experience is the perfect antidote to a busy sightseeing schedule.

Experience the authentic essence of Franciacorta with an exclusive journey through a winery where nature and tradition meet. Just steps from Lake Iseo, you will start with an immersive walk in the "vineyard-collection" to discover the biodiversity and the unique lake-breeze microclimate that makes this terroir world-famous. The heart of the tour takes you inside a charming 1940s cellar. Among fermentation tanks and long underground corridors, you will witness the meticulous Traditional Method—a process of patience and precision, from gentle pressing to long bottle aging. The highlight is a curated sensory tasting: explore three premium labels, each revealing a different side of the winery’s identity. To complete the experience, the wines are served with local delicacies like Grana Padano DOP and artisanal snacks. An intimate escape designed for those seeking quality and a deep connection with the land.

Learn the secrets to preparing Italy’s most iconic dish with the help of a passionate local host and home cook in Milan with this authentic pizza-making class. Join Armando in his Milanese kitchen and create authentic Italian pizza from scratch together. Chat about life in this buzzy city and gather tips for visiting and dining as you create your pizza, then feast on your handiwork to cap off your experience.

Make a unique experience by dining in a private home, in a refined and welcoming setting, in the company of a genuine Milanese. Not a tour guide, a sommelier or a chef but a resident of the city who can answer every question and curiosity about Milan, the rites and habits of the Milanese, the clubs and nightlife, the "right" places for shopping , the restaurants loved by the Milanese, the places where they spend their free time and the we and a thousand other things about Italian cuisine and products. As if you have a friend in town!

This isn't just an art class; it is the ultimate Milanese "vibe" experience that combines high-end Italian design with a professional content-creation session.

With Damiano, your local host, you will discover the best technique to make Italian pasta from scratch. You will also be able to enjoy your creation in a fantastic garden. Why we love this experience: • Authentic Italian experience: fresh pasta, ragù alla bolognese, tiramisú and espresso • Located in the countryside a few kilometers from Como • If you catch the train, Damiano will pick you up from the station! • Damiano is a professional chef and will teach you the skills to recreate everything at home

This is a very unique experience for we are offering up our beautiful space to be enjoyed. We have renovated our baita in the forest of Blevio. The spot is extremely secluded and the view is magic. You can also often see deer, rams, pigs, goats, and chickens. This is a fantastic opportunity to get out of the hustle and bustle for a few hours and immerse yourself in nature.