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  • Food & Drink
  • Cooking Classes

Ancient Venice and Its Spices: Cooking Class and Market Tour

5.0(35 reviews)Venice, ItalyOperated by Sailormax
  • Duration3 hours 30 min
  • GroupShared · max 20
  • TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
  • LanguagesPortuguese, English, Spanish
  • BookingInstant confirmation

About this activity

Walk away from your trip to Venice with a different kind of cooking class. Come to my ancient home to cook together in the old style. Explore the iconic Rialto Market in Venice and discover the local produce and spices that inspired ancient Venetian cuisine. Learn to prepare dishes influenced by historical figures like Marco Polo and Casanova. Enjoy the authentic flavors of Venice through personalized lessons and a communal lunch or dinner, with small group or private activity

Learn about the rich culinary history and traditions of Venice. Play with the flavors of the merchants of Venice, know the spices and have fun together!

My ancient home will be open for you. It will be a journey into the past among unique flavors. There are many recipes and we can choose them together!

What you will do

3 hours 30 minShared tourMax 20 travellers

Discover the rich culinary history of Venice on this cooking class and market tour with a local. Forgot the generic tourist restaurants and get an authentic taste of the region’s unique cuisine. Start your day at the bustling Rialto Market to gather the freshest ingredients and head to a real Venetian home with your host to make traditional dishes, using historic spices such as saffron and cumin. Hear about Venice's culinary secrets while cooking with a local Taste Venetian fare such as cheese, salami, and marmalades. Learn how to make fresh pasta with pesto or seafood. Sit down and enjoy your meal, with diffent courses and a nice homemade wine.Welcome!

Places you'll visit

  • Mercati di RialtoCalle Prima de la Donzella, 306, Vicino il Ponte di Rialto, Venice, 30125, Italy

Food & drink

  • Starterfresh salads from the market,the cumin and the fennel, and fresh edible flowers
  • Startertasting of delicacies from the region...and i don t forget the spices..we have in Veneto region some amazing products cheese , salami , marmelades ..honey. Did you never try marmelade of mandarin with chili and saffron ?
  • Mainfresh handmade pasta, with fresh pesto (rucola pesto!) or fresh seafoodnutmeg , tumeric ,cloves, this depends of what we decide for our pasta sauce.Local shark, cloves and citrus...but we decide together!
  • Mainfocaccia with ancients types of flours ...rosemary and many other flavoursocaccia is a kind of Bread/pizza used now and many century ago...we can eat our delicacies with that!
  • Dessertfresh ricotta honey ,figs, hazelnuts and.... tumeric and lavanderyou can eat in many ways; with your eyes , with your sense of smell ....with your heart

Pickup & meeting point

There is no pickup — all travellers meet at the start point.

Start

I will meet you in front of "Caffe´ Vergnano 1882" a nice caffee close to Rialto Bridge

End / drop-off

I will meet you in front of "Caffe´ Vergnano 1882" a nice caffee close to Rialto Bridge

What's included

Included

  • Cook in an ancient Venetian house
  • Unlimited wine ( homemade production)
  • Market Tour (If option is selected)
  • Lunch
  • No problem for the allergies or restrictions, customized menu
  • Stay with a local in his house outside the touristic path
  • Guide
  • Small-group or even private cooking class

Not included

  • Hotel pick-up and drop off
  • spese per market tour

Good to know

Accessibility & suitability

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • not suitable for celiacs

Traveller requirements

  • Minimum 1 traveller per booking
  • Maximum 20 travellers per booking
  • At least one adult must be included in the booking
  • Age bands: Infant (0–2), Child (3–9), Youth (10–16), Adult (17–68), Senior (69–101)

Languages

Guide
Portuguese, English, Spanish

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 1+ days before100% refund
  • 0–1 days before0% refund
  • This experience requires good weather. If it's cancelled due to poor weather, you'll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it's cancelled because the minimum isn't met, you'll be offered a different date or a full refund.

Important booking information

Booking cut-off
Bookings close 4 hours before the activity starts.
Confirmation
Confirmed immediately after booking.
Tickets
One per booking
Local time zone
Europe/Rome
Product code
457243P3

What you'll be asked when booking

  • Age of each traveller
  • Date of birth
  • First name of each traveller
  • Last name of each traveller
  • Any special requirements

Traveller reviews

5.0/ 535 reviews
  • 535

Ratings aggregated from Viator (2) and Tripadvisor (33).

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