Palermo Sicilian Cooking Class with Market Tour or Pasta & Gelato
Overview
Palermo Sicilian Cooking Class with Market Tour or Pasta & Gelato: choose between two authentic hands-on food experiences led by professional local chefs in the heart of Palermo.
This activity stands out because it combines real Sicilian recipes, local culinary traditions and practical chef guidance in a fun cooking class format. Choose the Sicilian Cooking Class & Market Tour option to visit Palermo’s Mercato del Capo with your chef, discover seasonal ingredients, then prepare arancine, fresh Pasta alla Norma and traditional cannoli before enjoying a 3-course Sicilian meal with wine.
Choose the Pasta & Gelato option for a focused Palermo pasta making class: prepare fresh egg pasta dough, shape 2 traditional pasta types, pair them with seasonal sauces and enjoy a chef-led gelato demonstration.
Both options include fresh ingredients, apron, utensils, meal, wine or soft drinks, digital recipe booklet and Graduation Certificate.
What's Included
- Meals ALL OPTIONS: Meal with the dishes prepared during the cooking class
- Alcoholic beverages ALL OPTIONS: Wine for adults or soft drinks for children
- COOKING CLASS & MARKET TOUR: preparation of arancine, Pasta alla Norma & cannoli with chef guidance
- ALL OPTIONS: Use of apron, cooking utensils and fresh ingredients
- PASTA & GELATO: fresh pasta making, 2 traditional pasta types & sauces and chef-led gelato demo
- ALL OPTIONS: Digital recipe booklet and Graduation Certificate
- ALL OPTIONS: Palermo hands-on cooking class with professional local chefs
- COOKING CLASS & MARKET TOUR: Market visit, or tastings at the cooking school if the market is closed
- Gratuities
Meeting Location
Via Volturno
44, 90138 Palermo PA, 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
Palermo Sicilian Cooking Class with Market Tour or Pasta & Gelato: choose your hands-on food experience with professional local chefs.
Choose the Sicilian Cooking Class & Market Tour option for a 5-hour experience starting at Palermo’s Mercato del Capo. Visit the food market with your chef, discover Sicilian ingredients, then cook iconic local recipes including arancine, handmade maccheroni for Pasta alla Norma and cannoli. Enjoy your 3-course lunch with wine, Marsala wine or soft drinks.
Choose the Pasta & Gelato option for a 3-hour Palermo cooking class focused on fresh pasta making and gelato. Make pasta dough from scratch, shape two pasta types and pair them with seasonal sauces. Enjoy a chef-led gelato demonstration, then sit down for your meal with wine or soft drinks.
Both options include chefs, fresh ingredients, apron, utensils, digital recipe booklet and Graduation Certificate. The market tour is included only with the Sicilian Cooking Class & Market Tour option.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- This tour is not suitable for celiacs
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Please inform us of any food intolerance or allergy in advance
- The tour runs rain or shine
- Please note that fish shops are closed on Mondays and when the market is closed a special introduction and extra tastings at the cooking school will substitute instead
- Suitable for vegetarians! (please inform us in advance)
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Activity code: C-5049P76
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Average 4.99 out of 5 stars based on 380 traveler reviews collected by Cool Shore Excursions and partner sites such as Cool Destinations and TripAdvisor
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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).
- Meals. ALL OPTIONS: Meal with the dishes prepared during the cooking class.
- Alcoholic beverages. ALL OPTIONS: Wine for adults or soft drinks for children.
- COOKING CLASS & MARKET TOUR: preparation of arancine, Pasta alla Norma & cannoli with chef guidance.
- ALL OPTIONS: Use of apron, cooking utensils and fresh ingredients.
- PASTA & GELATO: fresh pasta making, 2 traditional pasta types & sauces and chef-led gelato demo.
- ALL OPTIONS: Digital recipe booklet and Graduation Certificate.
- ALL OPTIONS: Palermo hands-on cooking class with professional local chefs.
- COOKING CLASS & MARKET TOUR: Market visit, or tastings at the cooking school if the market is closed.
- Gratuities.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Palermo Sicilian Cooking Class with Market Tour or Pasta & Gelato is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- This tour is not suitable for celiacs
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Palermo Sicilian Cooking Class with Market Tour or Pasta & Gelato 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
- MealsALL OPTIONS: Meal with the dishes prepared during the cooking class
- Alcoholic beveragesALL OPTIONS: Wine for adults or soft drinks for children
- COOKING CLASS & MARKET TOUR: preparation of arancine, Pasta alla Norma & cannoli with chef guidance
- ALL OPTIONS: Use of apron, cooking utensils and fresh ingredients
- PASTA & GELATO: fresh pasta making, 2 traditional pasta types & sauces and chef-led gelato demo
- ALL OPTIONS: Digital recipe booklet and Graduation Certificate
- ALL OPTIONS: Palermo hands-on cooking class with professional local chefs
- COOKING CLASS & MARKET TOUR: Market visit, or tastings at the cooking school if the market is closed
- Gratuities
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- This tour is not suitable for celiacs
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Please inform us of any food intolerance or allergy in advance
- The tour runs rain or shine
- Please note that fish shops are closed on Mondays and when the market is closed a special introduction and extra tastings at the cooking school will substitute instead
- Suitable for vegetarians! (please inform us in advance)
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
