Top Umbria Classes & Workshops

Head to the Umbrian countryside for a day of fresh Italian food and cooking at an organic agriturismo (farm stay). Taking place at Il Fontanaro, the experience includes a tasting of the farm’s award-winning olive oil and wine, a tour of the cellars, and a fresh pasta cooking class -- created with ingredients that you pick yourself from the garden. Bring your towel and bathing suit for a cool-down dip in the pool after the class ends.

Learn about the traditional cooking of Umbria with this half-day class. Led by an English-speaking teacher, the class includes cooking a five-course meal from scratch. After the lesson, feast on what you prepared alongside the estate’s red wine. A recipe book is included for replicating the dishes at home.

Immerse in the essence of Italian food and hospitality on this exclusive cooking course in a private home. Choose between lunch or dinner sessions, then join your host to prepare three regional signature dishes—the Italian way, from scratch. Finally, sit down and enjoy your culinary masterworks, washed down with wine, Italian coffee, and great conversation.

Learn the secrets to preparing classic dishes like an authentic Italian “nonna” in the comfort and privacy of your vacation villa anywhere in Umbria. Enjoy the convenience of a private chef who will come to the location of your choice for an informal, hands-on lesson to prepare the recipes you choose. Relax after the class over lunch or dinner featuring the dishes you’ve made together served in your villa’s dining room or garden.

On this behind-the-scenes tour of the family-run Tili winery in Assisi, you won’t just have the chance to enjoy multiple glasses of organic, locally made wine. You’ll also go for a tour of the vineyard and facilities, will learn the ins and outs of the winemaking process, and will even enjoy a light meal, featuring bruschetta, cheese and salami with homemade preserves, and other traditional nibbles.

Go for a sunrise hot air balloon ride over some of Italy’s most beautiful scenery, and complement your journey with a delicious breakfast and wine tasting, on this one-of-a-kind outing. Meet in the early morning and take to the skies in the company of an experienced pilot; you’ll enjoy a special perspective on Assisi, Perugia, and the lovely Umbrian countryside. Upon landing, you’ll transfer to the Cantina Dionigi winery, where you can enjoy traditional local nibbles and wines.

Delve into authentic Umbrian cuisine with a professional chef deep in the rolling countryside with this hands-on cooking class. Join a small group of fellow travelers and get to work making three different types of fresh pasta, a main course and side dish, plus dessert. Pick up new kitchen skills from your instructor, then sample the fruit of your labors over a celebratory feast featuring the dishes you’ve prepared together.

Press pause on your sightseeing and experience Italian cuisine first-hand with this pasta and tiramisù cooking class with a passionate home cook in Assisi. Join your host and a small group to hone your kitchen skills and learn how to prepare fresh pasta from scratch like an Italian “mamma”. Then put together a creamy tiramisù using all traditional ingredients before sampling your handiwork over a festive meal.

Learn how to make classic Italian dishes at an organic farm in the hills between Tuscany and Umbria with this family-friendly cooking class. Roll up your sleeves and get to work with your host and instructor making two types of fresh pasta or gnocchi, especially fun for kids. Then put together a sweet treat guaranteed to satisfy the youngest gourmets before sampling your handiwork over an al fresco meal.

Discover the secrets of authentic Italian cuisine with this 4-hour home cooking experience in Assisi. Visit a typical Umbrian home; 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.

Renowned for one of the world’s best-loved cuisines, there’s no better place to take a cooking class than Italy. With this private package, instead of having to cook in an unfamiliar space, your guide comes to your villa or apartment to bestow years of knowledge upon you. You’ll receive the undivided attention of a private chef, and have the flexibility to choose between an afternoon or evening lesson.

Fresh pasta is one of Italy’s most beloved specialties, but turning out perfect ribbons of tagliatelle or stuffed ravioli takes skill. Perfect your technique with this hands-on class led by a passionate home cook in Perugia. Prepare three different types of regional pasta specialties under your instructor’s watchful eye, then cap off your experience by sampling your handiwork during a final tasting.

