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Cookery Courses

In response to great demand, we continue to offer our Classic Courses: The Children’s Cookery School, enticing recipes for singles, the cuisine of Florence and Tuscany, plus of course all the essential series of lessons on pasta, the star of Italian cuisine.

There are also courses conceived and created in collaboration with elite international gastronomic holiday specialists. These courses combine the discovery of local cuisine with trips to Chianti, wine tastings, and visits to Florence for boutique shopping and museums. 

Browse our selection of cookery courses available for all skilll levels from children to epicureans!

 
Villa San Michele, Florence, Italy | Cookery School, Florence, Italy -  Cookery Courses
 - Monday, Thursday and Saturday: Learning with the Chef

Monday, Thursday and Saturday: Learning with the Chef

Short but absolutely complete, this is a full-immersion course in Tuscan gastronomy with our Chef Attilio Di Fabrizio. If you are in Florence for a few days or just passing through, take advantage of this opportunity: all you need do is book one day before.
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Villa San Michele, Florence, Italy | Cookery School, Florence, Italy -  Cookery Courses
 - Wednesday and Friday: In the Caveau with the Sommelier

Wednesday and Friday: In the Caveau with the Sommelier

A plunge into the world of the finest Tuscan wines guided by our Sommelier. Step after step, a journey from grapes and grape varieties to the most highly prized local vintages, every week.
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Villa San Michele, Florence, Italy | Cookery School, Florence, Italy -  Cookery Courses
 - The Childrens Cookery School

The Children's Cookery School

A compact course, tailored for children of 8 to 14 years: the lessons are specially designed to teach the fundamental points of nutrition, to sharpen the senses and arouse curiosity, to explore the “circus of sweets”, to recognize fresh foods and to learn how to cook “real” dishes, including hors d’oeuvres! With an additional advantage: the chance to visit Florence … thus leaving parents with some free time for relaxation.
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Villa San Michele, Florence, Italy | Cookery School, Florence, Italy -  Cookery Courses
 - Eat Well, Be Well

Eat Well, Be Well

This creative and informative cooking programme will teach guests how to make healthy meals, along with useful information about nutrition and how to keep the body healthy and in particular, the heart.
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Villa San Michele, Florence, Italy | Cookery School, Florence, Italy -  Cookery Courses
 - A Symphony of Pasta for Three Authors

A Symphony of Pasta for Three Authors

Florence, Ravello, Venice… Three great Chefs interpret the most classic and creative dish of the Italian tradition through the unmistakable notes of the most flavour conscious cities and regions of Northern, Southern and Central Italy.
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Villa San Michele, Florence, Italy | Cookery School, Florence, Italy -  Cookery Courses
 - Single is Beautiful and Tasty Too!

Single is Beautiful and Tasty Too!

Living “alone” demands different daily standards: for example, knowing how to prepare tasty dishes for yourself and your friends. This course teaches simple and flavoursome recipes, so agreeable that they keep you company… and you immediately feel a bit less single.
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 - Active Gourmet goes Tuscan in collaboration with Active Gourmet Holidays

'Active Gourmet goes Tuscan' in collaboration with Active Gourmet Holidays

Active Gourmet Holidays also organises special holidays in the gourmet paradises of the Mediterranean. The programme prepared with Villa San Michele and our School of Cookery is perfect for nourishing body and soul with a range of irresistible temptations, from vineyards to shopping… Never a dull moment!
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Villa San Michele, Florence, Italy | Cookery School, Florence, Italy -  Cookery Courses
 - Epiculinary

Epiculinary

Experts in culinary adventures in Europe’s most magical spots, in the Far East and in South America, our friends at Epiculinary – whose slogan is ‘Distinctive Cooking Journeys’ – are proposing a truly unique gastronomic journey: an enchanting taste of Summer in Villa San Michele.
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 - Italian Intermezzo in collaboration with Sharon O’Connor

'Italian Intermezzo' in collaboration with Sharon O’Connor

Sharon O’Connor, the famous creator of “Italian Intermezzo” – a collection of recipes “to the sound of music” has organized a week devoted to the table, to taste, to beauty and to Florence.
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 - The Ultimate Florentine Experience in collaboration with The International Kitchen

'The Ultimate Florentine Experience' in collaboration with The International Kitchen

“The Ultimate Florentine Experience” is the programme created together with the prestigious The International Kitchen, which has been organising deluxe culinary and gastronomic holidays in the Mediterranean – in Italy, France and Spain – for over 10 years.
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