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One week or longer · Italy first · 54 schools · 88 courses

Cooking courses abroad, a week or longer

Cooking courses abroad for people who want to stay: a week in a Tuscan farmhouse, a month at a culinary school in Florence, a season with an internship, or a pizzaiolo course in Naples. Start with how long you can stay and see every course that fits, with the school’s own price, a price per day and what it includes.

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Where to spend a week or more

Each page lists every course of a week or longer we found there, cheapest first, with what is included.

All of Italy
Ponte Vecchio over the Arno river in Florence

Cooking Courses in Florence, One Week and Longer

Culinary school weeks, semesters, language and cooking

10 coursesfrom €580
Rows of grape vines and cypress trees in the Tuscan countryside

Cooking Holidays in Tuscany

Week-long farmhouse and villa cooking holidays

27 coursesfrom €580
Piazza Maggiore in Bologna seen from the Palazzo Comunale

Cooking Courses in Bologna and Emilia-Romagna

Egg pasta courses and gelato training nearby

6 coursesfrom €1000
A Neapolitan pizza Margherita with tomato, mozzarella and basil

Pizzaiolo and Cooking Courses in Naples

Pizzaiolo courses with a certificate

4 coursesfrom €500

What to check before you book

The details that make two courses at the same price very different. Every course card shows them where the school publishes them.

A cooking week

  • Price per day, not per trip: a 6-night and a 4-night week are not the same deal.
  • Single room: travelling alone often costs a few hundred more.
  • Count the hands-on classes, the dinners and the excursions that are included.
  • Airport transfers: country schools can be an hour or more from the airport.

Two to four weeks

  • Whether lodging and meals are in the price, or tuition only.
  • Teaching hours per week: intensive courses run 25 to 40.
  • Start dates: many courses run on fixed dates a few times a year.
  • Italian lessons: some schools sell language and cooking together.

A month or longer

  • The 90-day Schengen limit: longer stays need a study visa, applied for before you travel.
  • Whether a restaurant internship follows the classes, and if it is paid.
  • The total: tuition plus lodging, food and travel for the whole stay.
  • What the certificate says at the end, and who issues it.

A career course

  • Hours of practice, not days: compare total hands-on hours.
  • What the certificate says, and who issues it.
  • Whether the price includes Italian VAT (22%).
  • Teaching language: some courses are in Italian with English on set dates.

A cooking week: good places to start

Picked by the fact shown on each card, not by any payment. You want one week where cooking is the point of the trip.

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Lowest published price

€350per person, 1 weekabout US$391
Length
5 days
Per day
about €70
Taught in
Italian
Season
2027 dates: 15-19 March, 12-16 April, 17-21 May, 6-10 September, 18-22 October

Monday to Friday 17:00-20:30; each class has a historic introduction, a seminar on artworks and a practical cooking class. Language requirement for weekly cooking courses: level A2 completed. Max 8 students stated for the Thursday cooking class; not stated for this course. No lodging included (type 'holiday' used for the 5-day length only).

School page: “350 euro”

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Small group: up to 5 people

€2,250per person (minimum 4, maximum 5 people)about US$2,514
Length
5 days
Per day
about €450
Group
up to 5
Taught in
English
Certificate
Attendance
Season
2027: 25 April – 1 May
  • Lodging
  • Meals
  • Transfers

Includes 6 nights, local ground transport for 6 days, daily breakfast, 5 lunches, 6 dinners, course sessions and notes; certificates presented on Friday. Private 5-day course €5,500 per person; non-participant in same room €700. Deposit €300. Not included: airfares, insurance, extra drinks and meals. Suitable for chefs, pastry chefs and gelateria staff. Single room: None stated; accommodation is single or double room with en suite.

School page: “€2250 per person”

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Lodging included, lowest price per day

£1,899per personabout €2,278
Length
7 nights
Per day
about €285
Taught in
English
  • Lodging
  • Meals
  • Wine
  • Transfers

5 cookery lessons; private transport throughout. Flights and travel insurance not included. Deposit GBP 599. Duration 8 days / 7 nights per Italy overview page.

School page: “£1,899”

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Two to four weeks: good places to start

Picked by the fact shown on each card, not by any payment. You can stay a while and want to cook every day.

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Lowest published price

€580per person, from, 2 weeksabout US$648
Length
2 weeks
Per day
about €41
Taught in
Italian

Offers 1, 9 and 16 combine the standard Italian language course (mornings) with cooking and a culture course. 'The offers are valid throughout the year and can be chosen for periods from 2 to 8 weeks.' Accommodation priced separately. Price shown is 'from' for 2 weeks; longer durations on the offer detail pages (not read).

School page: “from € 580 / 2 wks”

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Small group: up to 15 people

€700per person, 2 weeksabout US$782
Length
2 weeks · 16 h hands-on
Per day
about €50
Group
up to 15
Taught in
Italian
Certificate
Attendance
Season
Start any Monday

Includes 40 group lessons, 4 cooking classes (4h), equipped kitchen, didactic material, social activities. Language classes max 15 (average 8). Certificate states lessons attended and CEFR level. Accommodation separate.

School page: “€700.00”

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Lodging included, lowest price per day

€4,300per person, 3 weeks lessons + optional internshipabout US$4,804
Length
3 weeks
Per day
about €205
Taught in
Italian, English
  • Lodging
  • Meals

Taught in Italian with English interpreter. 5,400 EUR for 4 weeks of lessons + 8 weeks internship; weekly modules 1,700 EUR. Internship accommodation and meals paid by student.

