Top Veneto Classes & Workshops

MORE aims to connect people through food & beverages, to show that a sustainable and authentic Venezia is still surviving. We imagine being at our table witnessing a cultural interchange akin to a symposium. Our guests often tell us it felt less like a class and more like an afternoon among old friends. In the refined charm of a 16th-century Venetian home, they cook, learn, laugh, and dine together—sharing not just food, but a true taste of Italian life. It's this blend of authenticity, warmth, and elegance that makes our experience unforgettable.

Roll up your sleeves for a Venice cooking class and market visit designed especially for vegans and vegetarians. While Italian food is world-renowned, meat dishes often take center stage on restaurant menus. This intimate cooking experience focuses on seasonal veggies, pizza, focaccia, and fresh pasta, paired with unlimited wine and good company.

Experience the vibrant food culture of Italy during this 4.5-hour small-group tour in Venice. Start by exploring the local markets in search of some of the best Venetian products. Then get hands-on experience with a cooking class to create a delicious Italian meal. Enjoy the fruits of your labor as you eat your 3-course meal paired with local red and white wines from the region.

Tantalize your tastebuds and expand your Italian cooking skills at the same time with this small-group cooking lesson in Padua. As well as learning to make the iconic dishes of pasta and tiramisu, the experience also allows you to taste everything you prepare, with local wine, coffee, prosecco, and nibbles.

What makes this experience truly unique is the chance to discover the authentic world of olive oil directly from a family that lives and works among the olive groves of Lake Garda. You won’t just taste award-winning oils — you’ll learn how they’re made, surrounded by breathtaking 360-degree views of the hills and the lake. Unlike a typical tasting, this activity combines nature, culture, and tradition with a fun sensory approach. You'll use official tasting glasses, just like the experts, and explore unique flavors such as naturally infused oils, gourmet pâtés, and local olives. This is more than a visit — it's an immersive journey into the heart of a passionate, family-run estate, offering both adults and children an engaging, hands-on experience. If you love genuine flavors, beautiful landscapes, and authentic stories, this experience is not to be missed!

Experience Italy like a true Italian on this hands-on cooking class in a typical family home. Enjoy access foreigners rarely achieve as your host introduces you to homemade bread and olive oil and teaches you to prepare Italy’s signature dish, pasta with ragù (Bolognese) sauce. Choose between lunch and dinner classes: Both include a 3-course meal with wine, and both are limited to just eight travelers.

You don’t have to brave Venice in February to enjoy the magic of Carnival. Capture yourself against six different settings and backgrounds with a range of dresses, masks, hats, and feathers at a studio in the heart of Venice. Create fun videos and photos to share online or print out—it’s the perfect activity for when history and art gets a little much.

Discover a hidden artist's atelier in Venice and spend two relaxed hours creating your own artwork with a glass of Italian wine in hand. No experience needed: our painter guides you step by step, among candlelight, vintage mirrors and handcrafted tables. Choose your theme: a Venetian view with gondolas and canals, a glow-in-the-dark painting under UV lights, a traditional Venetian mask, your personal vision board, a canvas inspired by your zodiac sign or a tarot card, or a mixed-media collage. Small groups (max 15), guidance in English, Italian and Croatian, and you take your creation home as a one-of-a-kind souvenir. Perfect for couples, friends and solo travellers.

Discover the rich culinary traditions of the Veneto region in a private cooking class set within an ancient artistic house in the heart of Venice. Guided by a passionate chef, whose family has been in the restaurant business for 125 years, this experience focuses on traditional recipes passed down through generations. Using only the highest quality ingredients, you will learn to create authentic dishes that reflect the flavors of Venice, from the mountains to the sea. Enjoy this exclusive, personalized experience with your own group, making it a warm and friendly gathering that immerses you in the essence of Venetian culture.

An authentic, hands-on Italian cooking experience, combining family recipes, personal stories, and an unforgettable home-cooked meal near Venice. Hands-on Treviso cooking class with a local host. Learn to make fresh pasta and a classic Italian dessert. Discover the stories behind each dish and get insider tips on experiencing Treviso like a local. Enjoy your homemade meal with a glass of local wine.

Learn how to make authentic tiramisù in the city where it was invented with this cooking class led by a passionate local cook. Be welcomed into the kitchen of your host and get to work preparing two traditional pasta dishes from scratch, then move on to assembling a creamy tiramisù like to pro. End with a festive tasting featuring the dishes you’ve prepared paired with local wines and coffee.

Venice is Italy's carnival capital and festive masks are a large part of this annual celebration. Experience Venice's mask-making tradition first-hand with this private workshop at a local atelier. Learn how to create a paper mâché base using antique stone molds on day one, then come back the following day to decorate your hardened mask with paints, fabric, crystals, gold leaf, feathers, and other adornments.

Live a unique experience where you will be the protagonist. In about two hours, you will participate in the enchanting journey of creating your ring. Starting from the casting process and continuing with milling and welding, you will be guided through each phase of the process. At the end of the workshop, with our assistance, your ring will be ready to be worn by you or a loved one. The workshop can be booked in both English and Italian, with a maximum of four participants per session.

