About this tour
Spend two hours in a southern Italian gelateria learning to craft proper gelato from scratch, then shape and bake your own wafer cones using professional techniques. You'll work with the same equipment and methods the shop uses daily, discovering how a handful of quality ingredients become something worth repeating at home. Take your creations with you, eaten fresh while vintage vinyl spins in the background.
Highlights
- Master gelato base preparation with professional gear
- Shape and bake authentic wafer cones on-site
- Taste your freshly made gelato and cones immediately
- Learn recipes simple enough to replicate at home
- Only gelateria in southern Italy offering this hands-on workshop
What to expect
You'll start by understanding gelato's core components and how they work together. The instructor walks you through mixing and tempering, then you move to the cone station where you'll shape warm wafers by hand using proper plates and tools—it's trickier than it looks. Once your batch cools, you scoop gelato into your own cones and eat them while they're at their best. The whole experience is backed by a curated 1960s soundtrack that sets the mood without intruding.
Good to know
Wear clothes you don't mind getting a bit messy. The workshop suits adults and older children equally well. Prams are welcome if you're bringing infants. Those with serious heart conditions should check with the shop first, as standing and repetitive hand work are involved.
Tour sold and operated by Viator via Viator. Descriptions on this page are original BugBitten summaries written by our team — not copied from the operator. Prices and availability are confirmed at checkout.