Farm visits · ITALY FARM TOURS
An Italian farm visit is lunch with a tour attached. The 15 below cover the Tuscan estates, the Sorrento lemon groves and the Sicilian presses, with prices, how many courses to expect and which ones you can reach without a car.
Leave central Florence for a hilltop estate, where chefs such as Chris, Carmella, Tiziano, and Ado guide you through fresh pasta or wood-fired pizza, gelato, and regional sauces. You will eat what you make, enjoy wine or beer, and take home the recipes.
“Very memorable experience! Love love loved it! Also a wonderful way to meet other travelers on your trip ❤️”
Join Luca and Erika for a seven-hour food day from Florence. Shop for Tuscan ingredients at San Lorenzo Market, ride to a farmhouse in the hills, make pasta, bruschetta, roast pork, and tiramisu, then eat with local wine. Recipes and a cooking diploma are included.
“Our family of 5 had THE BEST time at this cooking class experience with Luca and Erika! We got to sample cheeses and learn about Italian products on the market tour, enjoy beautiful sights at the Tuscan villa, cook 4 courses, and drink Chianti Classico wine! We could not recommend this experience more. Luca was hilarious, and Erika was so kind and encouraging. Both taught us so much about Italian cuisine and made the experience very entertaining. If we could give more than 5 stars, we would.”
Meet in central Sorrento and ride into the hills to La Masseria Farm. Family guides such as Eugenio and Raffaele lead you through lemon and olive groves, then serve farm-made tastings, wine, limoncello, and a home-cooked Italian lunch.
“Three generations family farm on hillside welcomed us with enthusiasm and kindness. Our guide was one of the brothers and he did a great job educating us on the farm techniques, production of olive oils, lemons, lemoncello, hams, honey, and more. Truly amazing how much they can produce on the small family farm. After the tour we enjoyed a sit down lunch complete with several appetizers, a delicious pasta dish, their own red wine and an almond lemon cake and lemonchello. A pleasant afternoon of learning, and socializing with fellow travelers over a great meal.”
Francesco and his family welcome you to Primaluce, a hillside farm above Sorrento. Learn pizza-making with Anna, use farm ingredients, and sit down to pizza, seasonal dishes, wine, olive oil, and limoncello. Round-trip van transport from central Sorrento is included.
“This pizza class was absolutely amazing — truly perfect! The sweetest family hosted us, and we couldn’t have asked for a warmer, more welcoming experience. It was the most fun activity of our entire trip, and also the most educational we learned exactly how to make real Italian pizza from scratch. We highly, highly recommend this experience! 🍕❤️”
Leave Florence for a private Tuscan estate, where English-speaking chefs guide you through homemade pizza or three pasta shapes, sauces, and gelato. Choose pizza or pasta, then eat your work with wine and beer. Chefs such as Cris, Tiziano, Livio, and Carmela bring plenty of humor to the class.
“So much fun. Highly recommend doing this. Unlimited laughs and unlimited wine!!”
At Amalfi Heaven Gardens, you’ll tour terraced lemon, olive, and grape gardens, pick seasonal produce, then cook and eat a multi-course Amalfi meal. The English-speaking team, including hosts such as Hugo, Ugo, Silvio, and Gabriel, keeps the four-hour class lively, practical, and social.
“It was the best tour we signed up so far. We drank, laughed and had lots of fun. It was the highlight of our Rome and south Italy trip.”
Join Francesco and Lia at Agriturismo Primaluce near Sorrento for a 3.5-hour family farm dinner. You will mix dough, shape and bake your own pizza in a wood oven, then enjoy farm-made mozzarella, vegetables, wine, dessert, and Nonna Angela’s limoncello.
“I can't say enough about this phenomenonal family, their beautiful farm and their fun and energetic class. Not only did they share with us their knowlesldge in making pizza, but we also tasted their own home grown and homemade delicious wine, pasta sauce, meat, mozzarella, Pana Cotta, and other delicious drinks. I could not recommend this class more, it is a must do!”
Spend about four hours at Agriturismo Primaluce with Francesco and his family. Walk through the farm, meet its animals, learn about seasonal crops, taste wine, olive oil, and limoncello, then make pizza and sample fresh mozzarella before a generous farm lunch.
“Wow, just wow! This tour was probably the best part of my husband’s and I’s trip. Francesco and his amazing family really made this feel like an authentic experience rather than just going through the motions. There were many laughs, great wine, and delicious pizza topped with a gorgeous venue. Would highly recommend!”
