Rome: Vatican Food Tours, Cooking classes & Free Tours

Choose among these activities: 1) a cooking class within Vatican premises, 2) a food tour around Vatican environs, or 3) a free tour which takes you to the largest market in Rome.

Discover the secrets of making authentic homemade pasta and tiramisu with a local chef in this small group cooking class in Rome.

This culinary journey takes place at a favorite local eatery right inside the food-loving area near Vatican City.

This culinary class does not promise quality, but value.

Expect the support of a top chef, premium ingredients, and much fine wine and Prosecco plus an unlimited supply of soft drinks.

Group sizes are limited so book fast to be able to join this great cooking class in Rome! Sit back and relish the outcome.

Bring home those recipes to do a repeat performance of skills learned right inside your kitchen.

Local dining establishments favored by four offer up culinary treats with the best pizza in Rome, great cheeses, and cured meats from Italy plus truffles, 25-year balsamic vinegar, artisan pasta, and Tiramisu served along with a plentiful pouring of fine wines including D.O.C.G Vermentino di Gallura, D.O.C.G San Lorenzo Chianti and Frascati Superiore D.O.C.G.

Participation is limited to 15 pax.

Kindly book now to reserve your slot.

3/ Complimentary tour visiting the food market = Prati & Trionfale: An Authentic Roman Stroll.

Leave the busy crowds, and let in on the daily lives of Romans with a relaxed 2-hour walking tour in Prati—a neighborhood known for its elegance as much as it is considered to be real.

This experience focuses on how locals eat, where they shop, how they stroll, and interact with each other—without rushing and without tourist traps.

Begin at the bustling Trionfale Food Market, a real fixture in the community.

As we walk through these stalls, you’ll learn how Romans pick seasonal fruits and vegetables, spot great ingredients, and follow the unwritten rules of market behavior.

This is where the daily life of Romans springs to be with cheeses and cured meats and fresh pasta and street food.

Leaving the market, we walk the grand boulevards and quiet backstreets of Prati where we discover café bars, bakeries, wine bars, and small shops much loved by the local neighborhood.

All the way your guide shares tips—how to order coffee like the Romans do at which hours what meal is served how the shops work inside—as well as her thoughts on regional customs daily habits and rhythms of the day.

This trip works best for those visitors who want to understand Rome beyond its great sights, gain inside tips, and build up their confidence to move around the city like a local especially when it comes to dealing with its food.