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Ages 8-99, max of 15 per group
Duration:5h
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Ticket type:Mobile
German, English, Italian, Spanish
- Lunch with wine
- Recipes to take home
- Cooking class with expert chef (maximum 15 people per chef)
- Walking tour through local historic Market
What's not included- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Departure details
- Piazza di San Lorenzo, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy At 09:40 am - Piazza San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo Square), at the Statue located in the center of the square An Assistant waits for you wearing blue clothing with Caf Tour & Gray Line Florence logos
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2428CAFC3- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Kids younger than 8 not admitted
- The cooking class will be operated by professional Chefs. The class might be divided in smaller groups, and each Chef will look after 15 participants
- All Cooking Class Team is vaccinated for Covid-19
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- What you can expect during your visit
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Community- Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
- Which attractions will I visit with Florence Cooking Course and Local Market Visit?
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- What is the Florence Cooking Course and Local Market Visit cancellation policy?
- Florence Cooking Course and Local Market Visit cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Florence Cooking Course and Local Market Visit on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides Florence Cooking Course and Local Market Visit?
- Florence Cooking Course and Local Market Visit is hosted by Caf Tour & Travel. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Caf Tour & Travel on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Florence Cooking Course and Local Market Visit on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2428CAFC3
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Repanse71
00Wonderful day trip with sights and wine and food
We had a great time with our guide Sandro. For the Chianti wine tasting, we had more than 4 types of wines. A surp…
q8werty
00Easy Pisa
Under pouring rain, we found our guide and turned in on voucher and got on the bus. It was an easy and relax bus ri…
Seaside728290
00Audio guide an essential to get the best out of this visit.
Audio guide was great. It selected a good range of pictures for you to understand the development of painting both …
Luci R
00Trip to Siena, San Gimignano and wine tasting
We enjoyed our day trip out of Florence. It was a beautiful sunny day which helped. It was an early start, but we…
kassityh
00Nice day!
It was super fun long day with our guides Sandro, Francesca and our driver Giovani. I think it’s well worth the mon…
Niamh L
00Insightful
The whole tour All the information you needed & surprising information which helped a person understand everything …
cheytaf
00WORST TRAVEL COMPANY IN FLORENCE THEY ARE THEIFS
We booked this tour and was given the name only of the place to meet with no address. But it said to meet at the en…
roeg2021
00Wonderful and informative cooking class
Our cooking learning experience with Greta and Manuel was wonderful and delicious. Our suggestion to improve the…
marthahY23YO
00Great tour and want more
Loved the 2 vineyards we toured. Would like to not have had the 45 minute stop (for food and shopping) as all but …
Eric D
00Beware
I left my backpack in the office of the bike shop with Alexis' husband. She was the tour guide. During the tour I r…
lindamM7750WO
00Uffizi gallery tour
This was a bit misleading because the host basically gives you the tickets for a quick entry. Once in the museum y…
S2474YObriannac
00Buy it!
This tour is absolutely worth every penny. Not having to wait in any lines alone makes it worth it but the guided t…
706drewn
00Quick & Easy
Perfect if you just want to skip the line and get inside the museum within a few minutes. You're put into a separat…
diegol193
00The lunch is a very basic
The tour visits quite nice places, that is a fact. The lunch was very plain and cheap, it was only basic food in …
Dominick A
00Good trip
Had a really good time. Tour bus was new and very clean. Locations were spot on. Would do it again. However when th…
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Joe S
2 contributions
Jul 2022 • Family
Everyone in our group of 14 (mix of adults and teens) enjoyed the market tour & cooking class.
We prepared 1 appetizer (bruschetta), 2 courses (gnocchi and pan fried chicken), and desert (panna cotta). There was another similar sized group that was running in parallel and they had their own chef/guide.
The facility was a professional chef school and was clean, spacious, and well equipped.
At the end, we ate what we cooked and they severed wine (red & white) and offered bottle water to accompany the meal.
We prepared 1 appetizer (bruschetta), 2 courses (gnocchi and pan fried chicken), and desert (panna cotta). There was another similar sized group that was running in parallel and they had their own chef/guide.
The facility was a professional chef school and was clean, spacious, and well equipped.
At the end, we ate what we cooked and they severed wine (red & white) and offered bottle water to accompany the meal.
Written July 5, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Cathy S
11 contributions
May 2018
My daughter (age 23) and I signed up for this and are so happy we did! We had an interesting and educational tour of the local market and then got to make our own authentic, Italian lunch. And we made pasta from scratch! Our guide/chef was Nicola, and not only was he an amazing cook and teacher but he also made it all really fun! Mama Mia! When our food was ready, we went downstairs and ate in a cute-looking wine cellar area. And to top it all off, you get to take home of copy of the recipes you made! One of the many highlights of our Florence trip! Grazie Nicola!