From Sorrento, Elsa, Benedetto, Salvatore, and their family team take you by tuk tuk to Massa Lubrense for lemon-farm walks, olive-oil and cheese tastings, Neapolitan pizza making, wine, dessert, and homemade limoncello. Pickup is offered, and the small-group format keeps the day personal.
“It was a great mix of education, food and fun. Definitely a great time with great hosts. The products available for purchase afterwards were very affordable. If you include the pizza making experience- don’t eat much before you go. The lemoncello was the best. If we had the luggage space we’d have bought the store out.”
Meet Francesco in central Sorrento for a ride to Primaluce, a family farm above the Gulf of Naples. Tour the crops, vineyard, citrus grove, and animals, then learn to spin mozzarella and make pizza with Francesco’s family. A generous lunch, farm wine, limoncello, and pickup and drop-off are included.
“This tour was absolutely incredible. The detail that was given by the guide as we strolled through his family farm was amazing, we learned every process that they do from home. The pizza making class was so much fun, they took so many pictures of my family during the process so we could capture the memories. After we ate as a group, we got to watch them create cheese, learn about the process, and taste it. They allowed us to explore the property with an amazing view. Before we left, they even served us a full dish of food and dessert. And of course we did not forget about the…”
Meet your English-speaking guide at Frascati station, just 20 minutes from Rome. Walk the historic center, taste wine with a local snack, then visit a ninth-generation family farmhouse for cellar stories, three wines, EVO oil, and a chef-prepared lunch. Guides may include Nico, Paola, Michelle, or Stefania.
“Honestly this was so incredible and exceeded any expectations I had! I was assuming the wine sampling would be just that but was surprised to be given many full glasses of lovely very tasty wine. The tour of frascati was fab too and then of the winery. Certainly worth while doing. The only thing I’d say, the train connection back wasn’t the best, that was our fault though as we stayed to see more of frascati and then traveled back at rush hour. What should have been a 30-40 minute journey to trastevere on the train took 1hr40.”
Meet your guide, often Luca or Erika, at Santa Maria Novella station for a market walk, ingredient tasting, and transfer to a Tuscan farmhouse. Make fresh pasta, ragù, bruschetta, roast pork, potatoes, and tiramisù, then eat with wine and take home recipes.
“It was perfect! So much fun! Luca and Erika made the day so amazing! It was a highlight of my trip! Don't miss this opportunity to make memories of a lifetime! Luca & Erika, I will never forget you!❤️Thank you for a most wonderful day! Erika, I loved singing Volare with you! You are so encouraging as a teacher and a person! Luca, Thank you for bringing fun into learning & cooking! The enthusiasm you bring to the table (no pun intended) is immeasurable!! You have sparked the cooking excitement & taught us all that cooking can be fun and creative! You two are the best! By the end of…”
At Ledà d’Ittiri Wine Resort, your English-speaking guide introduces five Sardinian wines, pecorino, bread, olives, and extra-virgin olive oil. Learn about the farm and local grapes, then walk through the vineyard and olive trees. Valeria is among the guides who lead this relaxed, one-hour tasting.
“My parents and I did this tour in October 2024 and it was so enjoyable start to finish. The wine was super nice and there was also pairings such as cheese, meat, olives and bread. It was very interesting to learn the history of the winery and we also learned some facts about the wine. Would definitely recommend to visit. I must say however a tour around the farm and venue would have made it more unique but other than that still brilliant!”
Meet Francesco, Nicola, Fabio, and the Amalfi Heaven Gardens team for a four-hour class above Amalfi. Tour lemon, olive, and grape terraces, pick seasonal produce, prepare a four-course meal, then relax with wine, limoncello, and espresso.
“Great activity to cook an authentic Italian meal with fresh ingredients! Views were amazing, we were able to pick the vegetables ourselves. Wine was included and it was a good way to meet other travelers! Francesco was a great host, humorous and extremely knowledgeable about food. He was able to speak about the ingredients and cooking process very intelligently and articulated everything is English very well. Easily my favorite activity we did while staying along the amalfi coast and speaks to the quality of the experience.”
Meet your English-speaking guide at Amalfi Lemon Experience, then walk a six-generation family farm through steep terraces of Sfusato Amalfitano lemons. Taste lemonade, lemon cake, and limoncello, visit the rural museum and laboratory, and shop for farm products.
“This tour was great! Was given an authentic lemon farm experience and even purchased some limoncello afterwards - they have so many kinds, I’d definitely suggest checking out the factory afterwards. Very good value for the tour and a good way to support a local business in Amalfi.”
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