PRIVATE Florence Market Tour & Pasta Class in Cinzia’s Home
Overview
Meet your host Cinzia, a kind and gentle host for whom food is love and life, and explore her favorite local food stores to shop at. Start with a cup of coffee at one of Cinzia's favorite cafes before you visit a high-end, historical supermarket known for its high-quality, specialty products. Next, visit a small family-owned grocery store to pick up fresh vegetables for your cooking class. Depending on the menu, you may make a few additional stops at either a wine, bread, chocolate or cheese shop.
Your hands-on cooking class takes place on the patio in Cinzia’s home. Watch as Cinzia prepares an appetizer for you to enjoy before you roll up your sleeves and learn to cook regional Italian pasta from recipes passed down through generations of Cinzia’s family. You will cook three Italian dishes from scratch including a side or dessert. Choose between a menu of either three handmade pastas and accompanying sauces or a pasta and meat main course. Please note your preference when booking.
What's Included
- Local prosecco and wine (1-2 glasses)
- Handmade Tuscan pasta making class in Cinzia's home
- Guided tour of a Florence market with a local
Meeting Location
Piazza di San Giovanni
1, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Shop and cook like a local in Florence with your warm host, Cinzia. Meet at the Loggia del Bigallo for a guided walking food shopping tour through a historic neighborhood. Begin with a coffee, then visit La Pegna, a historic specialty products shop. Continue to a family-run grocery shop to pick up fresh ingredients. You may also stop at a wine shop, bakery, or cheese shop.
Next, join Cinzia in her Florence home for a hands-on Tuscan cooking class. You’ll be welcomed with a glass of prosecco and a Tuscan appetizer before cooking traditional dishes using family recipes. Learn to make fresh pasta from scratch (flat, stuffed, or gnocchi) and a classic Tuscan main such as pollo alla cacciatora or make it a pasta class and learn 3 pastas instead! Sit down to enjoy a seasonal Tuscan meal with wine, then finish with a dessert.
Prefer a traditional market experience? If you’d rather visit the bustling Sant'Ambrogio Market with Cinzia, she’ll meet you instead in front of Teatro del Sale. Please let her know your preference in advance. If no market is specified, she’ll default to the curated neighborhood food shop tour starting at Loggia del Bigallo.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please note just the market experience is unavailable for the months of July and August, as it is too hot.
- Please note: Unlike a typical single market tour, this is a tour of several shops that sell high-quality Italian food and produce.
- For the cooking class, if you have a preference between learning to cook three pastas or one pasta and a meat main, please include it when making your booking. If you don't include your choice, your host will decide your menu for the day.
- Complimentary transfer from the market to Cinzia’s home is included for up to three guests. For groups of four or more, guests are kindly asked to cover their own transportation to Cinzia’s home, as her car can accommodate a max of 3 guests. Of course, she can help you arrange a taxi.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).
- Local prosecco and wine (1-2 glasses).
- Handmade Tuscan pasta making class in Cinzia's home.
- Guided tour of a Florence market with a local.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the PRIVATE Florence Market Tour & Pasta Class in Cinzia’s Home is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
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Oct 2026What's Included
- Local prosecco and wine (1-2 glasses)
- Handmade Tuscan pasta making class in Cinzia's home
- Guided tour of a Florence market with a local
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please note just the market experience is unavailable for the months of July and August, as it is too hot.
- Please note: Unlike a typical single market tour, this is a tour of several shops that sell high-quality Italian food and produce.
- For the cooking class, if you have a preference between learning to cook three pastas or one pasta and a meat main, please include it when making your booking. If you don't include your choice, your host will decide your menu for the day.
- Complimentary transfer from the market to Cinzia’s home is included for up to three guests. For groups of four or more, guests are kindly asked to cover their own transportation to Cinzia’s home, as her car can accommodate a max of 3 guests. Of course, she can help you arrange a taxi.
