Italian Cooking Holidays and Courses in Italy

Our cooking holidays in Italy holidays are relaxed, fun and hands-on. They take place in the kitchen of the villa, with everyone working in a group with the chef. As we only take small groups everyone can really get involved and our local chefs are very passionate about cooking and sharing their knowledge.

You’ll learn new techniques and skills, while creating recipes traditional to the region using fresh, seasonal ingredients and meet new people, making cooking trips to Italy perfect for singles. Italian food is simple but tasty and the recipes you’ll learn are ones you can bring home and create in your own kitchen with ingredients that can be found anywhere.

Where would you like to go cooking in Italy?

Choose from our week-long cookery holidays in Tuscany, Puglia, SicilyVeniceand Bologna where you can enjoy hands-on cooking lessons. We also offer 4-day cookery weekend breaks to Tuscany, where you can enjoy a long weekend cooking authentic Tuscan dishes – the ideal getaway, whether you’re on a singles holiday or travelling with others.

Hear what our guest think about a Flavours Cooking Holiday.

Where would you like to go?

8 days / 7 nights

Italian chefs with cooking holiday guests in Sicily.

Italian Cooking Holidays in Sicily

Learn about Sicily's colourful and exotic history through its unique and delicious food.

8 days / 7 nights

Guests cooking on their cooking holiday in Puglia

Italian Cooking Holidays in Puglia

Enjoy the sunny coastal region of Puglia and discover culinary specialities off the beaten track.

8 days / 7 nights

Cookery group with Italian chef showing pasta dough in the Tuscan countryside.

Italian Cooking Holidays in Tuscany

Create delicious Tuscan food bursting with flavour in stunning surroundings.
Spring availability

4 days / 3 nights

Venice Canal Bridge

Italian Cooking Short Breaks in Venice

Learn to cook delicious local dishes in the beautiful Venetian countryside.

4 days / 3 nights

Sea Walls Ortigia Sicily Italy

Italian Cooking Short Breaks in Sicily

Discover the fascinating cuisine of Sicily and relax in the sun on this short-break.

4 days / 3 nights

Group of cooking holiday guests and Flavours hostess serving them wine.

Italian Cooking Short Breaks in Tuscany

Take in the beautiful Tuscan countryside and learn to cook local dishes on a relaxing short-break.

8 days / 7 nights

Crafting Tortellini

Italian Cooking Holidays in Emilia Romagna (Bologna)

Learn to cook authentic dishes like a local in Italy's food capital.
New for 2025

8 days / 7 nights

Orvieto Duomo

Italian Cooking Holidays in Umbria

Learn to create authentic Italian dishes in an old farmhouse, surrounded by olive groves, using fresh, local produce.

8 days / 7 nights

Cooking group in Venice presenting their home-made ravioli in our kitchen.

Italian Cooking Holidays in Venice

Learn to cook delicious meals and explore the home of Prosecco in the beautiful Veneto region.

4 days / 3 nights

Christmas in Venice

Festive Italian Cooking Short Breaks in Venice

Enjoy the Festive season in Venice cooking up a storm!
Limited availability!

8 days / 7 nights

Trapani bay, beautiful blue water with boats and onlooking houses

Cooking Holiday in Sicily Trapani

Learn to cook traditional cuisine on the west coast of Sicily.
Sold out

8 days / 7 nights

Female guests laughing and enjoying Italian aperitivo in evening sunshine.

Italian Cooking Holidays in Amalfi

Explore the breathtaking Amalfi Coast and learn how to cook mouthwatering local dishes.

We also provide cooking holidays in Spain

8 days / 7 nights

Paella

Cooking Holiday in Seville

A foodie's delight with our 8 day Cooking Holiday in the Andalusian capital.

Cooking Holidays for Solo Travellers

Flavours say ‘benvenuto’ to solo travellers to go it alone and book a once-in-a-lifetime cooking holiday in Italy! With Flavours Holidays your cooking holiday for solos will be stress-free, where we take care of your excursions, meals and transfers without any single supplements for room bookings, leaving you time to relax and focus on learning new creative skills from cooking and exploring the wondrous landscapes of Italy. Whether you are a beginner, home cook or training to be a Michelin star chef, under the expert tuition of our Italian chefs you will not only gain new skills in Italian cooking, but will discover a new-found confidence in yourself while sharing your cooking creations and enjoying a glass of prosecco with your fellow solo travellers.

Flavours Holidays will make sure that your solo holiday will be a relaxing time for you to discover the best of Italy without an entourage of relations while discovering new skills in cooking. Our solo holidays consist of a small group of travellers, creating a cosy atmosphere for you are your fellow solo travellers to really get to know each other. We have even found that solo travel gives you a bonus in improving your mental health! Book your holiday with us, and you will discover that you will be completely re-energised and emboldened to live your life with a new-found confidence in yourself.