Make Pizza with Mamma in Roman Countryside

About this tour

Learn to hand-stretch pizza dough and build your own pie at a family-run Roman farmstead, then fire it in a wood oven. This three-hour morning session starts with espresso and pastry, walks you through dough-making and shaping, and lets you pick from seasonal vegetables, buffalo mozzarella, and cured meats—many grown or sourced metres away. Finish by eating what you've made outdoors with local wine, weather permitting.

Highlights

• Shape authentic pizza dough from scratch with local guidance
• Source toppings from the property's vegetable garden when in season
• Cook your pizza in a traditional wood-fired oven
• Eat lunch alfresco in the farmhouse garden
• Pair your creations with regional wine and beer
• Learn the essentials of Italian pizza-making technique

What to expect

You'll arrive mid-morning and ease in with coffee and cake before moving to the kitchen. Your host will demonstrate dough preparation, then you'll knead and stretch your own base under their eye—the physical part is straightforward, not strenuous. Next comes the fun: browse seasonal produce from their garden (tomatoes, courgettes) and a counter of cheeses and meats, then dress your pizza as you like. Once built, it goes into the wood oven for a few minutes until the crust blisters and the cheese bubbles. If the day's fine, tables are laid in the garden where you'll sit down to eat your finished work with wine or beer.

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