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Cooking holidays in Italy package a stay of about a week, usually four to seven nights, with daily hands-on classes, most meals and usually some wine or excursions. They suit people who want cooking to be the point of the trip. The biggest cluster is in Tuscany, but there are strong options in Puglia, Sicily, Umbria, the Veneto and on the Sorrento peninsula.
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Cheapest published price first; courses without a published price come last. The course finder lists all 39.
Lessons 4 days/week, 3-4 hours each day, small groups of max 6. 2 weeks €2,220, 4 weeks €3,400, 12 weeks €8,200 without housing; with shared twin room 1 week €1,600.
School page: “€1,450”
Only one half-day cooking class (four-course dinner party); the rest is two truffle hunts, a cultivated truffle garden visit, Apecchio market tour and the White Truffle Fair in Acqualagna. Includes breakfast daily, 4 dinners and 2 lunches, local wine with meals. Truffles for dinner and class at market price on request. Single room: Solo occupancy rate on request.
School page: “€1500”
One week at Institut Lyfe (Lyon) + one week at CAST (Brescia), 60 teaching hours, in English. Fee includes classes, workshops, visits, tastings and one meal per class day; accommodation, transportation, other meals, visa not included (Lyon residence EUR 350). Alliance members EUR 2,100.
School page: “Full rogramme €2,240”
5 cookery lessons; private transport throughout. Flights and travel insurance not included. Deposit GBP 599. Duration 8 days / 7 nights per Italy overview page.
School page: “£1,899”
5 cookery lessons; day trip to Venice & Treviso; Prosecco tasting in Conegliano. Flights and travel insurance not included. Deposit GBP 599. Duration 8 days / 7 nights per Italy overview page.
School page: “£1,899”
The Awaiting Table · Lecce, Puglia
FAQ: 'By law we cannot include accommodation in our price'. Some courses need a supplement (e.g. bicycle hire). Accommodation suggestions given after booking.
School page: “Our normal, week-long courses are 2,295 Euro.”
Five cookery lessons; day trips to villages. Flights and travel insurance not included. Deposit GBP 599. Duration 8 days / 7 nights per Italy overview page.
School page: “£1,999”
5 cookery lessons; day trips e.g. Lecce; 2 meals at local restaurants. Flights and travel insurance not included. Deposit GBP 599. Duration 8 days / 7 nights per Italy overview page.
School page: “£1,999”
The International Kitchen · Tuscany
Val di Cornia, southwestern Tuscany; B&B stay; steep hills and steps, reasonable fitness needed.
School page: “6 Night Vacation starting at $2750 per person”
Monday morning to late Friday night, several times a year; Italian lessons with a professional language teacher plus cooking and wine.
School page: “Cost: 2495 Euro (or 2295 Euro with the * discount code )”
Price per person based on two sharing a room with private bathroom; non-cooking guest EUR 1,900. Includes 7 nights, daily breakfast, four hands-on classes with lunch or dinner, welcome and farewell dinners; not included: lunch on the San Gimignano day and lunch and dinner on the Florence day. Organic local wines with lunches and dinners. 25% non-refundable deposit. Single room: +€900 (only 2 solo travellers per course).
School page: “€2500”
EUR 500 deposit. Fee includes 5 days tuition, recipes and notes, ingredients, bannetons, scrapers, grignette, thermometer, apron, 5 nights accommodation with breakfast, lunch and dinner. Class limit of 5 is from the school's homepage ('occasionally we stretch that a bit').
School page: “€2995”
Double Room: EUR 5,800. Two hands-on cooking classes, three lunches, four breakfasts and four dinners; visit to Tenuta Regaleali winery. Transportation and airfare not included. Cannot accommodate celiac or vegan diets.
School page: “Single Room: €3,100”
The International Kitchen - Sorrento Cooking Vacation · Sorrento
Inclusions for the 4-night itinerary were not separately read; price varies by season and number of travelers.
School page: “4 Night Vacation starting at $3630 per person”
All meals, wine/beer with lunch and dinner, truffle hunt, afternoon tours, Pisa transfers included. $700 non-refundable deposit. Diploma at the final dinner. Single room: Single supplement applies (amount not stated).