Written June 4, 2018
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RRE
4 contributions
Nov 2019
This is a great value for the price! We didn't just "walk" through the market...we received informative information (and tasting) of balsamic vinegars. Learned a lot about the market. Luca was a fantastic guide AND instructional chef! We learned four recipes with plenty of opportunity for everyone to practice and participate. Then enjoyed a wonderful meal of our labor, along with wine. Highly recommend!
Written December 6, 2019
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Amanda
2 contributions
Jun 2022 • Couples
The guides were kind and knowledgeable, but this was a group course - no individual cooking. Misleading wording in the listing. We cooked our meal with 6 strangers and had to share utensils and food items, taking turns and dividing up responsibilities instead of getting the full experience ourselves. We didn’t get to eat the food we actually made because there was no way to tell who did what. If you choose this course make sure you are ready for a group experience.
Written June 14, 2022
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4856jodyb
6 contributions
Oct 2019 • Friends
This was an amazing experience! The local market included taste testing of balsamics, olive oil, truffles and cheese. Everyone was so friendly. Chef Luca was awesome! Funny, friendly and very informative while we cooked. Made a 4 course meal and got the recipes at the end!!! Would highly recommend. If I had more time I would of done more classes!!
Written October 20, 2019
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Megan
Vancouver, Canada1 contribution
We had a great morning with Francesco! The experience in the morning with Emily at the market, learning about truffles and balsamic vinegar, was a treat!
At the school, we got to cook a simple but delicious meal, we met some new people, and came away with some easy-to-make dishes for home.
Thank you to CafTours and Francesco for a lovely experience!
At the school, we got to cook a simple but delicious meal, we met some new people, and came away with some easy-to-make dishes for home.
Thank you to CafTours and Francesco for a lovely experience!
Written October 17, 2019
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René M
Regensdorf, Switzerland34 contributions
Oct 2019
We did the Market Tour with the Boss, Francesco. He is a funny guy with lot of experience. A real good cook and teacher. The tour trough the market was to fast over, the cooking very interesting and the Food and the wine real good. This tour is the best way to understand Florence.
Written October 14, 2019
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mblower
La Quinta, CA5 contributions
Sep 2019
This experience was very fun. We learned a lot about olive oil, balsamic vinegar and truffles during the market visit. We then prepared a meal consisting of bruschetta, homemade fettuccine with a truffle sauce and chicken with onions and bell peppers. The desert we prepared was pancetta. When the meal was done cooking, we sat down and ate lunch with a nice glass of wine. Our chef, Walter, was very knowledgeable and funny. All in all, this was a great experience.
Written September 19, 2019
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Annerie M
Somerset West, South Africa22 contributions
Sep 2019 • Couples
What an amazing morning we had. A very informative market tour with chef Luca. Amazing tastings of truffle products and balsamic vinager.
From there a short walk to the cooking school. Here all were ready for us to begin. Very professional outlay of kitchen.
Soon the games begin with making of pasta,bruschetta, chicken dish and tiramisu. After that we were served our creations accompanied by lovely red wine. This were euros well spend.
I will recommend this to all that can and even those that cannot cook. We went home with lots of inspiration and recipe booklet in hand.
From there a short walk to the cooking school. Here all were ready for us to begin. Very professional outlay of kitchen.
Soon the games begin with making of pasta,bruschetta, chicken dish and tiramisu. After that we were served our creations accompanied by lovely red wine. This were euros well spend.
I will recommend this to all that can and even those that cannot cook. We went home with lots of inspiration and recipe booklet in hand.
Written September 18, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Dana T
1 contribution
Jun 2019 • Family
Francesco was so much fun and informative. He is very personable and made the entire class time fun for everyone. He was also extremely accommodating to people with food allergies. I would highly recommend his class.
Written June 23, 2019
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Dear Dana T, let us first thank you for having shared your experience with us and our common readers! Your review, regarding your Visit to the Central Market with cooking class and Lunch is for us a matter of great pride, being the confirmation of having been able to satisfy your expectations.
We put all our passion and efforts in trying to always provide the highest standard of quality, in all our activities, at the most convenient price possible, as you noticed. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you soon in one of our tours, Our Best Regard
Written June 26, 2019
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Hi, how much of the preparation and cooking do we do ourselves? I'm looking to be as hands on as possible rather than observing demonstrations. Thanks you.
Hi my husband and I are hoping to take this cooking class. I was just wondering what are the meals we would be making? Is one going to be a pasta dish by chance? Thank you!
If we have some food restrictions (don't eat pork or red meats, allergy to cheese) can these be accommodated?
JenGar5
London, UK5 contributions
Hi, how much of the preparation and cooking do we do ourselves please? I'm looking to be as hands on as possible rather than observing demonstrations. Thanks.
carlpass64
Blaine, MN5 contributions
do they offer a version that starts late afternoon so you are cooking your evening meal?