Learn the secrets of traditional Umbrian and Tuscan cuisine with a hands-on cooking class in Orvieto. Learn how to prepare a typical Italian meal using ingredients sourced from local farms and then enjoy your freshly cooked meal with a wine tasting after class. Master these simple and tasty dishes so you can re-create them for your friends and family once home.

Live an authentic culinary experience in Spoleto. Learn to cook traditional homemade Umbrian dishes. Discover about authentic Italian cuisine as you prepare your own lunch or dinner. At 5 minutes from the center of Spoleto, you will be welcomed by the kind hostess, who will show you the secrets of the Italian cuisine, where patience and love are the main ingredients, you will enjoy an environment in the middle of nature, which will allow you to admire the wonderful landscapes.

This is a magical place, where we only process olives from our cultivars, to create an excellent, precious and genuine oil, controlled at every stage. We will reveal all the stages of the production process of our extra virgin olive oil with an exclusive tour inside our oil mill. At the end, a tasting of our oils with wood-fired bread will be offered.

Choose this experience to find out how Colli Martani extra virgin olive oil is produced. To know its characteristics and curiosities, and above all, how we can combine our oils with unexpected flavors. Not just bread! Guests are invited to take an exclusive tour of an olive mill dated 1962 and owned by host Marco, who is going to explain how the local olives are pressed to produce three types of olive oil. The tour is going to be followed by a degustation, in which smell and taste are the primary senses called upon to provide answers about the quality of the product. You will be guided on a tasting of three types of extra virgin olive oil and learn how to recognize its scent, taste, and other characteristics. And it was a surprise to appreciate unusual gastronomic combinations.

Get insider secrets on authentic Italian food with this 4-hour hands-on cooking class in Garfagnana. Learn about the unique flavors of Tuscan cuisine. Find out how to make fresh pasta, Ragù, and more. Lunch or Dine on the dishes you've prepared at the end of class.

Absolutely original and unusual sensory experience for the most curious and interested in small local productions: we will taste 3 artisan liqueurs obtained in a completely natural way with manual procedures through the combination of local essences such as rosemary, laurel, mint, celery with spices such as ginger, pepper black, cinnamon, coriander and others.

Join a certified sommelier and explore the boutique wineries in the hills surrounding Montefalco to meet with the winemakers and sample Sagrantino and other traditional wines from Umbria. Skip the hassle of trying to find these hidden wineries yourself with round-trip transportation from Assisi and visit two wineries for tours, tastings, and a family-style dinner featuring local specialties.

Create two of Italy’s most iconic dishes- pasta and tiramisu- in this small-group cooking class in Spoleto. This is a small-group tour, so you’ll keep costs down, but also make a few new friends while you share your passion for cooking. Besides the meal and desert, you’ll also receive an Italian aperitivo of prosecco and nibbles to get you in the spirit.

Learn how to prepare a three-course Italian meal during this special online workshop. Join an Italian chef and author specialized in traditional Italian cuisine. Get an exclusive recipe and ingredient list shared in advance, then make an appetizer, first course, and dessert during a live and interactive class. A complimentary e-book with screenshots from the workshop is included.

Rather than leaving the comfort of your private villa or apartment, opt for a cooking class that comes to you. Designed with large groups and families in mind, this flexible culinary experience guarantees both the expertise and undivided attention of a private chef-instructor, and takes care of purchasing all ingredients and cleaning after your class.

Italy has a vast and varied culinary heritage, and our local hosts are proud to share its hidden secrets. Share your passion for Italian gastronomy with other lovely guests, immerse yourself in the vibrant local market and enjoy an authentic hands-on cooking class. You'll visit the local market with your Cesarina host, who will teach you all about how to select the best ingredients with the seasons. Then, you'll return to their home, warm up with an Italian Aperitivo and enjoy the class. You'll learn how to make one iconic Pasta type, typical of the city you are visiting, and the famous Tiramisu. After the class, you will enjoy everything you've prepared with local wines. This experience is the perfect choice if you want to encounter the real Italian regional gastronomy through genuine connections, food, and friendship.