Venice: Food Walk and Homemade Pasta and Dessert Class

About this tour

This 4.5-hour experience takes you through Venice's narrow alleyways and quieter quarters, stopping at a neighbourhood market before heading to a local cook's kitchen. You'll roll pasta by hand and prepare a traditional Venetian sweet, then sit down to eat what you've made with local wine. It's designed to fit cruise schedules, finishing back near Palazzo Cornoldi.

Highlights

• Navigate Venice's backstreet calli away from main tourist routes
• Shop at a traditional local market with your guide
• Learn pasta-making in someone's home kitchen
• Prepare and eat a Venetian dessert
• Lunch with wine included; two glasses per person
• Return to waterfront meeting point

What to expect

Expect a steady 90-minute walk through residential Venice, moving at an easy pace to cover the alleyways and reach the market. Your guide will point out the quarter's character and history as you go. At the market, you'll select ingredients. Once in the kitchen, you'll spend about two hours making fresh pasta from scratch—learning the folds and techniques—and preparing dessert. The remaining time is spent eating together at a table with wine, sharing what you've cooked. The atmosphere is conversational rather than formal.

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