Top Rome Classes & Workshops

Find out what it takes to be an ancient Roman gladiator at the Gladiator School of Rome. During a hands-on lesson with instructors from the Historic Group of Rome, learn how to fight with authentic weapons of the time while wearing a traditional gladiator tunic and belt. Located on the Appian Way, not far from the Colosseum, this class is a unique and interactive way to learn about ancient Roman history, sports, and culture. Select a lesson time when booking.

Get first-hand experience making mosaics on this workshop with a master mosaicist. At a historical family-owned mosaic studio, work with local marble tiles to create traditional Roman mosaics. Learn about texture, composition, and marble tile cutting while hearing stories about the history of the craft. Take home your completed mosaic at the end of the workshop.

Experience a side of Rome rare to visitors with a mosaic-making workshop in the heart of the city—all materials included. Your instructor, who ensures that everyone in the class is attended to, teaches you little-known techniques used by 19th-century artisans who made gifts for the pope. The workshop leaves you with a unique souvenir to remember your stay in Italy.

An ancient art workshop is an original way to make your own personal souvenir. A moment to use creativity and manual skills. An experience to understand how the ancients worked.

Taking a cooking class is a great way to discover Italian cuisine and this private masterclass is tailor-made for families. Get hands on as you make authentic stone oven pizzas, have fun creating your own custom toppings, then tuck into a delicious homemade pizza dinner.

Learn how to make authentic Italian pizza in Rome with a professional chef. At a local restaurant near the Trevi Fountain, enjoy this 90-minute class that provides hands-on instruction for making pizza dough and how to use the best toppings. Then sit down to enjoy your creation, served with wine.

Learn to make classic Italian dishes—pasta and tiramisu—during this workshop in Rome. With a small group, enjoy a hands-on workshop and have plenty of time to ask questions. Then, sit down with your fellow classmates and enjoy the meal with a glass of wine. You have plenty of time to ask questions about Italian cuisine to your host.

Skip the frustration of photographing crowded tourist spots in Rome on this private nighttime photography tour. Shoot iconic landmarks, squares, and backstreets during the night and the golden hour, when most visitors and locals are tucked up in bed. A guide will offer tips and advice on low-light camera settings, angles, and more, as well as sharing information on history, culture, and art.

See Rome’s major sights and learn how to make authentic Italian pizza during this walking tour that combines history and culinary culture. With a guide, check out attractions like the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Pantheon and Piazza Navona before a pizza-making class at a nearby restaurant. Select a morning or afternoon tour when booking.

Create your own souvenir during a 3.5-hour mosaic workshop in Rome. Regardless of experience level, it’s a great activity for both children and adults. Take a short tour of the Trastevere neighborhood, then enjoy a leisurely workshop with your teacher. Choose from a variety of designs, then let the creativity flow. With maximum eight people in each class, you get lots of personal attention from your instructor.

Make fresh pasta like a Roman. This is a cooking class that explores traditional recipes with a local chef. Working alongside the chef, prepare pasta dough from scratch, learn classic cuts from tagliolini to tagliatelle, then sit down to a hearty meal of Italian specialties. This private experience includes, along with the cooking class, lunch or dinner, a welcome glass of wine, and it’s the perfect introduction to Italy’s remarkable food traditions.

Take a break from sightseeing for a different type of experience in Rome at the workshop of an Italian artist. This is an untraditional painting class, where you are free to create whatever inspires you with provided materials. The artist-guide offers a little training and support and encourages you to simply relax and paint to the background music.

Prepare and indulge in the most iconic Italian food with our best teachers. Discover the secrets of the perfect Roman Pizza! Our class at the popular That’s Amore restaurant, a few steps from the Trevi Fountain, is a 90-minutes pizza making lesson perfect for all ages. One of our “Fabiolous” chefs will guide you through the Italian tradition of preparing pizza dough from scratch, explain techniques and tips on making the best dough, and teach you how to dress your pizza properly. You’ll be given your own ingredients in order to top the pizza with whatever you like and experiment with various recipes. At the end you’ll eat what you’ve prepared and discover whether your skill level is now that of a real “Pizzaiolo”. Drink and dessert included. This hands-on, family friendly class is a fun and delicious experience for students of all ages!

