Hands-on
Indulge in luxury hands-on experiences, from perfume making to master craftsman workshops. Private, bespoke, and designed for unforgettable creative moments.
Sicily’s Storytelling Tapestry: From Puppetry to Cuntu – Mimmo Cuticchio – an Exclusive Interview
The Art of Jewelry Making in Florence
The Ultimate Guide to Art & Craft Experiences in Italy
Top 10 Cultural Experiences in Tuscany You Shouldn’t Miss
Truffle Hunt Tuscany: The Ultimate Gourmet Tour
Deruta: Italy’s Ceramic Heart in the Hills of Umbria
Alba’s White Truffle Adventure: Unearthing Italy’s Most Precious Flavor
Team Building in Tuscany: Redefine Connection with Artviva
The Only Grain-to-Pasta Cooking Class in Italy: Mill Ancient Grains, Make Fresh Pasta, Taste Tuscany
Discover Italy’s only grain-to-pasta class, where you mill ancient grains by hand and turn them into fresh Tuscan pasta. Learn authentic techniques, create three traditional pasta shapes, and enjoy an organic tasting menu with wine, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar. A deep dive into heritage grains and true Italian cooking -perfect for food lovers and curious travelers.
Florence Marble Carving Sculpture Class – Learn Michelangelo’ s Techniques
Learn the secrets of marble carving in Florence with a renowned Michelangelo expert. In this private workshop, you’ll use traditional tools, explore classical techniques, and shape your own small sculpture. Beginner-friendly and weather-proof, it offers an inspiring glimpse into Italy’s artistic heritage - perfect for creative travelers seeking an authentic Florentine experience.
VIP Renaissance Costume Ball in a Florentine Palace
Step into Florence’s grandest tradition: a Renaissance costume ball held in an exquisite frescoed palace. Guests dress in elegant period attire and waltz, promenade, and dance to live classical music performed by exceptional musicians. With candlelight, orchestral moments, refined choreography, and theatrical touches, this is an unforgettable gala evening. Perfect for corporate celebrations, VIP groups, anniversaries, weddings, and special events. Fully tailored to your needs.
Michelin Chef Cooking Class & Foraging Experience Tuscany
Step into the flavors of Tuscany with a private, chef-led experience that brings the landscape to your table. Guided by a Michelin-starred chef, you’ll forage for seasonal wild ingredients around your villa, then transform them into exquisite dishes during an immersive cooking class. This unforgettable journey connects nature, culture, and cuisine in the most authentic way.
Grape Stomping in Tuscany! – Private Tuscany Wine Tour Experience
Sink your feet into freshly harvested grapes as the scent of ripe fruit fills the air. This unforgettable experience blends Tuscan tradition, laughter, and fine wine in one joyful celebration of harvest. Surrounded by rolling vineyards and golden light, you will live a moment that perfectly captures the essence of Tuscany: rustic, authentic, and full of life.
Florence and Tuscany: Easy Wine Master Beginner – Private Experience
Discover the essentials of wine appreciation and certification in a relaxed, private setting in Tuscany. This beginner-level WSET Wine Master course covers the basics of wine mastery in one unforgettable day, ideal for friends or family at your villa or apartment. Complete the course with a new certification and a newfound confidence in the world of wine.
Fun Gilding Workshop in Florence – A Traditional Artisan Experience
Discover the art of traditional Italian gilding in a historic Florentine workshop. Guided by a master artisan, learn how gold leaf is applied to wood, prepare surfaces, and create your own gilded piece to take home. A fascinating, hands-on experience perfect for art lovers and curious cultural explorers.
Private Team – Building Treasure Hunt in Florence for Corporate Groups
Bring your team together with a private Florence Team-Building Treasure Hunt designed exclusively for corporate groups. Over three energising hours, colleagues solve clues, tackle creative challenges, and explore Renaissance landmarks with licensed expert guides. Ideal for retreats and incentive trips, this engaging experience strengthens communication, collaboration, and morale while showcasing Florence’s most iconic squares, bridges, and monuments.
