Amalfi Coast Cooking Classes
Cooking classes along the Amalfi Coast happen at farmhouses in the hills above Amalfi, at homes in Praiano and Ravello, and on terraces over the sea, and the best of them make the mozzarella before the pasta. Compare the top-rated classes below, then read our notes on where they are and what they teach.
Where: farmhouse classes in Agerola and Pianillo above Amalfi, often with the farm’s own cows and a mozzarella lesson; classes with a chef in Amalfi town; home kitchens in Praiano and Ravello; sea-view terraces at hotels.
What you cook: fior di latte or mozzarella pulled by hand, fresh pasta such as scialatielli, a tomato or seafood sauce, and tiramisù or a lemon dessert, with wine.
Price and time: from about 125 euros for three hours; farm visits with lunch more; transfers vary, ask.
The farmhouse classes
Agerola sits on the Lattari plateau 600 metres above Amalfi, and its farms make the fior di latte that the whole coast uses. Classes here start in the dairy or the barn, some with the morning milking, and teach you to stretch and shape mozzarella before moving to pasta and gnocchi in the farmhouse kitchen. Lunch is what you made, with the farm’s wine. Pianillo and San Lazzaro, the hamlets around Agerola, host similar classes. These are the most distinctive on the coast and worth the transfer from Amalfi or Positano.
Classes in Amalfi, Praiano and Ravello
Amalfi town has chef-led classes near the centre for people staying there; Praiano, between Positano and Amalfi, has classes in family homes with sea views; Ravello adds a wine angle from the vineyards around it. All teach the coast’s repertoire, scialatielli, seafood, lemon desserts, and most run three hours with the meal.
Choosing
For the mozzarella, Agerola. For convenience from Amalfi, a class in town. For the view, Praiano or a hotel terrace. Positano and Sorrento have their own pages: Positano cooking classes and Sorrento cooking classes.
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How we choose
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FAQ about Amalfi Coast Cooking Classes
Frequently asked questions
How do I get to the Agerola farms?
Some classes include transfer from Amalfi or Positano; otherwise a taxi or the SITA bus up the mountain. Ask the operator before booking.
Is mozzarella-making really part of the class?
On the Agerola farm classes, yes; the curd is prepared and you stretch and shape it by hand. Elsewhere it is bought in.
What is scialatielli?
The coast’s own pasta: thick, short, irregular ribbons made with milk and herbs in the dough, served with seafood.