You’ll be welcomed into a space where leather is still cut, punched, and stitched using traditional tools and time-honored techniques. Guided by the local leatherworker, you’ll create your own mini wallet — a practical and personal item you can take home with you. But before your hands get to work, you’ll get a glimpse into the deep roots of this ancient craft. In the Middle Ages, leather was used for everyday objects like coin pouches, work aprons, sword sheaths, and even wallets. You’ll learn how leather was tanned and the unique properties, making it suitable for everything from soft clothing to rigid armor. With the support of your guide, you’ll select your leather, trace and cut the pattern, punch the stitching holes, and slowly bring your wallet to life using hand tools. You’ll also learn about stitching methods — including those once used for medieval pouches — and you’ll finish your piece by adding small personal touches. No previous experience is needed.

Explore a unique part of Venice’s history and culture—and enjoy a hands-on art experience that few other visitors get to have—thanks to this small-group mask-making workshop. Make your own way to the centrally located artisan studio, and get ready to create your very own Venetian mask using papier-maché and other provided materials. As you craft, learn insider facts and stories about the city’s mask-making traditions that you wouldn’t otherwise encounter.

Enrich your knowledge of authentic Italian cooking with this combination of a Rialto market tour and a cooking experience in Murano. First, visit Rialto market with your guide to pick up fresh fish. Then ride across the canal to get to your chef’s home in Murano. Here, you can pick up great cooking tips, enjoy prosecco, then feast on a tasty multi-course lunch that you’ve prepared together.

Learn the art of making gnocchi the traditional Italian way in a home kitchen during this cooking class in Verona so that you can take the knowledge home with you. Follow your teacher's instructions as you make gnocchi from scratch and then later enjoy a 2-course meal that includes your creation. This small-group class has a limit of six participants.

The spritz has spread around the world, but it has its origins in Venice. Learn the story of this iconic drink and the art of making one on this fun Venetian experience, accompanied by delicious cicchetti (Venetian tapas). Get creative with new ingredients and create your own custom spritz under the eye of a mixologist: Leave with a small bottle to take home.

We will guide you to discover unique flavors resulting from true Italian culture. The location will make you experience a moment of true relaxation and fall in love with the splendid view. Learn to make two types of pasta with your hands, choose your favorite seasoning together with your group. Enjoy an aperitif at sunset while the water starts to boil and enjoy your dinner on the terrace. Like any self-respecting dinner, dessert cannot be missing, discover how to make a perfect tiramisu and enjoy company and good food.

Delve into the culinary traditions of Italy with a hands-on cooking class focused on fresh pasta. Participants will create two types of pasta from scratch, utilizing both semolina and 00 flour to master the art of pasta-making. The experience culminates in a delightful tasting of your creations, perfectly paired with three glasses of exquisite wine from Tenuta la Falcona. This engaging session is perfect for food enthusiasts eager to elevate their cooking skills while savoring authentic Italian flavors.

Learn about the history of the Perenzin family and Italian dairy traditions with a visit to the Premiata Latteria Perenzin Museum. Accompanied by an experienced guide, explore the ripening warehouses and immerse yourself in the cheese making process. At the end of the tour, take part in a guided tasting of four distinctive cheeses, where you will appreciate the unique flavors of the company. For an even richer experience, you can add pairings with local wines or an aperitif with typical specialties. - Visit to the Premiata Latteria Perenzin Museum with expert guide - Tour of the cheese aging warehouses - Guided tasting of 4 typical cheeses - Options for pairings with wines and aperitifs available

The visit to the Lenotti Winery offers a unique experience thanks to the opportunity to explore every stage of wine production: from the historic vineyards of the Santa Cristina Vineyard, to the fermentation cellar, to the underground barrel cellar where the great red wines rest. The experience culminates with an exclusive tasting of 4 wines including an Amarone DOCG Classico, accompanied by explanations on the characteristics and production methods.

Experience the art of vegan pasta-making in a cozy Italian kitchen in Verona, starting with milling your own flour using a traditional stone mill. Learn to craft egg-free dough, shape pasta, and prepare a delicious vegan sauce, all while enjoying a glass of local wine. Conclude this hands-on class by savoring your handmade pasta in a warm and intimate setting.

Venice is beautiful, but it is incredibly easy to spend your entire trip stuck in a sea of tourists or struggling to get a decent photo where someone isn't walking right into your frame. What makes this experience completely unique is the secret-route approach. While we cover the iconic spots you want, we specialize in showing you the quiet, romantic side of Venice that most travelers completely miss. We slip down hidden, pristine alleyways and quiet canal bridges where the light is perfect and the crowds are zero. Instead of coming home with awkward selfies or blurry photos taken by helpful strangers, you get a fun, relaxed lifestyle experience with a local insider. You will discover secret corners of the city, pick up local tips you won't find in guidebooks, and walk away with breathtaking, magazine-quality photographs that perfectly capture your genuine emotions against the most beautiful backdrop in the world.