Get ready for an immersive, hands-on experience in one of Italy's most beautiful coastal towns, Tropea!

Under the warm guidance of a local nonna, you’ll roll up your sleeves and learn to cook traditional Calabrian dishes using fresh, local ingredients. As you master recipes passed down through generations, you’ll also enjoy interactive Italian language lessons, tailored for all levels, that make it easy to chat with the locals and dive into village life.

Outside the kitchen, you’ll explore Tropea’s markets, historic landmarks, and stunning cliffs that drop into the turquoise-colored sea.

This experience is all about real connections, local flavors, and creating unforgettable memories rooted in Calabria’s rich traditions of language and food.

E Ni Scialamu - we're gonna have fun!

You will arrive in Lamezia Terme and be met by your driver who will transfer to your four-star hotel in the center of Tropea. You'll have time to settle in and rest. 

This evening, you will meet your Italian teacher and travel host for a welcome dinner alla Calabrese, complete with free-flowing wine and an impromptu Italian lesson.

Cin Cin!

This morning you will dive into typical Calabrian cuisine with its rich and flavorful pasta dishes. Assisted by an experienced culinary nonna and your Italian language teacher, you will prepare two different types of homemade pasta and two typical accompanying sauces.

All recipes are taken from tradition with fresh and genuine dishes and organic products. At the end of the preparation, you will eat what you have prepared in a convivial and cheerful atmosphere. 

You'll have the afternoon on your own to enjoy the local shops, the beach, or practice your budding Italian in person with locals. Evening on your own. Overnight Tropea.

This morning you'll hit the street with your bilingual Italian teacher and visit vendors, speak with shopkeepers (in Italiano, of course), and interact with locals during your interactive Italian lesson. 

You'll have a light lunch, followed by free time in town.

In the evening you'll reconvene with your teacher for a "farewell" aperitivo.

This morning you'll have one last chance to practice your enhanced skills by skipping breakfast at the hotel and joining your teacher in the piazza.

You'll meet at his favorite bar, where you'll learn the intricacies of ordering coffee in Italy and you'll savor one final caffe' before departing Tropea with your driver for Lamezia Terme.

Ciao Tropea!