Cooking Schools in Italy
All 54 cooking schools, culinary institutes and cooking-holiday operators in Italy with courses of a week or longer, grouped by where the courses take place. Each school page shows every course we found with its price, length and source.
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Cooking schools in Florence
Apicius International School of Hospitality
Florence · Florence (part of Florence University of the Arts / AUF)
- Career course
From US$4,250 per student, 3 credits · 2 courses
Accademia Riaci – Florence Culinary Arts School
Florence · Via dei Conti 4, Florence historic centre (cooking classes off-campus)
- Career course
- Cooking holiday
From €1,450 per student, without housing · 2 courses
Istituto Michelangelo
Florence · Central Florence
- Culinary course
From €580 per person, from, 2 weeks · 2 courses
Scuola Toscana
Florence · Via de' Benci 23, historic centre of Florence
- Culinary course
From €699 per person, 1 week · 1 course
ABC School
Florence · Via dei Bardi 28, Florence
- Culinary course
Prices on request · 1 course
Accademia Italiana Chef (Cooking School Italy)
Florence · Professional labs near the tramway in Florence; also a school in Lecce
- Career course
From €2,250 per person · 2 courses
Cooking schools in Tuscany
Tuscookany
Tuscany (near Arezzo) · Villas Bellorcia, Bellancino, Casa Ombuto and Torre del Tartufo in rural Tuscany (Arezzo/Casentino area)
- Cooking holiday
From US$5,200 per participating guest, double occupancy (2027) · 1 course
The International Kitchen
Tuscany · Several Tuscan bases: Chianti (Salvadonica), Cortona (Il Falconiere, Pergo), Campiglia Marittima
- Cooking holiday
From US$2,750 per person, starting at · 4 courses
Tuscan Women Cook
Montefollonico · Montefollonico, province of Siena
- Cooking holiday
From US$6,600 per person, double occupancy · 1 course
Toscana Saporita
Lucca · Massarosa (LU), near Lucca
- Cooking holiday
From US$3,750 per person, double occupancy · 1 course
Lucca Italian School
Lucca · Via dei Bacchettoni 25, Lucca
- Culinary course
From €695 per person, 1 week · 1 course
Dante Alighieri Siena (DA Siena)
Siena · Via T. Pendola 37, Siena
- Culinary course
From €700 per person, 2 weeks · 2 courses
Organic Tuscany
Certaldo · 19th-century country villa between Certaldo and Barberino Val d'Elsa, about 45 minutes from Florence
- Cooking holiday
From €2,500 per person, double room · 1 course
Artisan Bread School
Reggello · Fattoria degli Usignoli, San Donato in Fronzano, near Reggello, 28 km from Florence
- Cooking holiday
From €2,995 per person · 1 course
Cook in Tuscany
Montefollonico · La Chiusa, Montefollonico, above the Val d’Orcia
- Cooking holiday
From US$4,750 per person, double occupancy · 1 course
Culture Discovery Vacations – Wine & Cooking in Chianti
Chianti · Small village in the Chianti area; excursions to Florence, Siena and Cortona
- Cooking holiday
From US$6,795 per person, double occupancy, land only · 1 course
Joanne Weir Culinary Tours – Tuscany
Lucca · 16th-century private villa outside Lucca, hosted by Valentina Lombardi Lizzio
- Cooking holiday
From US$7,250 per person, double occupancy · 1 course
Sapori e Saperi Adventures – Lucca courses
Lucca · Lucca and the Garfagnana; gelato course at Cremeria Opera, Lucca
- Career course
From €2,050 per person · 2 courses
Cooking schools in Bologna
Carpigiani Gelato University
Anzola dell'Emilia (Bologna) · Carpigiani campus outside Bologna (bus stop Anzola-Magli; highway exit Borgo Panigale)
- Career course
From €1,500 per person, excl. VAT · 2 courses
VSB Bologna (La Vecchia Scuola Bolognese)
Bologna · Via del Partigiano 7, Bologna
- Career course
From €6,000 per person, taxes not included · 1 course
Cultura Italiana Bologna
Bologna · Via Castiglione 4, Bologna
- Culinary course
From €1,000 per person, 2 weeks · 2 courses
Culinary Backstreets × Milk Street – Emilia-Romagna Cooking Retreat
Emilia Romagna · Pragatto Hills private estate, a short taxi ride from Bologna airport; outings to Modena and Vignola
- Cooking holiday
From US$7,500 per person · 1 course
Cooking schools in Naples
Elsewhere in Italy
Italian Culinary Institute
Stalettì, Calabria · Localita Caminia, Staletti (CZ), Calabria
- Culinary course
- Career course
Prices on request · 4 courses
ALMA - Scuola Internazionale di Cucina Italiana
Colorno (Parma) · Piazza Garibaldi 26, Colorno (Parma)
- Career course
- Culinary course
From €4,900 per person · 4 courses
