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Cooking in Florence

Experience
Study
Destination
Italy
Duration
2 weeks
Ages
18 to 85

Limited spots. Earliest available arrival is currently Sep 2023, and closing very soon.

Trip overview

Learn the trade secrets of authentic Italian cooking and have an experience you’ll never forget by studying Cooking in Florence. If it’s been a while since someone has cooked a meal “like Mama used to make” in your house, it's time to learn some new tricks from someone else's Mama. Located in the heart of Florence in the Tuscan region, on this trip you’ll be learning to prepare gorgeous Italian food, in even more gorgeous surroundings. Italian cooking doesn’t get any more authentic than this. Within no time you’ll be whipping up drool-worthy Italian delicacies using the brand new skills that will make you very popular upon your return home. 

We offer the complete package for those wanting to accompany their learning of Italian cooking with a real-world, international experience to go with it. Our team will get you sorted with all the essentials plus all the support you could ask for before, during and even after your trip.

Completely immerse yourself in a new culture, make lifelong friends and, best of all, break away from your usual routine back home as you embark on an adventure to study Cooking in Italy. This trip is perfect for those that don’t want to just visit the country and learn to cook the food, they want to become a part of it.

Inclusions

Cooking course

Learn authentic Italian cooking over an intensive 2 week course for 3.5 hours a day, 5 days a week.

Welcome Drink

Enjoy a traditional drink of Italian aperitif at your orientation. Meet and mingle with the rest of your class and maybe even explore Florence together afterwards!

Cooking Supplies

You’ll receive a cookbook and apron at your orientation so you’re fully prepared for your class.

Dedicated Trip Coordinator

Handpicked from an experienced team who’ve been there, done that and ready to guide you through your entire journey and leave no question unanswered.

Pre-Departure Guide

Our in-depth pre-departure guide will have all the information you need about your trip & destination, at your fingertips.

Trip visa guidance

If you need a visa, it’ll get approved as cheap and easy as possible with our step-by-step instructions and personal guidance from your Trip Coordinator.

Personal Travel Concierge

You'll get a personal Travel Concierge to plan your flights, insurance or any add-ons to synchronise perfectly with your trip. Deal with a real human and get a personalised booking experience that ticks all your boxes.

Private live-in accommodation

Sleep off your food comas in style. You’ll be staying in gorgeous private accommodation, right in the heart of Florence. Conveniently located 30 minutes away.

Private airport transfer

A private transfer to take you from the Florence Airport (FLR) to your hotel accommodation located in Florence.

Certificate of completion

In recognition of your hard work and dedication throughout the experience.

Ongoing local team support

From our team and in-country project partners, think of them as your family away from home. Whether you need advice or a shoulder to lean on, you’ll be provided with unlimited support.

24/7 Global Emergency Line

Feel confident knowing we have a worldwide emergency team on standby, 24/7/365, so you can feel safe and secure throughout your whole trip no matter where you are in the world.

gWorld access

Stay organised with your personalised portal where you can keep all of your important documents and trip details in one spot and gain insider access to everything Global.

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Social

Travel alone but never lonely with Social! An exclusive social network inside our gWorld app to talk, share & meet-up with other Global Travellers in your region, with a dedicated Community Manager.

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Global Academy

Gain access to an ever-growing range of skills & languages to learn before & whilst you travel.

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Marketplace deals

Get exclusive access to deals and discounts through our online Marketplace. Save big on a huge range of products and services from our brand partners worldwide.

$250 off your next trip

The “Travel Bug” is a very real thing! Once you catch it, it really doesn’t go away! Book any other trip with us later and save $250. Why would you ever stop travelling?

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Qualification

To qualify for this trip you must meet the following requirements:

  • Be between 18-85 years of age
  • Be a citizen of an eligible country
  • Have no criminal convictions in the past 5 years

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Trip details

Our Study in Florence trip is designed to get you travelling, living and learning Italian cooking overseas as smoothly as possible. You’ll be learning Italian cooking from a master! Someone who has been doing it her whole life and who learnt from someone that has been doing it their whole life. The skills you’ll be taught have been passed down generations, and one day you’ll be able to pass them down too. 

This course is taught with the goal for you to not just make exceptional Italian food while you’re here, but to be able to use those skills when you get home. You’re not just going to be learning recipes, you’ll be gaining knowledge about ingredients and their uses. That way if particular ingredients aren’t available at home, you’ll be able to improvise and make mouthwatering italian cuisine no matter what is available. Plus, on arrival you'll receive a recipe book, aperitif and apron before starting the course!

Arrive in Florence with the reassurance that you will be many steps ahead of every other traveller in search of international experience in Europe. You can hit the ground running in your studies, with everything else taken care of. You’ll be staying right in the heart of iconic Florence. A place so spectacular and historic that the entire city centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site. 

Spend your time studying in Florence, immersing yourself in the incredible food, wine and culture that brought you here. While still having plenty of time off to explore! The world-famous Tuscan wine region is only on your doorstep and the rest of Italy is not too far away. Embrace a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel and study in Italy, learning a lifelong skill that will stay with you forever.

Requirements

Be aged 18+.

What extra costs will I have? 

Flights, travel insurance, souvenirs, food, hotel tourist tax & spending money.

Trip itinerary

Arrival

The day before your classes start the school runs an orientation where you’ll receive your books, meet your classmates and run through everything involved in your course. We recommend flying in on Sunday prior to 3:30pm so you can attend. After your orientation, why not get to know the people you’ll be studying with and go explore Florence. 

Weekdays

You’ll arrive at class in the morning to begin the day's lesson. On each day you’ll master a new pillar of Italian cooking. From making pasta, how to prepare meats, vegetables and stocks and how to work your way around Italian delicacies. In each lesson, you’ll be putting theory into practice and cooking delicious examples of Italian food (with lots of tastings too!).

