What you’ll do
Duration
4 hours
About
If you are spending your holiday in Venice or another city of art in the Veneto region, the best option is to choose a one-day cooking class, which always includes a meal with wine after the lesson.
You can discover step-by-step how to make a satisfying, typical Italian meal, including the art of making pasta fresca. You'll learn to create pasta such as ravioli, tagliatelle, and gnocchi in this funny, hands-on adventure.
Recipes vary according to the season, utilizing only the freshest ingredients available and providing a profoundly individual Italian experience. The best part is the conclusion: indulging in the success of your creations.
##Program
10.00 am:
Arrival at Villa Castel Venezze from Venice Piazzale Roma or by Train
10.30 am:
Hands-on Cooking Lesson
Our kitchen staff will share their techniques and traditional recipes handed down through generations—typical appetizers, pasta, tagliatelle, tortellini, meat courses, side dishes, vegetables, and cakes.
12.00 pm:
Aperitivo in the kitchen
At about noon, we have an "aperitivo" together, with the appetizers we have cooked together and a glass of good "Prosecco DOCG".
01.15 pm:
Tutti a tavola
At the end of the lesson, we enjoy together our creation "a tavola", tasting some other noble wines from Veneto.
Free time in the afternoon to enjoy the park and the villa's swimming pool before returning to Venice.
Included
• Tagliatelle al Ragù or Gnocchi di Patate
• Ravioli agli Spinaci or Tortelli
• Tiramisù or Chocolate & Cream Bignè
• Prosecco DOCG and other wines of the Veneto region
How to get to Villa Castel Venezze
Our Tenuta is in the Venice's countryside and in case you do not have a transport we can provide a taxi for you at Piazzale Roma in Venice. The cost of this service is approximately €90 one way.
Alternatively, you may get a train from Venice Santa Lucia’s train station to Rovigo (the nearest city to us). The price of a single ticket is €7.80 per person and there is a train every hour.
Suggested train below. Please double-check the timetable:
• Venice departure: 08:40
• Rovigo arrival: 09:47
Our staff can arrange your pick-up at the nearby train station in Rovigo: the taxi ride is €25/30.
Important to Know
The minimum number of participants is 2 up to 12.
For larger groups, please send us an email.