School page: “OCTOBER 19th-25th| $ 3.750”
The International Kitchen - Sorrento Cooking Vacation · Sorrento
2026 pricing excluding holidays. Includes 6 nights in double room (usually Relais Don Antonino 3*), daily breakfast, 3 lunches, 5 dinners, local wine with included meals, Naples airport/station transfers, excursions and Pompeii tickets. 30% deposit; balance 60 days before. Single occupancy on request. Runs any week Sunday-Saturday spring through fall. A 4-night version is listed from $3630 per person.
School page: “US$4235 per person based on double occupancy”
Double Room: EUR 7,500. Making estratto, salsa pronta and sun-dried preserves; visits to cheesemaker and tomato cooperative. Transportation not included. Cannot accommodate celiac or vegan diets.
School page: “Single Room: € 4,100”
The International Kitchen · Langhe, Piedmont
Includes 5 nights B&B with en-suite bath, 2 cookery lessons with meals and wine, tasting lunch, Barolo and Barbaresco wine tours, round-trip transfers from Milan Malpensa or Milan station. Some dinners on your own. Price varies by season and number of travelers.
School page: “US$4590 per person based on double occupancy”
Cook in Tuscany · Montefollonico
Includes 6 nights at La Chiusa, hands-on cooking classes, all meals, wine and receptions, excursions and tours. Airfare, airport transfers and transportation to and from Montefollonico are not included. Guests under 16 must be discussed before booking. Cancellation 180+ days: full refund minus $75 fee; 179–120 days: 50%. Site says it is booking 2027 and 2028. Single room: $300 (private room).
School page: “Cooking week · $4,750”
2026: US$ 4.950 double / US$ 5.250 single. 4 cooking lessons of about 4 hours, full-day culinary excursion. Excludes lunch and dinner on the free day, flights, airport transfers, tips. Non-participating guest US$ 3.950 (2027). Single room: Single occupancy US$ 5.500 (2027) instead of US$ 5.200.
School page: “US$ 5.200,-”
The International Kitchen · Tuscany
Hotel Corte dei Papi; hands-on classes, visits of Cortona, Pienza, Montepulciano, Assisi; transfer from Terontola station.
School page: “6 Night Vacation starting at $5575 per person”
Five hands-on cooking classes; 6 nights at the masseria; round-trip group transfers from/to Bari or Brindisi airport. Some dinners on your own. Higher rates US$6760 and US$7140 also listed (by season/travelers). Local city tax extra.
School page: “US$5945 per person based on double occupancy”
Stay at the Salvadonica estate; three hands-on cooking classes; daily breakfast, four lunches, three dinners; excursions to San Gimignano, Siena, Pienza/Montalcino, Chianti; transfers from Florence. 30% deposit. Not included: other meals, gratuities, extra beverages. Single room: please inquire.
School page: “US$5975 per person based on double occupancy”
The International Kitchen · Tuscany
3-night version starting at $2675 per person. Relais Il Falconiere near Cortona; classes with chef Silvia Baracchi and staff. Price varies by season and number of travelers.
School page: “6 Night Vacation starting at $6335 per person”
Prices on this page are per person as each school or tour company publishes them, mostly for a shared double room. Travelling alone usually costs more: check the single-room price or supplement on each card. Several operators price in US dollars or pounds; we show an approximate euro figure so the bars on the chart compare like with like.
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Across 32 courses with a published per-person price, the range is €1,450 to €8,499, with a median of €3,945. The lowest is Italian Home Cooking (1 week, without housing) at Accademia Riaci – Florence Culinary Arts School (€1,450 per student, without housing). Non-euro prices are converted at the ECB rate.
Usually your room, the hands-on classes, the meals you cook and some dinners, often with wine and one or two excursions such as a winery or market. Flights, travel insurance and some meals are usually extra. Each card lists what the operator says is included.
Yes. Most holidays accept solo guests; the difference is the single-room price or supplement, which some operators publish and others quote on request. Look for the single-room line on each card.