Top Vicenza Unique Experiences

Have you ever been to a local market and traditional food shop in Italy, full of ingredients you'd love to experiment with? This is your chance to visit a market with a local expert, choose your most inspiring ingredients, and create and name your very own two recipes.  Go food shopping with your Cesarina and choose 3-5 staple ingredients that capture your imagination before immersing yourself in a private cooking class at their home. With their expert guidance, you will learn how to prepare your chosen ingredients and make your own two Italian creations. Cultivate your creativity and confidence in the kitchen by adding an Italian flair to your dishes.  Then, taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of red and white local wines. Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Immerse in the Veneto’s scents and flavors amid Renaissance architecture on this personal culinary journey with a passionate home chef. First, explore Vicenza’s local market and artisan food stores. Next, work alongside your host in her home kitchen to prepare three regional signature dishes. Finally, savor a 3-course lunch (or dinner) with water, coffee, local red and white wines—and great conversation, too.

Immerse yourself in a private pasta-making class at the Cesarina's home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a glass of local wine. During the lesson the Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic regional pasta recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test. Each participant will have a workstation equipped with utensils and all the ingredients to make the dishes. Then, taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of red and white local wines. Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of 600+ home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Get hands-on during this private cooking class in Vicenza with a chef guide to teach you the basics of Italian cooking. Each participant in your small group will have their own utensils and workstation, so you can truly learn how to prepare a meal instead of just watching an instructor. Then, sit down to enjoy your meal together and talk to your host about Italian culinary history.

Treat your taste buds to the distinctive wines of the Valpolicella region with a 2-hour tour and tasting experience at a family-run winery near Verona. Get a glimpse into traditional production methods on a cellar tour, and sample four regional wines including the prized Amarone, a dry red made only in this part of Italy.

Immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic recipes from Vicenza treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people. Enjoy a 4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert with drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from regional cellars and coffee). This experience is held by Cesarine: Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.