School page: “4.300€ for the first 3 weeks of lessons and 9 weeks of internship (optional)”

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A month or longer: good places to start

Picked by the fact shown on each card, not by any payment. A sabbatical, a gap year or a season living in Italy.

See courses of a month or more

Lowest published price

€5,000per person, entire courseabout US$5,586
Length
16 weeks · 100 h hands-on
Per day
about €45
Group
up to 12
Taught in
Italian
Certificate
Professional
Season
5 April 2027 and autumn 2027

Qualifying course under regional regulations; 100 hours over max 16 weeks, Monday-Tuesday 15:00-20:00; optional internship. Early enrolment EUR 4,500. Taught in Italian; foreign candidates need adequate Italian.

School page: “€ 5,000”

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Small group: up to 16 people

€16,000per person, + VATabout US$17,875
Length
52.1 weeks
Per day
about €44
Group
up to 16
Taught in
Italian
Certificate
Attendance
Season
14 settembre 2026 - settembre 2027
  • Meals

Entry test; diploma required; max age 38; 12-16 participants. Includes lunch Mon-Fri, uniforms, knife set and 6-month curricular internship (e.g. Reale, Castel di Sangro, or Niko Romito restaurants at Bulgari Hotels). Excludes lodging and transfers. Certificates: attendance with final grade, HACCP, workplace safety. Financing via two banks possible.

School page: “€16.000,00 + Iva”

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Lodging included, lowest price per day

€9,400tuition per student, plus €2,000 enrollment feeabout US$10,502
Length
26 weeks
Per day
about €52
Taught in
Italian, English
Certificate
Professional
  • Lodging

6-month program (about 26 weeks). 12-month version €10,400 tuition. Fees include Italian language classes, housing, weekly guided art visits and extracurricular activities. Start dates 28 Sep 2026, 25 Jan, 5 Apr, 27 Sep 2027. English interpretation provided; classes off-campus.

School page: “€9,400”

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A career course: good places to start

Picked by the fact shown on each card, not by any payment. You want to make pizza, gelato or pastry, or cook, for a living.

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Lowest published price

€500per personabout US$559
Length
5 days · 30 h hands-on
Per day
about €100
Group
up to 10

30 hours of laboratory, for those who just attended Training Vera Pizza or want to improve technique. Min 2 / max 10. Taxes included.

School page: “€ 500,00”

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Small group: up to 5 people

€2,250per person (minimum 4, maximum 5 people)about US$2,514
Length
5 days
Per day
about €450
Group
up to 5
Taught in
English
Certificate
Attendance
Season
2027: 25 April – 1 May
  • Lodging
  • Meals
  • Transfers

Includes 6 nights, local ground transport for 6 days, daily breakfast, 5 lunches, 6 dinners, course sessions and notes; certificates presented on Friday. Private 5-day course €5,500 per person; non-participant in same room €700. Deposit €300. Not included: airfares, insurance, extra drinks and meals. Suitable for chefs, pastry chefs and gelateria staff. Single room: None stated; accommodation is single or double room with en suite.

School page: “€2250 per person”

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Most hands-on time: 300 h

€15,900per person, full programmeabout US$17,763
Length
12 weeks · 300 h hands-on
Per day
about €189
Taught in
English
Season
March 2027 and September 2027 sessions

Standard fee EUR 15,900; early enrolment EUR 14,900 (by 31 Dec 2026 for spring, 31 Mar 2027 for fall). Mon-Fri 5 hours a day; optional 12-week full-time curricular internship. Payment 50% on enrolment, 50% after visa issued. No scholarships or financing for international students.

School page: “€15,900”

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Not sure which fits?

Send us your dates and budget from any course page. We reply by email with courses that fit and can ask the schools for you.

How we read and date prices: how we check · Typical costs: what a cooking course in Italy costs

Questions about cooking courses abroad

How much does a cooking course abroad cost?

In Italy, the first country we cover, published prices for a cooking week run from €350 to €8,499 per person, two to four weeks from €580, longer than a month from €5,000, and career courses from €500. Every figure comes from a school website and is dated.

Do you list short cooking classes?

No. Cookweeks lists courses of about a week (5 days or 4 nights) or longer, because that is where comparing price, lodging and hours makes a real difference. For a single class on your trip, booking sites and the schools themselves list plenty.

Can I learn to cook in Italy for a month or longer?

Yes. Culinary schools run intensive courses of two to four weeks or more for international students, some with lodging and a restaurant internship. Stays over 90 days in the Schengen area need a study visa if you are not an EU citizen. See the long-stay page for prices and what is included.

Do I book through Cookweeks?

No. Each course links to the school’s own page and you book with the school. For courses of a week or longer you can also send us your dates and budget; we reply by email with courses that fit and can ask the schools for you.

What is Cookweeks?

An independent comparison of cooking courses abroad that last a week or longer. We list 54 schools and 88 courses in Italy with the price, length, group size and what is included, copied from each school’s own page with the date we read it. No school pays to be listed.

Which countries will you cover next?

Italy is first. Thailand (Chiang Mai and Bangkok) is next, then France, Japan, Spain and Mexico. Country pages appear only once we have checked school prices there.