Weekends

Your weekends will be your own to explore Florence and Tuscany, venture further into other parts of Italy or even jetset off to other places around Europe! Your accommodation is incredibly vibrant and social and you’ll have made friends with the other people in your course, so you won’t be short on things to do.

Ongoing

We’ll constantly keep in touch with you throughout your stay. If at any point during your trip you need advice or support, our team will be on hand to answer all your questions. Don’t forget you can jump on our social media pages too or buzz our 24/7 emergency support line for urgent matters.

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Frequently asked questions

Why go with Global Work & Travel?

As the world’s leading gap-year and “work & travel” company, we offer you the ability to not only choose from a number of awesome experiences all over the world but, we'll be your support system from the very first moment you become a Global Traveller! We provide a premium service that allows you to pick the destination of your dreams, get our visa & pre-departure assistance, book great flights and organise the perfect travel insurance or tours for when you arrive. Plus, we’ll back it all up with some cool and exclusive tech features that are with you the entire time.

As a Global Traveller, you’ll get exclusive access to gWorld, our personalised app where you can keep all of your important documents and trip details in one spot and gain insider access to everything Global. This is where you will find exclusive Marketplace deals for discounts with our brand partners, a unique social network to connect you with other Global Travellers when you’re overseas, access to our Academy with an ever-growing range of skills & languages to learn as you travel, invites to bucket-list side trips with other travellers, local meet-ups and so much more. Think all of your favourite apps merged into one, but like, better?

And it doesn't even stop there. We continue to be there from the moment you land with a dedicated 24/7 emergency team, over 100 staff and ongoing support ensuring that you have the tools you need to feel like a local. That’s why 65,000+ Global Travellers from all over the world have chosen to turn their travel dream into reality with us and we can proudly brag that we’ve got the most & best reviews in the biz!

Why should I book now?

Covid-19 threw us a curve ball and pretty much halted all travel. This means that we have a backlog of travellers, just like you, who are desperate to get out and explore the world! Global Work & Travel works on a first-in-best-dressed basis. Booking earlier ensures that you don’t miss out on the best intake, season, placements and more! We recommend our travellers take 6-12 months to plan their trip for a reason - to make sure you’ve got everything organised perfectly, stress-free.

As a Global Traveller you’ll get exclusive access to gWorld, our personalised app where you can keep all of your important documents and trip details in one spot and gain insider access to everything Global. This is where you will find exclusive Marketplace Deals, a unique social network to connect you with other like-minded Global Travellers, access to our Academy with an ever-growing range of skills & languages, and so much more. Think all of your favourite apps merged into one, but like, better?

Why not give yourself something to look forward to by booking that trip!

Can I travel with a friend?

Yes you can! Simply tell your Trip Coordinator after booking that your friend is also going and they can link your profiles. For most of our trips we should be able to have you and your friends placed together or nearby. Meaning that you can live, work, play & travel together!

But wait there's more! Not only can you travel the world with your besties at your side, you can also earn some extra cash towards your own trip just by referring your friends to Global Work & Travel. You can learn more about the great referral rewards program inside your gWorld account once you join.

And for those who decide to go-it-solo, we’ve made it easier to meet other Global Travellers in the same region as you. Just like any other social platform, you’ll be able to interact, share, chat and meet with some really cool people who are doing trips just like you!

What happens if COVID affects my trip?

If you have to make any changes to your departure date, you’re protected with our Lifetime Deposit Guarantee and our Ultimate Corona Booking Flexibility. With this, we will change your trip dates for free. If this doesn’t fit around you and you can’t go on your trip anymore, we will give you a 100% refund in the form of a Trip Credit with us (See terms). If you’re unable to use it, you can also transfer that credit to someone else for them to put towards any trip too.

If you’re affected by Covid-19 while you’re overseas, you will have all the support you need from our team or partners in-country as well as have access to our 24/7 Global Emergency Line. We recommend travellers purchase Global Travel Cover travel insurance that provides Covid-19 medical protection too.

Do I need to be vaccinated to book?

As border restrictions for countries begin to ease, being fully vaccinated will maximise the number of locations you can visit. So while you are not legally required to be vaccinated, and it’s also not a requirement to travel with us, it will limit some of the countries that you can visit and may make it harder to travel through over the next 12-18 months. We highly recommend our travellers look at the current travel restrictions of their destination, speak with a medical professional or get in touch with our team for travel advice.

What happens if I want to cancel my trip?

Our Ultimate Corona Booking Flexibility means you can change your trip’s start date up to 84* days before departure without incurring any charges when you rebook it for any time (or even any other trip) in the next 2 years from your original start date.

In the event that you want to cancel your booking altogether, if you give us over 84* days notice you can do so with only a 50% cancellation fee. Your refund of the balance will come in the form of a Store Credit which you can put towards booking absolutely anything travel related with your Travel Concierge within the next 2 years!

*Some select trips excluded, including Teach (Spain, Italy & Czech Republic) and USA (Summer Camp, Working Holiday and Hotel Professional), and others as listed in Booking Conditions.

How it works

Make your decision

Choose your trip style and destination, and confirm your spot with a deposit. Then, open your gWorld account and celebrate, the hardest part is over and the fun is about to begin.

We become friends

You’ll be matched with a personal Trip Coordinator who knows all the ins & outs. They’ll guide you through everything we need to do together, so you can leave your worries behind.

Time to go

We’ll get your tickets in-hand and your transfers ready. Then, our in-country team or partner will have everything prepared for your arrival. It’s now time for the real adventure to start.

24/7 support

Never stress, knowing we’re there with you when you need us with ongoing & unlimited local team support and check-ins. And just in case, we’ve got an emergency team on stand-by, 24/7.

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