Dessert Tours in Italy: 7 We Would Put the Money On

1.Pasta Making Class with Wine, Limoncello, and Dessert

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 3,177 reviews · 3 hours · from $48Our pick

In Palazzo Grazioli near the Pantheon, an English-speaking chef guides you through ravioli, tortelli, and fettuccine from flour and eggs to dinner. You will share the freshly cooked pasta with Tuscan wine, dessert, and limoncello. Small groups, recipe booklets, and instructors such as Olga, Giorgio, Fabrizio, and Christian make this a friendly, hands-on Roman food experience.

“Vary good the pasta was incredible and The guide Marco was amazing”

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2.Handmade Pasta & Dessert Class with Unlimited Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 788 reviews · 3 hours · from $74

Spend three hands-on hours in central Florence making fettuccine, ravioli, gnocchi, sauces, and a traditional dessert with a multilingual chef. You will roll dough by hand, use a pasta machine, eat what you make, and take home the recipes. Some options add a street-food tour featuring trippa or lampredotto.

“Fantastic cookery class! Brilliant tips and tricks and our chef was wonderful. Thanks so much”

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3.Pasta Class with Wine, Limoncello and Dessert

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 674 reviews · 3 hours

At Pastamania near Ponte Vecchio, an English-speaking chef guides you through fresh ravioli, tortelli, and fettuccine from egg and flour to dinner. You cook your own pasta, share it at a communal table, and finish with organic Tuscan wine, dessert, and limoncello. Instructors vary, including Camilla, Giacomo, Francesca, and Sarno.

“Billiany hands on experience with the most oarient teacher ever. We were skeptical about whether some expertise would be required as a starter to be able to catch up with pasta making as a porcess, but the class was so easy for an absolute beginner to follow, as well as for more experienced folks to sharpen technicalities. Great community experience with cooking, sharing and having your own pasta with a bunch of other stuff like limoncello, traditional dessert, different wine samples.”

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4.Florence Hills E-Bike Tour with Gelato Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 336 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $68Top rated

Leave Florence’s center by e-bike with a guide such as Alessia, Paolo, Gabriel, or Gianmarco. Ride through quiet roads and hill paths to Piazzale Michelangelo, San Miniato al Monte, Arcetri, and Villa Pian dei Giullari. The two-hour outing includes a gelato treat, with an optional three-course Tuscan lunch afterward.

“Loved this. After all the walking my family and I had done, riding a bike felt great and afforded us views of the city we would not have otherwise seen. Our guide, Gimarco (not sure of spelling) was amazing and I recommend him as he provided us with some great info about the region, was open to answer any question and took group pictures for us!”

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5.Golf Cart Tour with Artisanal Gelato Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 299 reviews · from $66

This 2.5 to 3-hour Rome tour uses a small golf cart to connect the Colosseum, Circus Maximus, Mouth of Truth, Theatre of Marcellus, Piazza Venezia, Pantheon, and Piazza Navona. Guides such as Santos and Dennis are known for lively historical stories, while the included artisanal gelato gives you a sweet break along the way. Small-group and private options are available.

“Santos gave us an excellent tour of the city and provided detailed knowledge of each location visited. Super friendly and helpful throughout the tour. Would highly recommend!!”

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6.Private Golf Cart Tour with Artisanal Gelato Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 258 reviews · 2 - 2.5 hours · from $76

Explore central Rome in a private, covered electric golf cart with an English-speaking local guide. Choose your priorities from sights such as the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Vatican area, Trastevere, and Aventine Hill. Guides including Ciro, Emilia, Giacomo, and Emanuel are known for sharp local knowledge, smart routes, and helpful Rome tips. Gelato or coffee is included.

“This tour was one of the best things we’ve ever done. Incredibly good fun, careering down cobbled streets, whizzing round the Colosseum, fascinating facts, holly chats. We saw so much in 2.5 hrs, it beggars belief. Giacomo was the best, we loved him, and because with shared a move of art, he sent me loads of links and information after the trip, in his own time. Highly recommended. In fact I’d do it all again!”

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7.Cannolo Cooking Class with Completion Certificate

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 212 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $77

Meet beside Taormina’s Porta Messina Arch for a 1.5-hour, English-language cannolo class led by chefs such as Carmelo or Francesca. Knead and fry the shells, prepare ricotta and custard fillings, then eat your creations with coffee, wine, limoncello, and soft drinks. You may make enough cannoli to take some home, plus receive a certificate.

“Francesca was so fun and funny and friendly, we had a blast making cannolo under her tutelage. Wonderful and delicious!”

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