5 hours
2 languages
Private tour
Mobile ticket

Highlights

Combine a 1hr walking tour of Lugano to learn about its culture and history, with an extraordinary cruise and cooking class experience at a charming restaurant with stunning views over the lake. With the guidance of a local chef, you’ll learn how to prepare a delicious typical Risotto Ticinese that will be served with with meat, vegetables, a dessert, 4 glasses of Merlot wine, water and coffee. Break the ice and sit together around a large table and enjoy a typical Swiss/Italian aperitivo before starting your class. Our chef will share our secret Risotto recipe, guiding you through every step and teaching you new cooking techniques plus tons of tricks. Inhibitions fall away when engaged in chopping and mixing all the ingredients – a great way to get conversation flowing. Our cooking classes are designed to be social events that do not require any previous experience. Enjoy your delicious lunch with your new travel companions before heading back to Lugano by public boat.

Inclusions

What's included

Delicious, genuine typical Italian/Swiss Aperitivo
3hrs Cooking Class at a charming lake view restaurant
Receive personalised attention in a small group limited to 6
Return Public Boat Tickets Lugano/San Rocco
Friendly English speaking tour guide

What's not

Gratuities
Extra drinks and meals not included in the program
Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Itinerary

Meet your guide outside the Church of Santa Maria degli Angioli, built at the end of the XV century. The ancient church houses one of the great masterpieces of the early Renaissance: the fresco of Leonardo's disciple, Bernardino Luini, who began his artistic career at the the Chiaravalle Abbey, in Lombardy.
15 min
It's the largest cultural center in the city of Lugano focused on artistic production and the meeting between the arts, with attention to theatre, music and visual arts.
15 min
Admire Lugano’s main square where locals love to meet. An ideal location to relax and enjoy the many elegant cafes and restaurants. Continue your walking tour strolling along Via Nassa (one of the world's most exclusive luxury streets of Lugano with its 270 metres of covered arcades, boutiques and jewelry stores) and Via Pessina (a favorite place where foodies can shop at traditional markets and enjoy authentic gastronomic specialties at historic cafes and restaurants).
30 min
Follow your guide stepping on one of the many public boats and disembark at our charming restaurant in San Rocco to start your 2h cooking class. At the end of the experience your local guide will take you back to Lugano.
4 h

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Know before you go

Meeting point: Meet us at Piazza Luini, outside Santa Maria degli Angioli Church in Lugano. Look out for our local tour guide.
Pickup: Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operated by: Taste & Travel Italy

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately.
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.

How it compares in Lugano

Its from-price is 295% above the median of the 73 experiences we list in Lugano.
It is longer than most of them.

About Lugano

Lugano is a lakeside city in Italian-speaking Switzerland, with palm-lined promenades, arcaded squares and mountains rising straight from the water.

Lugano lies on the shore of Lake Lugano in the Ticino canton, where the language is Italian and the climate is mild enough for palms and camellias. The old town centres on Piazza della Riforma, lined with cafés and arcades, and a promenade and the Parco Ciani run along the lake. Santa Maria degli Angioli, a church by the water, has a large Renaissance fresco of the Crucifixion by Bernardino Luini.

Top-ranked sights in Lugano: Lake Lugano, Church of Santa Maria degli Angioli, Monte Brè.

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