ICIF - Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners
Costigliole d'Asti · Castle of Costigliole d'Asti (AT)
- Career course
From €2,900 per person, complete course · 4 courses
Italian Chef Academy
Rome · Via Decio Filipponi 15, Rome
- Career course
From €2,000 per person, from (VAT included) · 1 course
CAST Alimenti
Brescia · Brescia campus
- Career course
- Cooking holiday
From €2,240 per person · 4 courses
Anna Tasca Lanza
Vallelunga Pratameno, Sicily · Case Vecchie, Contrada Regaleali, rural central Sicily
- Cooking holiday
From €3,100 per single room · 2 courses
The Awaiting Table
Lecce, Puglia · Lecce, Salento
- Cooking holiday
From €2,295 per person · 2 courses
Flavours Holidays
Umbria · Villa Tesoro, family-run farm where Tuscany, Lazio and Umbria meet
- Cooking holiday
From £1,999 per person · 1 course
Flavours Holidays
Puglia · Puglian villa, south of Lecce
- Cooking holiday
From £1,999 per person · 1 course
Flavours Holidays
Sicily · 19th-century farmhouse villa; day trips to Modica and Siracusa
- Cooking holiday
From £1,899 per person · 1 course
Flavours Holidays
Treviso, Veneto · Venetian manor house near Treviso
- Cooking holiday
From £1,899 per person · 1 course
The International Kitchen
Langhe, Piedmont · Langhe, southern Piedmont (Agriturismo Dindina)
- Cooking holiday
From US$4,590 per person, double occupancy · 1 course
The International Kitchen
Puglia · Family-owned masseria farm in Puglia (Bari/Brindisi airports)
- Cooking holiday
From US$5,945 per person, double occupancy · 1 course
International Center for the Arts (Monte Castello Academy)
Monte Castello di Vibio, Umbria · Medieval village of Monte Castello di Vibio
- Cooking holiday
Prices on request · 1 course
The International Kitchen - Sorrento Cooking Vacation
Sorrento · Sorrento (classes with Chef Carmen; hotel usually Relais Don Antonino)
- Cooking holiday
From US$3,630 per person, starting price · 2 courses
Istituto Venezia
Venice · Campo Santa Margherita, Dorsoduro, Venice
- Culinary course
From €350 per person, 1 week · 1 course
Babilonia
Taormina · Via Timoleone 10, Taormina
- Culinary course
Prices on request · 1 course
Congusto Institute
Milan · Milan
- Career course
From €5,000 per person, entire course · 4 courses
Accademia Niko Romito
Castel Di Sangro · Casadonna complex, Localita Piana Santa Liberata, Castel di Sangro (AQ)
- Career course
From €1,500 per person, + VAT · 3 courses
Culture Discovery Vacations
Soriano · Hilltop village of Soriano, central Italy (base for Tuscany and Umbria excursions)
- Cooking holiday
From US$6,795 per person, double occupancy, land only · 1 course
Mama Isa's Cooking School
Padua · Padua area (site markets it as Venice)
- Cooking holiday
Prices on request · 1 course
Rocca delle Tre Contrade (The Thinking Traveller retreats)
Sicily · Private villa on Sicily's east coast between the Ionian Sea and Mount Etna; nearest airport Catania
- Cooking holiday
Prices on request · 1 course
The Rolling Pin Cooking School
Padua · Padua (Padova), Veneto
- Cooking holiday
Prices on request · 1 course
La Tavola Marche
Piobbico · 300-year-old farmhouse inn in the Candigliano Valley near Piobbico (Sant’Angelo in Vado, PU)
- Cooking holiday
From €1,500 per person, double occupancy · 2 courses
Culture Discovery Vacations – Barolo & Piedmont
Piedmont · Private 19th-century villa among vineyards (built by the Lavazza family), Barolo/Roero wine area
- Cooking holiday
From US$6,795 per person, double occupancy · 1 course
Culture Discovery Vacations – Cooking in Paradise on the Amalfi Coast
Amalfi · Villa Eremo (12 rooms, walking distance to Amalfi and Atrani) or Villa Vettica (8 rooms)
- Cooking holiday
From US$7,795 per person, double occupancy · 1 course
Culture Discovery Vacations – Sicily, The Motherland
Sicily · Touring itinerary across Sicily
- Cooking holiday
From US$9,495 per person, double occupancy · 1 course
Stirred Travel – Villa Casagrande
Cison Di Valmarino · Villa Casagrande on the main piazza of Cison di Valmarino, foothills of the Dolomites
- Cooking holiday
Prices on request · 1 course
Cooking Studio Taos – Umbria Culinary Week
Todi · Restored stone monastery on a winery estate in the hills outside Todi
- Cooking holiday
Prices on request · 1 course
Scuola Italiana Pizzaioli
Curtarolo · Via Monte Nero 107, Curtarolo (Padova); also Faenza, HUB Parma and Modica
- Career course
From €1,000 per person, plus VAT (IVA) · 1 course