Florence Pasta Making Class or Lasagna, Tiramisu & Market Tour
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Florence, Italy
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Skip the crowded restaurants and immerse yourself in Italy’s delicious culinary traditions during this hands-on cooking class. Make your own way to the kitchen in central Florence, grab an apron, and learn how to make classic pasta dishes from scratch. Choose the pasta and gelato option and learn to make fresh pasta, seasonal sauces, and enjoy a tasting of gelato and sorbet. Or, opt for the longer lasagna and tiramisu class to shop for ingredients at a local market and learn to prepare the classic dishes, just like nonna.
- Sit down to enjoy your meal accompanied by unlimited wine
- This beginner-friendly class is perfect for all experience levels
- Receive a certificate and digital recipe booklet at the end of class
- Upgrade to a private class for a more personalized experience
Sample Menu
Starter
ALL OPTIONS · Handmade Meal with Wine
After your selected Florence cooking class, sit down and enjoy what you prepared with wine for adults or soft drinks for children
Main
PASTA & GELATO OPTION · Fresh Handmade Pasta with Seasonal Sauces
Make fresh pasta dough from scratch and shape 3 traditional pasta types. Pair your pasta with seasonal Italian sauces prepared during the class
Dessert
PASTA & GELATO OPTION · Artisanal Gelato or Sorbet Tasting
Enjoy artisanal gelato or refreshing sorbet tasting after your pasta meal.
Starter
LASAGNA, TIRAMISU & MARKET OPTION · Central Market Tastings
Visit Florence Central Market with your chefs and taste selected seasonal local products before the cooking class.
Main
LASAGNA, TIRAMISU & MARKET OPTION · Nonna’s Lasagna
Prepare traditional lasagna from scratch with fresh pasta, slow-cooked Bolognese ragù and creamy béchamel.
Dessert
LASAGNA, TIRAMISU & MARKET OPTION · Classic Tiramisu
Make tiramisu with mascarpone cream, espresso-soaked ladyfingers and cocoa.
What's Included
- ALL OPTIONS: Florence hands-on cooking class with professional local chefs
- ALL OPTIONS: Fresh ingredients, apron, cooking utensils and chef guidance
- ALL OPTIONS: Meal with what you prepare, wine and soft drinks for children
- ALL OPTIONS: Digital recipe booklet and Graduation Certificate
- PASTA & GELATO OPTION: 3 fresh pasta shapes, seasonal sauces, gelato tasting and unlimited wine
- PASTA & GELATO OPTION: Artisanal gelato or refreshing sorbet tasting
- LASAGNA, TIRAMISU & MARKET OPTION: Central Market tour, local tastings, Nonna’s lasagna and tiramisu
- Gratuities
- ONLY ON SUNDAY Central Market is closed
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Towns of Italy - Cooking School - FlorenceVia Panicale, 43/r, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy
Please be at the meeting point (Towns of Italy cooking school) via Panicale 43/R. Please arrive at our cooking school at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled class time.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
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Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Please inform us of any food intolerance or allergy in advance
- Suitable for vegetarians! please inform us in advance
- We are sorry to inform you that pets are not permitted on our tours
- Children/teens under 18 y.o. must always be accompanied by at least one adult. If this requirement is not met, we reserve the right to exclude the under age participant and no refund will be due
- Vegetarian guests are welcome with advance notice. Not suitable for celiac guests.
- Not suitable for Celiacs
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
This class was amazing. Probably the most fun excursion I've ever done (and I've done many, many tours and excursions)!
The instructors were engaging, entertaining, informative, kind and patient.
Together we made tagliatelle with pesto sauce and ravioli with tomato sauce, as well as a rich, decadent chocolate gelato!
If you have the chance to take this class, you will not regret it!
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Great class. Very fun! Knowledgeable instructors and tasty food! My sister and I had a great time. Recipes included.
My son and I had the most lovely memorable experience in the cooking class with Patricia as our teacher. She truly puts the love in what she does. It appears in her attentiveness to every nuance of all those attending as if they were the only ones with her in her own kitchen. That was reflected in how each of us felt so special in the warm attention she gave. We learned so much from her. She made it seem easy and natural for us to continue.
Her sense of humor And her passion for Italy from the soil to the people to the signature Italian food we all produced together, is utterly contagious! Thank you Patricia for a gorgeous experience!
Another delightful part of this that readers should know about is meeting people who come from all over the world and join them cooking together. Of course, Patricia brought up the best of this group's energy in her own lovely personality!
Karen Hope Moss
Chefs were very knowledgeable and helpful throughout the class. It was fun and they all came out delicious!
The class was fantastic! Victoria and Alice are both so personable and great teachers! They gave step by step directions and guided us along the way. It was so nice meeting the other people in the class and cooking alongside them. The class was well organized and I would recommend it to anyone looking to do something fun and exciting! The different pastas and sauces were absolutely delicious! This class was a 10 out of 10!!
This was one of the best experiences on our entire 3 week European vacation. We got to learn a ton in a short period of time, it was so much fun, amazing food, and we were total novices and still could do it. 10/10 experience
We had a FANTASTIC experience. My two teens loved the experience and want to make homemade pasta now. Jon and Alice were terrific chefs and instructors. I highly recommend the pasta course! We had such a fun time.
It’s a fun filled cooking class. It’s simple even for the most novice cook. It’s also funny and entertaining. Our family of five with three teenagers had a blast!
So much fun and learned a lot! Highly recommend! Alice & Fenerico were amazing! The kids had fun too and learned to make pasta.
It was a memorable experience. Pasta making was really authentic. Highly recommend! The only small comment was that I was it includes the gelato making also. According to the title of the workshop, it mentioned anout gelato.
