Extra Virgin Cooking Classes / Countryside Mill location
Overview
Enjoy a hands-on cooking experience with this 5-hour class in a centuries old olive press. Join Chef Giuseppe - a veteran of cooking classes in Italy, the US, Canada, the Caribbean, and Mexico - for a shopping trip at the market to purchase ingredients. Sample some Tuscan specialties and prosecco. Prepare a 4-course meal, which you'll eat at the end of class.
As Giuseppe is a member of the Italian Sommelier Association, great care is taken to source and feature smaller producers and unusual varieties from the region. If you are passionate about wine, participating in a cooking class with a chef who is also a sommelier, is a great way to experience all the flavours of the region!
What's Included
- Market Tour and Tasting
- Certificate of Achievement
- Hands-on cooking class
- Four course Meal (Appetiser, Two Main courses, Dessert)
- Prosecco and local cheese, olive oil and honey tasting
- Recipe booklet written by Giuseppe
- Regional wines, bottled water, Nespresso
- EVCC Apron (Adults)
- Gratuities
Meeting Location
Via Garibaldi
62, 51016 Montecatini-Terme PT, Italy
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
After 7 years as the #1 cooking program in Lucca, we are returning to the family roots in the countryside olive press. This is Chef Giuseppe's ancestral home. We will meet in town and enjoy the weekly market, before proceeding to the Olive Oil Mill where we will begin our preparations with hearthside cooking, a pizza oven and a charming country setting where Tuscan wildlife abounds. The mill is adjacent to a babbling brook and 12th century stone bridge just a short 10' drive from the centre of Montecatini. The train stop is 30' from either Florence or Lucca. After class explore the heritage spa town with its iconic pastry shops, original wood funicular and excellent shopping.
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- A maximum of 14 people per booking
- Minimum age is 16 years
- Minimum 6 persons.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
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Activity code: C-9479P2
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Market Tour and Tasting.
- Certificate of Achievement.
- Hands-on cooking class.
- Four course Meal (Appetiser, Two Main courses, Dessert).
- Prosecco and local cheese, olive oil and honey tasting.
- Recipe booklet written by Giuseppe.
- Regional wines, bottled water, Nespresso.
- EVCC Apron (Adults).
- Gratuities.
The minimum age to participate is 16..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Extra Virgin Cooking Classes / Countryside Mill location is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Extra Virgin Cooking Classes / Countryside Mill location will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Market Tour and Tasting
- Certificate of Achievement
- Hands-on cooking class
- Four course Meal (Appetiser, Two Main courses, Dessert)
- Prosecco and local cheese, olive oil and honey tasting
- Recipe booklet written by Giuseppe
- Regional wines, bottled water, Nespresso
- EVCC Apron (Adults)
- Gratuities
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- A maximum of 14 people per booking
- Minimum age is 16 years
- Minimum 6 persons.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
