New: week-long to multi-month cooking courses in Italy, prices read from school sites
Find a courseLong stay · Italy · 11 courses from 7 schools
Long cooking courses in Italy, from five weeks to a full academic year, are where people go to change career or to spend a season living in Italy. Most are run by culinary schools for international students: a block of classes in the school kitchen, often followed by an internship in an Italian restaurant, sometimes with lodging included.
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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”
Monday-Friday 8:00-14:00, mandatory attendance; 6 students per school year, 2 per class. Entry only after the 3-day course and teacher approval. Diploma signed by Alessandra and Stefania Spisni; no final exam. Students arrange their own housing. Full €6,000 paid at enrolment.
School page: “COSTO: € 6000,00 per persona. (Tasse non incluse)”
Apicius International School of Hospitality · Florence
12 credits; classes and labs at GANZO, the student-run restaurant-club. Requires prior culinary training, a hospitality degree or one year of kitchen work.
School page: “$ 7,550”
6-month program (about 26 weeks). 12-month version €10,400 tuition. Fees include Italian language classes, housing, weekly guided art visits and extracurricular activities. Start dates 28 Sep 2026, 25 Jan, 5 Apr, 27 Sep 2027. English interpretation provided; classes off-campus.
School page: “€9,400”
300 hours, max 16 weeks, plus 16-week curricular internship at pastry shops. Early enrolment EUR 11,000. Taught in Italian (B1 required).
School page: “€ 12,000”
300 hours classroom, max 16 weeks, Mon-Fri 9:30-13:30, plus 16-week curricular internship. Early enrolment EUR 11,500 (spring) / EUR 12,000 (autumn). Taught in Italian; Italian-taught programmes require at least B1 Italian.
School page: “€12,500”
Standard fee EUR 15,900; early enrolment EUR 14,900 (by 31 Dec 2026 for spring, 31 Mar 2027 for fall). Mon-Fri 5 hours a day; optional 12-week full-time curricular internship. Payment 50% on enrolment, 50% after visa issued. No scholarships or financing for international students.
School page: “€15,900”
Accademia Niko Romito · Castel Di Sangro
Entry test; diploma required; max age 38; 12-16 participants. Includes lunch Mon-Fri, uniforms, knife set and 6-month curricular internship (e.g. Reale, Castel di Sangro, or Niko Romito restaurants at Bulgari Hotels). Excludes lodging and transfers. Certificates: attendance with final grade, HACCP, workplace safety. Financing via two banks possible.
School page: “€16.000,00 + Iva”
Bilingual Italian/English edition 08.02.2027-04.06.2027 with simultaneous English interpretation; includes internship placement.
School page: “The Advanced Program Culinary Arts course has a fee of €17,850.00.”
Full time Mon-Fri 9:00-18:00, plus internship. English edition 8.02.2027-04.06.2027 (16 weeks). 5% early enrolment discount 3 months before start.
School page: “The Advanced Program Pastry Arts course has a fee of €18,750.00.”
ALMA - Scuola Internazionale di Cucina Italiana · Colorno (Parma)
Full time 4/5 days per week, 6-8 hours per day; mandatory internship in Unit 2. Maximum 20 students per edition. Upcoming: ICP Unit 1 from 29 April 2027 and 02 September 2027. Non-refundable EUR 100 application fee.
School page: “€ 30.200 (VAT and tool kit included)”
Non-EU students who stay longer than 90 days in the Schengen area need a national (type D) study visa, applied for at an Italian consulate before travel; schools that run long courses usually issue the enrolment letter you need. The cards show length, what is included and a price per day.
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Across 11 courses with a published per-person price, the range is €5,000 to €30,200, with a median of €12,500. The lowest is Professional Baking Course at Congusto Institute (€5,000 per person, entire course). Non-euro prices are converted at the ECB rate.
Yes. Several culinary schools run programmes of two to six months, often combining classes with a restaurant internship. Stays over 90 days need a study visa if you are not an EU citizen.
Usually not; internships after a culinary course are training placements, sometimes with meals or lodging provided. The course notes say what the school states.