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How Much Does a Cooking Course in Italy Cost?

A cooking course in Italy of about a week costs €350 to €8,499 per person (median €2,700), two to four weeks €580 to €6,250, and longer than a month from €5,000. Career courses in pizza, gelato, pastry or cuisine run from €500 to €30,200. These are published prices we read on school websites; the median is the middle price, so half cost less.

Prices checked

Cooking course in Italy cost by length

  • About a week5 to 13 days · 44 priced
    €350median €2,700€8,499
  • 2 to 4 weeks14 to 31 days · 19 priced
    €580median €2,250€6,250
  • Longer than a month5 weeks up to a year · 11 priced
    €5,000median €12,500€30,200
Published prices per person in euros (US dollar and pound prices converted at the ECB rate), log scale. The dot is the median.
About a week
€2,700median of 44, €350–8,499
2 to 4 weeks
€2,250median of 19, €580–6,250
Longer than a month
€12,500median of 11, €5,000–30,200

What a cooking week costs per day

Cooking weeks bundle lodging, classes and most meals, so compare them per day. Across the 46 week-long courses with a published per-person price and length, the cost per day runs from about €26 to €927, with the middle at about €480. The biggest differences come from what is included: a private room, all dinners, wine, excursions and airport transfers.

Single travellers should budget extra: where operators publish a single-room price or supplement, it is shown on the course card. See all cooking holidays in Italy.

Two weeks, a month or longer

Longer courses cost more in total but less per day: across 31 courses of two weeks or more with a published price and length, the cost per day runs from about €16 to €350, middle €112. Whether lodging is included makes the biggest difference: some prices are tuition only, some include a room and meals. Read the included items on each card, and see 2 to 4 week courses, learning to cook in Italy for a month and courses longer than a month.

Career courses in pizza and gelato are often quoted before Italian VAT (22%). See career courses, pizza courses and gelato courses.

Prices by place

What is usually included, and what is not

  • Cooking weeks: lodging, classes, most meals and some excursions. Flights, some dinners and drinks beyond meals are often extra.
  • Courses of two weeks or more: tuition; lodging and meals vary by school. Insurance, visa fees and travel are extra.
  • Career courses: tuition and ingredients; lodging is rarely included.
  • Prices may exclude VAT: professional courses in Italy often quote “+ IVA”; the cards say so when the school does.

Cheapest published course of each length

€350per person, 1 weekabout US$391
Length
5 days
Per day
about €70
Taught in
Italian
Season
2027 dates: 15-19 March, 12-16 April, 17-21 May, 6-10 September, 18-22 October

Monday to Friday 17:00-20:30; each class has a historic introduction, a seminar on artworks and a practical cooking class. Language requirement for weekly cooking courses: level A2 completed. Max 8 students stated for the Thursday cooking class; not stated for this course. No lodging included (type 'holiday' used for the 5-day length only).

School page: “350 euro”

Read 1 Nov 2026School page
€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”

Read 1 Nov 2026School page
€5,000per person, entire courseabout US$5,586
Length
16 weeks · 100 h hands-on
Per day
about €45
Group
up to 12
Taught in
Italian
Certificate
Professional
Season
5 April 2027 and autumn 2027

Qualifying course under regional regulations; 100 hours over max 16 weeks, Monday-Tuesday 15:00-20:00; optional internship. Early enrolment EUR 4,500. Taught in Italian; foreign candidates need adequate Italian.

School page: “€ 5,000”

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How these prices were collected

We read each school’s own website between late October and 2026-11-01, copied the price exactly as written and the basis it is quoted on, and linked the page. US dollar and pound prices are converted to euros at the ECB reference rate of 2026-10-30 (1 € = US$1.1172). Prices change; the school’s page is final. Full method on how we check prices.

Cooking course costs: questions

Is a week-long cooking course in Italy worth the money?

A cooking week costs a median €2,700 per person and usually includes lodging, most meals and daily classes, so compare it with what the same week would cost as a normal holiday plus a few cooking classes. It is worth it if you want cooking to be the point of the trip.

Is it cheaper to learn to cook in Italy for a month than for a week?

Per day, yes: longer courses usually cost less per day. In total, no. Check whether lodging is in the price, because a tuition-only month in a city plus rent can cost more than a residential month in the countryside.

Are cooking courses cheaper in winter?

We record the price each school showed when we read its page, so we cannot say how much prices move by season. Many country schools close in winter, while culinary and career courses in cities run on fixed start dates all year.