Cooking Class with Sightseeing Cruise in Lugano
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.
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Cooking Class with Sightseeing Cruise in Lugano
What's included in Cooking Class with Sightseeing Cruise in Lugano
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Church of S. Maria degli Angioli
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.
LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura
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.
Piazza della Riforma
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).
Inclusions
- 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
- Gratuities
- Extra drinks and meals not included in the program
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- 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.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Meet us at Piazza Luini, outside Santa Maria degli Angioli Church in Lugano. Look out for our local tour guide.
