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Bologna Market Tour & Cooking Class in Paola’s Garden Home

By Traveling Spoon
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$172 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Step into Paola’s 1920s villa and discover Bologna like a local. This intimate cooking class blends tradition, family recipes, and warm Italian hospitality. From hand-rolling pasta to preparing a classic tiramisu or cannelloni, you’ll experience authentic flavours passed down through generations. In summer, enjoy your homemade meal in Paola’s charming garden. Add the optional market tour for a deeper dive into Bologna’s vibrant food culture before cooking together at her home.

Activity location
  • Via Montello
    • Via Montello
    • 40131, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Via Montello
    • Via Montello
    • 40131, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Cooking + dinner with Paola
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English
Starting time: 5:00 PM
Price details
NZ$171.96 x 2 AdultsNZ$343.92

Total
Price is NZ$343.92
Until Fri, 13 Feb
Cooking + lunch with Paola
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English
Starting time: 11:00 AM
Price details
NZ$171.96 x 2 AdultsNZ$343.92

Total
Price is NZ$343.92
Until Fri, 13 Feb
Market + cooking + dinner
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English
Starting time: 4:30 PM
Price details
NZ$231.49 x 2 AdultsNZ$462.98

Total
Price is NZ$462.98
Until Fri, 13 Feb
Market+ cooking +lunch
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English
Starting time: 9:30 AM
Price details
NZ$231.49 x 2 AdultsNZ$462.98

Total
Price is NZ$462.98
Until Fri, 13 Feb

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    1-2 glasses of wine (you can choose between red or white)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hands-on cooking class in a local home in Bologna
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Home-cooked Italian meal
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Hotel pickup and drop-off

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • 1-2 glasses of wine per person is included in the price of the experience.
  • Paola is happy to accommodate guests with dietary needs, including lactose intolerance, gluten-free diets, mild celiac disease, vegetarians, and vegans - please let her know in advance, when booking the experience online.

Activity itinerary

Join Paola in her 1920s villa, just a 20-minute walk from Piazza Maggiore, for an authentic class in an Italian home. In this 2-hour hands-on cooking experience, you’ll learn to prepare traditional dishes. In Paola’s home kitchen, learn to cook fresh pasta, choose from Bolognese lasagne, tortelloni, tortellini, tagliatelle, or garganelli. Then learn to make a classic tiramisu or cannelloni using a rare family recipe. After cooking, enjoy the meal you helped prepare. After the experience, Paola will send you all the recipes so you can recreate the flavours in your own home. If you've selected the market tour, meet Paola at a restaurant near Piazza Re Enzo and begin your guided tour through 2 of Bologna's most beloved markets: Mercato di Mezzo, located in the heart of the historic centre, where you’ll browse fresh produce, regional cheeses, cured meats, and artisanal products; and Mercato delle Erbe, a lively indoor market frequented by locals for its fruit stands, handmade pastas, and gourmet specialities. After exploring the markets, walk to Paola’s home just outside the city walls, for your cooking experience and meal.

Location

Activity location
  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Via Montello
    • Via Montello
    • 40131, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Via Montello
    • Via Montello
    • 40131, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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