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Gelato Courses in Italy

Gelato courses in Italy are mostly professional: they teach balancing a recipe, using batch freezers and running a shop, over five days to several weeks. The best known is the Carpigiani Gelato University in Anzola dell’Emilia near Bologna, which runs short starter courses throughout the year in several languages; pastry and food schools elsewhere add multi-week gelato programmes.

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Historic ice-cream machines at the Carpigiani Gelato Museum near Bologna
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Courses
128 schools
From
€580per person
Median
€2,2507 priced
Places
8Florence, Anzola dell'Emilia (Bologna), Lucca…

Price spread

Published per-person prices by course type.

  • About a week5 to 13 days · 3 priced
    €1,500median €1,500€2,250
  • 2 to 4 weeks14 to 31 days · 4 priced
    €580median €4,400€4,510
Published prices per person in euros (US dollar and pound prices converted at the ECB rate), log scale. The dot is the median.

All gelato courses in italy

Cheapest published price first; courses without a published price come last.

€580per person, from, 2 weeksabout US$648
Length
2 weeks
Per day
about €41
Taught in
Italian

Offers 1, 9 and 16 combine the standard Italian language course (mornings) with cooking and a culture course. 'The offers are valid throughout the year and can be chosen for periods from 2 to 8 weeks.' Accommodation priced separately. Price shown is 'from' for 2 weeks; longer durations on the offer detail pages (not read).

School page: “from € 580 / 2 wks”

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Basic Gelato Course (premium in-class)

Carpigiani Gelato University · Anzola dell'Emilia (Bologna)

€1,500per person, excl. VATabout US$1,676
Length
5 days · 10 h hands-on
Per day
about €300
Taught in
English, Italian, French, Spanish
Certificate
Attendance
Season
Next listed English date: Monday 18 January 2027

€1,830 VAT included. Lessons 9.00am-1.30pm theory, 2.30-4.30pm hands-on. Also sold online. Under-18s must email before registering. Course may change if minimum numbers not reached. Accommodation not mentioned.

School page: “1.500,00 € (1.830,00 € VAT incl.)”

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Gelato Business Week

Carpigiani Gelato University · Anzola dell'Emilia (Bologna)

€1,500per person, excl. VATabout US$1,676
Length
5 days
Per day
about €300
Season
Monday 1 February 2027

40 hours, 5 days; business models, operation and return on investment.

School page: “1.500,00 € (1.830,00 € VAT incl.)”

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€2,250per person (minimum 4, maximum 5 people)about US$2,514
Length
5 days
Per day
about €450
Group
up to 5
Taught in
English
Certificate
Attendance
Season
2027: 25 April – 1 May
  • Lodging
  • Meals
  • Transfers

Includes 6 nights, local ground transport for 6 days, daily breakfast, 5 lunches, 6 dinners, course sessions and notes; certificates presented on Friday. Private 5-day course €5,500 per person; non-participant in same room €700. Deposit €300. Not included: airfares, insurance, extra drinks and meals. Suitable for chefs, pastry chefs and gelateria staff. Single room: None stated; accommodation is single or double room with en suite.

School page: “€2250 per person”

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€4,300per person, 3 weeks lessons + optional internshipabout US$4,804
Length
3 weeks
Per day
about €205
Taught in
Italian, English
  • Lodging
  • Meals

Taught in Italian with English interpreter. 5,400 EUR for 4 weeks of lessons + 8 weeks internship; weekly modules 1,700 EUR. Internship accommodation and meals paid by student.

School page: “4.300€ for the first 3 weeks of lessons and 9 weeks of internship (optional)”

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€4,500per person, complete courseabout US$5,027
Length
3 weeks
Per day
about €214
Taught in
Italian, English
  • Lodging
  • Meals

Taught in Italian with English interpreter. 3 weeks of lessons plus 10 weeks optional internship. Single week modules EUR 1,700 (weeks 1 and 3) or EUR 1,800 (week 2).

School page: “Complete course: 4.500 €”

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€4,510per personabout US$5,039
Length
4 weeks
Per day
about €161
Taught in
Italian
Certificate
Attendance
  • Meals

Italian-language editions (02.11.2026, 01.02.2027, 08.11.2027); paid English simultaneous translation available. Fee includes lunch and coffee breaks. Additional administrative fee for non-EU students. Deposit EUR 1,350.

School page: “The Professional Artisan Gelato Program has a fee of €4,510.00.”

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€440per person, 4 weeks, cooking add-on onlyabout US$492
Length
4 weeks · 16 h hands-on
Per day
about €16
Taught in
Italian
  • Meals

Exclusively practical; 4 hours a week, 13:00-15:00 on 2 days a week; each lesson includes lunch with the teacher. Also 1 week EUR 110, 2 weeks EUR 220, 3 weeks EUR 330. Weekly start dates listed through September 2027. Teaching language not stated on the page.

School page: “4 weeks: €440.00”

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Price on request
Length
4.3 weeks
Taught in
English
  • Lodging
  • Meals
  • Transfers

'1 months - 150+ hours'. Covers cooking, pastry, baking, gelato, curing, cheesemaking, food and wine pairing. Course page lists 'Itinerary & price' link but individual course pages returned HTTP 429 (rate limited) on 2026-11-01; price not verified. Site says every ICI program includes accommodations, course materials, all meals, cultural excursions and airport transfers.

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Price on request
Length
1 week
Taught in
English
  • Lodging
  • Meals
  • Transfers

'1 week - 50+ hours'. Course page lists 'Itinerary & price' link but individual course pages returned HTTP 429 (rate limited) on 2026-11-01; price not verified. Site says every ICI program includes accommodations, course materials, all meals, cultural excursions and airport transfers.

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Length
5 days · 20 h hands-on
Taught in
English
Season
Year round, on request
  • Lodging
  • Meals
  • Wine

Price on request ("PRICE ON DEMAND via email"). Five 4-hour hands-on classes, each followed by lunch; DOC/DOCG wines served with lunch on days 3–5. Includes 4 nights in a private apartment; can also be booked without accommodation. Page states both "small groups maximum 4 people" and "minimum of one person and a maximum of eight people". A week-long gluten-free course is also offered.

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What to know

Prices are usually quoted before Italian VAT (22%), so compare the VAT-inclusive figure where the school gives one. Few courses include lodging; budget for a hotel near the school.

How to choose

  • Opening a shop: compare the starter course with longer programmes that add internships.
  • Language: check which dates are taught in English.

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Gelato Courses in Italy: questions

How much do gelato courses in italy cost?

Across 7 courses with a published per-person price, the range is €580 to €4,510, with a median of €2,250. The lowest is Special Offer: Italian course + Italy today (or art history) + cooking at Istituto Michelangelo (€580 per person, from, 2 weeks). Non-euro prices are converted at the ECB rate.

How much does Gelato University cost?

See the Carpigiani course cards on this page for the published fee and whether it includes VAT, with the date we read it.