How long is the class?

The experience lasts about three hours and includes hands-on pizza making, a gelato demonstration, and dinner.

What is included in the price?

All ingredients, aprons, utensils, the meal (your pizza), gelato tasting, unlimited wine for adults, a digital recipe booklet, and a certificate of completion are included.

Is the class suitable for children?

Yes—children are welcome. Pricing: Adults & Children (Age 13 & older) €83; Children (Age 4 to 12) €70; Young Children (Age 3 & younger) free.

Where is the meeting point?

Exact meeting point and farm details are emailed after booking; the location address is Via Panicale, 43r, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy.

Do I need prior cooking experience?

No prior experience is required; the chef tailors instruction for beginners and home cooks alike.

Is transportation provided?

Transportation is not included; you are responsible for getting to the meeting point.

Hands-On Pizza and Gelato Class in Florence at Via Panicale | Cooking Class | Workshop

On a bright afternoon in Firenze, a short walk from the leather shops and the Basilica di Santa Croce, the Florence Pizza & Gelato Cooking Class Experience turns a simple meal into a hands-on lesson in regional craft. Located at Via Panicale, 43r, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy in the Oltrarno area, this three-hour session pairs a professional pizzaiolo’s workshop with a gelato demonstration, offering practical technique, local ingredients, and an immediate reward: the food you make. The class centers on a stone-floored kitchen, an old wood-fired oven, and a long wooden bench where dough is kneaded, stretched, and seasoned. Key features include the oven’s blistered hearth, copper gelato pans, and a marble-topped station for shaping cones. You’ll work with a chef who explains dough hydration, gluten development, and the quick blistering that defines an authentic Neapolitan-style crust, then watch the gelato process from custard to churn. Local elements—Tuscan extra-virgin olive oil, San Marzano-style tomatoes, fresh basil, and regional pecorino—frame each recipe, tying a modern kitchen to the agricultural hills surrounding Florence. This is a family-friendly offering (children’s pricing applies), ideal for travelers who want more than a meal: you leave with practical skills, a digital recipe booklet, and a certificate of completion. The experience also includes dinner featuring your pizza and unlimited wine for adults, while young participants get soft drinks, making it a social evening as much as a class. Why it matters here: Florence’s culinary culture is threaded through its markets, trattorie, and historic tables. Learning to make pizza and gelato in a city that helped define Renaissance taste links food to place—on a practical level you learn techniques adaptable to home kitchens, and on a cultural level you taste the region’s produce in real time. The session is compact but thorough: stretch dough, manage oven timing, prepare waffle cones, and sample gelato textures. Practical notes: the meeting point and exact farm address are sent after booking. All ingredients, aprons, utensils, and tasting portions are provided; transportation is not included. This class suits beginners and home cooks who want tactile instruction with immediate, delicious payoff. Whether you’re passing through Firenze for a day or staying to explore the Uffizi and Ponte Vecchio, this hands-on lesson transforms familiar favorites into skills you can keep—and teaches you why Tuscan ingredients taste so memorable. Small-group focus (maximum 20 participants) keeps instruction hands-on and social; families rotate stations so everyone kneads, stretches, and plates. The team provides aprons and a digital recipe booklet, and pacing balances technique with tasting. After class, the spot at Via Panicale, 43r, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy sits within easy walking distance of evening markets and gelaterie where you can continue comparing textures and flavors from local producers and bring an appetite home.

About Farm Experiences & Tours

Farm Experiences & Tours is a Portugal-based operator located in Santa Bárbara, Lisboa, offering curated farm and winery experiences across multiple European regions. Featured on The Adventure Collective, the company connects travelers with rural producers through guided tastings, cellar tours, picnics, and farm lunches. Their program includes wine tastings in Lourinhã (3- and 6-wine options), a picnic winery experience, Sicilian olive oil experiences with farm lunches, Tuscan Chianti Classico tastings and lunches, Provence wine and goat cheese tours, and a coffee farm experience in Las Palmas.

Each itinerary focuses on direct engagement with producers: guided vineyard walks, explanations of winemaking and olive oil harvesting techniques, tasting masterclasses, and estate-hosted meals. Experiences are presented as day tours or on-site visits to family-run estates and châteaux, emphasizing regional flavors and landscape settings.

Farm Experiences & Tours uses trip descriptions and on-site programs supplied by partner farms and wineries; the operator showcases factual, location-specific experiences such as Montevago olive oil production, Chianti Classico tastings, and Lourinhã vineyard visits. Guests are encouraged to review individual trip details for accessibility, duration, and booking terms.

By featuring a diverse selection—wineries, olive farms, a coffee plantation, and goat cheese pairings—the operator provides verified rural culinary experiences suitable for wine lovers, culinary travelers, and nature enthusiasts seeking authentic, producer-led activities in and beyond Portugal. Information on group size limits, seasonal availability, and meal inclusions is provided for each listing to help travelers plan. Local partners include small estates and producers who host tastings and lunches on-site throughout Portugal.

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