Experience Rome to the fullest by including an Italian cooking class into your sightseeing itinerary. In a private kitchen in central Rome, you'll learn how to make a 4-course meal under the watchful eye of an instructor. Plus, visit Rome’s Central Market to shop for ingredients and chat with local farmers and other vendors. You'll receive personalized attention while you cook in a group limited to eight people. Then sit down to enjoy your meal with wine.

Bring home a unique souvenir from Rome, made with your own hands! Have fun while creating your very own masterpiece!

If you have always wanted to paint a masterpiece but lack the nerve to try, join this fun, no-pressure experience in the heart of Rome. Visit an artist's studio and unleash your creativity under the guidance of your art instructor. Sipping on excellent Italian wines is sure to help the process.

Discover the secrets of authentic Italian cuisine on this 4-hour family-friendly cooking class and learn to make some of Italy’s most famous dishes from an expert chef. Get hands-on making fresh pasta, pizza, and delicious sauces from scratch; sample Italian specialties such as bruschetta, Tiramisù; and tuck into your homemade creations, accompanied by a red wine tasting.

Go beyond just sampling pasta in Roman restaurants and learn how to cook it yourself with a local chef guide. After a local market visit that teaches you how to pick the freshest ingredients, spend time learning how to make ravioli and gnocchi. Then sit down with your small group to enjoy your meal, accompanied by local wine.

If you’ve been missing afternoon drink outings to bars, restaurants, or pubs, this Withlocals virtual aperitivo lesson with a Roman local is a great way to still experience a fun, social activity while sipping on some delicious drinks. Your instructor teaches you how to make a traditional Italian aperitivo in real time, and talks about Italian culture in a private, online setting that you can experience right from home.

Learn to make the traditional Italian dish, pasta e ceci, without ever traveling to Rome during this Withlocals live, virtual cooking class. Your instructor shows you in real time how to make this popular dish step by step in your own kitchen, and a live class allows you to ask questions as you go so you can master this recipe before your class ends.

We will virtually walk on the footsteps of Michelangelo Merisi aka Caravaggio using google earth mixed with other visual aids! We'll start from Piazza Navona and then visit 3 stunning churches: San Luigi dei Francesi, San'Agostino and Santa Maria del Popolo and "see" 6 original paintings by the master! We will walk in the alleys where he lived, loved, worked and....fought until he killed someone! We'll discover, his art, his adventurous life (and explore the city centre of Rome at the same time). CARAVAGGIO, was not only a painter, but a “star”! His adventurous life, full of sensational events, and his revolutionary style made him an undisputed leading figure of Italian art: you can find out everything about on our Caravaggio Experience. He came to Rome in search of fame and died at the young age of forty in exile, banished by the Pope after committing murder. He lived a short, dramatic life, knew the city of Rome in all its aspects, including the violent, sketchy and dangerous ones.

Create 3 Italian Famous dishes, homemade Pasta from scratch like Fettuccine and stuffed Pasta Ravioli, and prepare your own Tiramisu dessert. Then enjoy your creations for dinner in heart of Rome in a historical Restaurant in Piazza Navona.

Try your hand at a traditional Italian handicraft process while creating a personalized souvenir, in a self-portrait mosaic workshop. Transform your own photo into a marble tile mosaic. You’ll have fun, learn something new, and have a unique and permanent reminder of your time in Rome. Art and craft enthusiasts will love this workshop.

Learn the Italian craft of making pizza and gelato with this hands-on class in central Rome. Snack on antipasti on arrival and get tips from an Italian chef on how to knead pizza dough. Create your own pizza with the toppings of your choice and feast on pizza, gelato, and local wines during a sit down dinner after the class.