Top Veneto Cooking Classes

Perfect for cruise passengers, this authentic Venetian experience begins just steps away from the waterfront at Palazzo Cornoldi. Explore the city’s hidden calli and historic districts, visit a traditional local market, and enjoy a hands-on cooking class in a real home. Prepare fresh handmade pasta and a classic Venetian dessert, then savour your homemade lunch paired with local wine before returning comfortably to the meeting point.

Join your host in Cortina and cook authentic Dolomites cuisine! Make fresh pasta, regional specialties, and apple strudel, then savor your creations in a warm, hands-on Italian cooking experience

Led by our simpatica (or simpatico!) certified sommelier you’ll uncork the secrets of our eminently quaffable Italian wines Focusing on 3-4 bottles from the Veneto and Friuli regions (a mix of red and white) paired with seasonal local appetisers, you’ll explore – The origins and history of each of the wines opened along with an insider’s insight into the history of the city itself The principles and methods of wine tasting using sight, smell and taste along with expert tips on what to look out for How to best open, pour, serve and store your wines How to read Italian wine labels The importance and principles of wine and food pairing Easy-going, unpretentious – and best of all, tons of fun – wine tastings last approx. 1½ hours and can, if you wish, be preceded by a short (1½ hour) walking tour of ‘secret’ Venice on which you’ll discover local places and hidden-away corners that’ll make you feel like a true Venetian about town…