The 12 Best Lecce Pasta Classes

1.Pasta Making Class in 1400s-Era Courtyard with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 369 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $68Our pick

Meet local cooks such as Luciana and Teresa at Lecce’s Faggiano Archaeological Museum. Over 2.5 hours, you’ll mix flour and water, shape orecchiette and Sagne by hand, then share the fresh pasta with wine in a 1400s courtyard. The class is social, hands-on, multilingual, and accessible.

“Great experience of cooking Orechiette pasta and delicious dinner afterwards ! The class was very well organized, the “teachers” were all very kind and provided thorough explanations. We really had a lot of fun preparing the pasta. The dinner afterwards in this ancient house was lovely, with a nice appetitive, wine and dessert! We were pleasantly surprised by the high quality of the overall experience and this will be one of the greatest memory of our stay in Lecce !”

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2.Make pasta, drink wine. Cooking class with transported included!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 103 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $119Top rated

Meet Lisa and Fabio at Porta Napoli in Lecce, then ride to their garden villa for a hands-on pasta class. Make orecchiette and macaroni wire, enjoy Salento wine and local antipasti, eat your pasta with homemade sauces, and finish with panna cotta and limoncello. The small group is limited to 10 people.

“Wonderful time and fantastic food with Fabio and Lisa! We had a lot of fun laughing and drinking wine together as well - great experience!”

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3.Small group Pasta and Tiramisu class in Lecce

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $155

Spend about three hours in a Lecce home learning to make two fresh pastas and tiramisu with a Cesarine host. Depending on your host, you may cook orecchiette, cavatelli, tagliatelle, or other local dishes, then sit down for the meal you helped prepare. English instruction, mobile tickets, and groups of up to 12 are included.

“Pierangela was a great host. I’m very inexperienced at cooking, so she had to show me some of the (very) basics. If you had told me I’d make pasta by hand in my life I would not have believed you. The pasta meal and tiramisu tested excellent (due to both of our efforts) and the appetizer spread she provided was perfect.”

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4.Private Cooking Class in Lecce (Corigliano): Handmade pasta

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $89

Spend 3.5 hours with Enza and Antonio near Lecce, making orecchiette and macaroni from simple ingredients. You will cook fresh Salento dishes, taste local wine, share dinner by a large fireplace, and finish with limoncello, music, or conversation. The class is offered in English or Italian and is wheelchair accessible.

“We had the best evening ever - Enza, Antonio and their daughters were fantastic hosts. We have 3 young children who all loved the pasta making and eating. They are a very cool family and welcomed us in to it from the beginning. The food was delicious and we were even treated to a couple of tunes on the piano, guitar and sax, as well as the kids having a pre-dinner play in pool. We cannot recommend this experience highly enough and would definitely love to do it again. I don’t normally write reviews but this was special.”

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5.Pasta & Tiramisu Cooking Class at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 14 reviews · from $146

Spend three hours in a Lecce resident’s home learning two fresh pasta styles, including one stuffed pasta, plus classic tiramisu. Your Cesarina host leads the work in Italian and English, from hand-rolling sfoglia to the final meal, with prosecco, snacks, wine, water, and coffee included. Hosts may include Carlo, Jozie, or Pierangela.

“This cooking class was a beautiful experience. We felt so welcome in Pierangela’s home and not only learned a lot from her, but just enjoyed her company and generosity. Her food was also outstanding! Very excited to try the recipes back at home.”

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6.Share your Pasta Love: Small group Pasta and Tiramisu class in Otranto

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $162

Spend about three hours in a local Otranto home with a Cesarina host, learning two kinds of fresh pasta and tiramisu. With Lidia and her granddaughter Gaia, the class can feel like a family meal, with wine, coffee, and perhaps extra local dishes. Groups are capped at 12.

“Amazing time and best meal we’ve had in Italy. Went above and beyond and even served mussels. We had a lot of fun pasta. Lidia and her family were the best!”

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7.Cooking Class Orecchiette & Vino

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.) · from $72

Meet the Balu’ cooking team in Lecce’s old town for a 1-hour-45-minute English class on handmade orecchiette. You’ll make pasta dough with three ingredients, enjoy wine and local foods as you work, then eat orecchiette al sugo con cacioricotta. The class ends where it begins.

“loved the family that hosted this event. The pasta making was fun and the instructor did an amazing job describing how to do so! The wine and food felt consistently flowing. We also got to talk to other travelers which was fun.”

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8.Pasta Class and wine tasting in Lecce

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 7 reviews · from $103

Meet your local chef at an intimate wine bistrot on Via Giacomo Matteotti in Lecce’s old town. You’ll mix pasta dough, shape orecchiette by hand, prepare sauces, taste regional dishes, and sample Puglian wines. The two-hour class begins at 11:00 am, welcomes no more than 10 people, and sends you home with recipes.

“Such a cute little wine bar with some Of the best people I have ever meet anywhere the pasta was awesome and some fabulous wine”

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9.Private Pasta & Tiramisu Class at a Cesarina’s home with tasting in Lecce

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $171

Spend about three hours in a private Lecce home with a Cesarina host, learning to prepare two pasta dishes and tiramisu. The lesson suits beginners and children, and may be adapted to your group. One host, Carlo, has welcomed visitors to his family’s 1800s summer villa, where the garden setting adds a memorable local touch.

“What a wonderful and truly unique experience....The visit to Carlo's family summer villa which has been in his family since it was built in the 1800's alone was worth the booking. Rustic and very Italian authentic in the best way. The cooking was more via demonstration but it was wonderful to watch them work and the cuisine in the end was delicious, especially with the garden setting.”

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10.Private pasta-making class at a local’s home with tasting in Lecce

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $175

Spend about three hours in a Lecce local’s home learning three pasta recipes in English, then sit down to eat what you made with regional wines. Hosts may include Lucia or Francesca and her family, with personal help shaping orecchiette, tagliatelle, fusilli, ravioli, or sagne torte. Your private group has the home and class to itself.

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11.Private Pasta-Making Class at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $164

Spend three hours in a private Lecce home with a certified Cesarina cook. You will prepare three regional pasta dishes at your own workstation, learn family recipes in English or Italian, and eat what you make with local wine, water, and coffee. Hosts may include Carlo and Giusy, whose garden dinner and tiramisu have been especially memorable.

“culinary adventure. Deliciously cooked and eaten with the Italian family”

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12.Private Pasta & Tiramisu Class at a Cesarina’s home with tasting in Otranto

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $175

Spend about three hours in a private Otranto home, learning two pasta dishes and tiramisù from a local Cesarina. Lidia has hosted this hands-on class with help from family members who translate into English. You cook, eat the results, and may dine in a garden setting. The class is private and ends where it begins.

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