Cooking Class and Lunch in the Grounds of the Pope’s Organic Farm plus Visit of the Apostolic Palace and Gardens | Private

As part of a new and exclusive collaboration between the Vatican Museums and InRome Cooking, enjoy a divine day in Castel Gandolfo. Come and indulge in a cooking class and lunch at the Pope’s farm, tour the Papal Palace and soak up the charming atmosphere of this classic Italian hilltop town.

Remiscent of Tuscany’s fabled landscape, the Alban hills are 20 km from central Rome, and where Romans escape to the coutryside. Castel Gandolfo is the finest of the hilltop towns, benifiting from an exsqusite spot overlooking the fantastically blue volcanic lake.

Emperor Domitian built a summer villa here, the ruins of which are within the estate of the Pontifical Villas. We invite you to enjoy this splendid part of the Roman countryside as Popes have been doing since the 16th century.

This day convenes in Rome where transport has been arranged for you to reach the Papal estate. Begin with a visit to the the Papal Palace, home to an exhibition of curated artefacts and stories of the Pope’s who resided here. A golf cart or minivan has then been arranged for you to explore the meticulously kept grounds including the roman amphitheatre, the antiquarium and the crypto portico and sculpted Barberini gardens, one of the finest examples of landscaped gardens in Italy.

You will arrive at the Pope’s Farm where your culinary adventure begins. The organic farm covers 50 acres and is home to cows, free range chickens, bees, and a sprawling vegetable garden. The farm also produces its own olive oil and dairy products. Here you meet your professional chef with whom you will practice the traditional method of making authentic fresh pasta by hand, as well as a dessert from scratch, using all the fresh ingredients from the Pope’s farm itself. Lunch is then served with the food you have prepared, a perfect Italian feast, complete with local wine.

To conclude the day you will have time to explore and shop in the historic village. We suggest finding a table in the piazza and ordering a final gelato and taking a moment to savour the memories of this truly unforgettable experience.

There is also the option for this tour to be elevated intro a full Papal experience including super early access to the Sistine Chapel at 7:30am.

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Hotel Lobby (drop-off at the hotel aprox. at 5.00pm)
Full day
Not available at the moment
From April until October (Except on religious and bank holidays)
What's included:
Hands-on cooking class and lunch at the Papal Farm
English-speaking chef and assistant
Prosecco and snacks reception
All ingredients and equipment
Homemade meal with wine and soft drinks
Return transfer from Rome
Recipes emailed as PDFs
Itinerary:
Castel Gandolfo Pope’s Villas & Gardens Visit
Pasta and Dessert making Class inside Pope’s Farm
Lunch at the Papal Farm
Transfer from/to Rome
Meeting Point: Hotel Lobby (drop-off at the hotel aprox. at 5.00pm)

Reviews

davero Avatar
davero
04 Oct 2020 - TripAdvisor

Phantastic guide helps to discover ancient Rome Once you are in this arena, you can imagine how 70.000 people must have been amazed.
This is fully "transported" by Salvatore from Walks Inside Rome. Great. Simply Great.

SharonN374 Avatar
SharonN374
29 May 2020 - TripAdvisor

Lovely cooking class with great people Really enjoyed this class, as first you go to a local food market to get the ingredients you cook with - so you feel a bit like a local too!... read more

DanielHorton1987 Avatar
DanielHorton1987
02 Apr 2020 - TripAdvisor

AMAZING! Hello!

Myself and my partner visited you this time last year and we're reminiscing about our wonderful experience with you!

I was hoping that I hope get the ingredients & cooking... read more