Learn to Speak Italian Tour – A Fun Florence Walking Italian Class
Step out of the classroom and onto the streets of the magnificent city during this unique and interactive, personalized Italian language class.
Be a Designer for a Day in Milan – Private Experience
Enter the world of Milanese design with a hands-on creative experience inside a renowned studio. Work alongside leading designers in fashion, interiors, and accessories as you craft your own bespoke piece. This immersive workshop offers travelers a rare glimpse into Italy’s design capital and is ideal for creatives and style-focused guests seeking an exclusive, inspiring encounter.
VIP Luxury Truffle Experience in Alba – A Private Michelin Kitchen
Experience an exclusive VIP truffle adventure in the hills near Alba, featuring a private truffle hunt followed by rare access to a Michelin-starred chef’s kitchen. Select fresh herbs and ingredients from the chef’s own garden, create a personalized truffle-inspired menu together, and enjoy a curated wine tasting. An exceptional, private culinary journey into Piedmont’s most celebrated traditions.Price on Application
Florentine Masters: Fresco Making in the Renaissance – Private Art Class
Learn the ancient technique of true fresco painting in an authentic Florentine workshop. Guided by a master, prepare the plaster, mix pigments, and paint directly onto fresh intonaco just as Renaissance artists once did. A fascinating, hands-on creative experience, perfect for art lovers, families, and curious beginners.
Florentine Masters: Techniques of the Renaissance Masters – Private Art Class in Florence
Step into a historic Florentine workshop and learn the secret painting techniques of the Renaissance masters. Guided by an expert artist, explore pigments, gilding, and traditional materials, and create a small artwork inspired by Florence’s great painters. A fun, hands-on experience for art lovers, families, and the creatively curious.
Florentine Masters: Paper Marbling in Florence
Discover the beautiful Florentine tradition of paper marbling in a historic artisan workshop. Guided by a master craftsman, learn how colours float on water, are combed into intricate patterns, and transferred to fine paper. Create your own marbled sheets to take home—a fun, hands-on experience for art lovers and families.
Florentine Masters: Become a Master Forger – Private Art Class
Learn the remarkable techniques used by master art forgers in a private hands-on class in Florence. Guided by an expert, you’ll age paper, study Renaissance drawing styles, and create a convincing pastiche that looks authentically centuries old. A fascinating, fun workshop for art lovers, families, and the creatively curious.
Mask Making Workshop in Venice – Private Artisan Experience
Decorate your own authentic Venetian Carnival mask in a private atelier led by a master artisan. Using traditional materials such as gold leaf, fine pigments, and classic trims, you’ll learn the history and craft behind Venice’s iconic masks. Enjoy personalised guidance as you design a unique keepsake to take home, crafted in the heart of the Floating City.
Fun Easy Leather Making Experience in Florence – Private Craft Class
Discover Florence’s leather-making heritage in a private workshop led by expert artisans. Learn traditional techniques such as cutting, stitching, and finishing, and create your own handcrafted leather item to take home. A fun, beginner-friendly experience ideal for families, couples, and anyone who loves Italian craftsmanship.
Private Mosaic Workshop and Iconic Mosaic Tour with Local Artisan in Ravenna
Explore Ravenna’s most famous mosaics with a guided 1-hour tour of the main mosaic site in the city center, followed by a hands-on Private Mosaic Workshop with a local artisan. Perfect for art lovers, families, and even team-building events, this experience connects you deeply with the art of mosaic-making.
Amazing Palermo Cooking Class & Market Experience
Enjoy Palermo’s most exclusive cooking experience inside one of the city’s grand historic palaces. Join a local Italian aristocrat for a hands-on lesson in traditional Sicilian cuisine, explore a vibrant Palermo market, and cook with exceptional regional ingredients. Complete your experience with a refined tasting of Sicilian wines and a memorable meal in truly opulent surroundings.
Adopt an Olive Tree with Prince Corsini – Luxury Tuscany Olive Oil Experience
"Adopt an Olive Tree" is a unique Tuscany tour. It is the only Italian tour experience where you adopt a olive tree on a beautiful Tuscan villa estate with a plaque in your name. The estate belongs to a noble Italian family.