Most fun we had the entire trip! Highly recommend! Lots of laughs and great memories! Would definitely book again!
Such a fun experience! Perfect activity to do with teens - everyone loved the food and had a great time. Great instructors too - definitely a highlight of our time in Florence.
Wonderful class! Food was amazing and the Chefs, Roberta
Alice, were very knowledgable and great. I would definitely recommend Towns of Italy classes.
What a great 3 hours spent with Lisa and Matteo. So knowledgeable, friendly and funny.
We made homemade pasta ( 3 shapes) and 3 different sauces!! They were all so yummy and then we had chocolate gelato to finish.
We had the absolute best time at Alice’s pasta cooking class! Alice is incredibly welcoming, patient, and knowledgeable. She broke down the art of pasta-making into simple, easy-to-follow steps, making the entire experience both fun and highly rewarding. Not only did we learn a ton, but the food we made was absolutely delicious. If you're looking for an authentic, hands-on, and delightful cooking experience, you cannot miss this class. Thank you, Alice, for a wonderful memory!
Not the best. We made dough for three different types of pasta. Thought we were going to make gelato. Instead we were served a sub-par chocolate gelato. Fry pan used should have been thrown away. The finish on it was all chipped……unsafe. Have been to other cooking classes in and around Florence that were very professional and fun. The music played was too loud…..and not Italian. The two young boys were very helpful.
Response from Host, May 2026
Dear Guest,
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us.
We are sorry to hear that the experience did not fully meet your expectations.
From our side, we would like to mention that the class is always led by professional chefs and designed to be highly interactive: guests prepare three different types of fresh pasta paired with three different sauces, which represent the main focus of the experience.
We are truly sorry, however, if one of the cooking tools appeared damaged or below standard. We completely understand your concern and will make sure it is replaced promptly.
Regarding the music, we usually alternate Italian and international songs as a light and fun background during the class, but we certainly appreciate your feedback about the volume and will take it into consideration.
At the same time, we are pleased to hear that our staff was perceived as helpful and supportive throughout the experience.
Thank you again for your comments — feedback like yours helps us improve our experiences every day.
Went with my entire family. Incredibly fun and educational. Would highly recommend. Matteo and Frederico were excellent teachers and very patient with our inexperience making pasta!
Our chef Lisa was excellent. We learned how to make three pastas (Tagliatelle, cappellacci, and ravioli), as well as sauces to go with each! The flavors were excellent and there was plenty of food.
This cooking class was so much fun. We learned the “right way” to make sauce and we made four different kinds of pasta to complement the sauces we were taught how to make. Our chef was very patient as this was a new experience for many of us. The finished product was delicious! I highly recommend this class.
Really enjoyed the pasta making class. We made 3 types of pasta, made red sauce and pesto. The instructors were helpful and fun. I am looking forward to trying this at home.
What a fantastic cooking class! We had Tommasso as our chef and he was great. He made the class fun and easy to understand. We made 3 amazing pastas and just had gelato at the end. Highly recommend!
This class was great! The market tour was great and the tasting was delicious. The pasta, lasagne and tiramisu class was very informative and not overwhelming. The instructor was very good. Highly recommend!
This was so fun and educational! Learned how to make pasta and learned about Italian cooking. We made three types of pasta and the finished products were so delicious. Would do this class again without question.
The class was as described and exactly what we expected. Truly a "hands on" class with plenty of assistance from the staff as needed. The staff was friendly, fun and informative. The food tasted amazing and the wine was good. Soft drinks and water also available.
This was a fabulous class led by Chef Lisa. She was very engaging and informative. We made 3 different pastas with 3 different sauces and then ate the finished product, followed by gelato! Highly recommend!
My husband and I really enjoyed the pasta and gelato making class with chef Jon. It was fun, informative, and we loved it so much we wish we signed up for other cooking classes as well.
The making of pasta was such a fun experience. But we were disappointed as the class wasn’t exactly as advertised. There was no gelato making in our Pasta and gelato making experience. Luckily our wonderful pasta chefs made the experience great even with that part of our expectations missing. And we did get a great of gelato at the end. But making it would have been even more fun.
We took a culinary class with Thomas the Chef. We were signed up to make lasagna and tiramisu. Thomas did a great job of explaining in detail how to make lasagna from scratch. It was equally effective with the tiramisu. We learned a lot, had a lot of fun with other people that were there, and had a great time meeting Thomas. It was a great way to blend in the history and culture of Florence into today. It was a great experience and I would highly recommend recommended. Thanks again, Thomas!
The pasta-making class was wonderful and such a fun way to spend an evening with my husband. The experience was interactive, well organized, and made for a memorable night together. The chef leading the class made the entire experience enjoyable and easy to follow. It was a great hands-on experience, and we really appreciated how interactive and welcoming the atmosphere was.
The only disappointment was that when we signed up for the class, we were under the impression that we would also be making gelato ourselves, rather than just having a tasting at the end. While the tasting was nice, it did not fully match our expectations based on how the experience was presented. Overall, though, it was still a memorable and enjoyable experience.
What a blast we had taking this pasta making class in Florence. We had Lisa as our chef for the evening and she was so helpful, very funny, and personable. We made 3 dishes, and each one was so delicious and simple enough that I feel that we can take them back and recreate them at home. Thanks for the fun experience!
The pasta making class was really a lot of fun. The instructor Matteo was great, even though he said it was his first time teaching a cooking class. He explained everything very well and answered all questions, and demonstrated how to do everything. He is very pleasant and has a great sense of humor. My only criticism is that we did not get any instructions on making gelato, only eating gelato and provided with the recipe. I think it would have been good to have a demonstration on how to make the recipe, I think it could have been done in the allotted time.
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