A Gondola Adventure – Unique Guided Venice Gondola Tour
Experience Venice from its most iconic vantage point on a privately guided gondola tour. Glide through quiet canals and beneath graceful bridges as your expert guide shares the traditions, craftsmanship, and history behind the gondolier’s ancient art. This intimate journey reveals the true essence of the Floating City, offering a serene and timeless perspective found only on the water.
Learn To Be a Gondolier – Learn How To Row a Gondola in Venice
Discover Venice from a gondolier’s perspective in this relaxed, hands-on rowing lesson aboard a traditional training boat. Learn the techniques, balance, and secrets behind the city’s most iconic profession as you try your hand at guiding the vessel through calm canals. An inviting and unforgettable experience that reveals the skill and tradition behind Venice’s timeless art of rowing.
Gladiator School – Learn to be a gladiator in Ancient Rome!
Step into the world of ancient combat at Rome’s renowned gladiator school. Discover the weapons, tactics, and traditions that shaped a gladiator’s life as you train with expert instructors. Learn authentic moves, explore historical equipment, and experience the thrill of preparing for battle. A lively and immersive introduction to one of Rome’s most fascinating cultural phenomena.
White Truffle Gourmet Adventure Alba – Private Experience
Join us in Alba, the heart of Italy’s truffle country, for an exclusive White Truffle Gourmet Adventure. This private full-day experience includes a guided truffle hunt, a curated tasting of renowned local wines, and a gourmet lunch showcasing Alba’s prized white truffles. An exceptional culinary journey ideal for passionate food lovers and travelers seeking something truly memorable.
Perfect Pizza & Gelato Making Class
Create authentic Italian flavors in a private Florence cooking class where you’ll craft Neapolitan-style pizza and churn silky gelato with an expert chef. Work in a professional kitchen using seasonal ingredients, then enjoy a relaxed meal of everything you’ve made. A fun, hands - on culinary experience ideal for couples, families, and groups seeking a delicious taste of Florence.
Truffle Hunting in Tuscany with Lunch & Wine Tasting
What better way to enjoy a morning in Tuscany than with a truffle hunt in the Tuscan hills? Our expert truffle hunter will lead you through forests, so you can combine sightseeing and adventure all in one tour. Tour ends with a light lunch specializing in truffle flavored treats.
Foraging in Tuscany
Get outdoors and enjoy the Tuscan countryside in this fun foraging tour with Florence's most sought after forager! You'll forage like Italians have for centuries in the countryside and learn what herbs and wild plants can be used for salads and cooking.
Florence Perfume Making Experience
Create your own signature scent in an elegant Florentine perfume atelier. Guided by a private master nose, explore rare essences, learn how fragrances are structured, and blend top, heart, and base notes to craft a bespoke perfume to take home. A fun, sensory experience and a unique Florentine keepsake.
Fun Half Day Jewelry Making Experience in Florence
Enjoy a creative course in jewelry, making your own piece, leaving you with an appreciation for the handmade artisanship of jewelry-making.
The jeweler teacher combines a contemporary and creative perspective with a special capacity to find each student's inner creativity, helping you make beautiful pieces unique to you.
Learn to Paint or Sculpt – Art Class in Florence
Enjoy learning to paint or sculpt with a professional artist in their studio in Florence. Create your own masterpiece in the cradle of the Renaissance.
Private Gelato Making Class in Florence
Have fun in this hands-on private gelato-making class! You, your friends, partner or the whole family can bond in this fantastically Italian and yummy cooking class.
Learn the history of this infamously delicious Italian ice-cream while engaging all your senses in the gelato-making process.
Venetian Masters – The Gondola Makers of Venice: Artisan Workshop Visit
Step inside a historic squero to meet the gondola makers of Venice. This private artisan visit reveals centuries-old techniques, living traditions, and the quiet beauty of a working boatyard rarely seen by visitors.
Be a Barista for a Day in Florence – Master Italian Coffee Making
Step behind the bar in Florence and learn to brew like a professional. Pull perfect espresso shots, texture milk, and create latte art, then finish with a certificate that celebrates your new barista skills.