Join our cooking tours in Abruzzo and experience authentic Italian cuisine. Learn traditional recipes in hands-on cooking classes, explore local flavors, and enjoy relaxing Italy tours
Palazzo Tour d’Eau, a historic 18th-century palace in Carunchio, with elegant architecture and scenic views, it offers a unique setting for unforgettable Italy cooking vacations
Discover seasonal activities and personalized add-ons that elevate your tour—wellness, heritage, gluten-free options, and more. Explore how we make each journey truly yours.
Master traditional Italian recipes with hands-on lessons from local chefs. Learn to prepare authentic dishes from the region and take home new skills to impress your friends and family.
Roll up your sleeves and discover the art of crafting the perfect pizza, from dough-making to creating traditional toppings. Experience Italy’s most beloved dish in a way you’ve never tasted before.
Discover the secrets of Italian wines with expert-led wine tastings and sommelier sessions, where you’ll deepen your understanding of local varietals and pairings.
Depending on the time of year, enjoy activities like truffle hunting, grape harvesting during the vendemmia (grape harvest), and olive picking, all guided by local artisans.
Take short trips to explore the beautiful Adriatic coast, including visits to the iconic Trabocchi, traditional wooden fishing structures unique to Abruzzo.
Indulge in meals that showcase the region’s rich culinary heritage, from rustic trattorias to farm-to-table experiences in stunning countryside locations.
Then let’s make it happen! From hand-rolled pasta to seasonal dishes and local wine, our cooking tours in Abruzzo celebrate real Italian flavors. Reach out now to ask questions or book your spot—we’ll guide you every step of the way.
Staying at the boutique hotel Palazzo Tour d'Eau, perched the hilltop village of Carunchio
Fiumicino airport pick up and drop off included, in a comfortable deluxe van
All meals are included and all you can drink Montepulciano wine at the table
Our tours are included in the 7 day tour. Every tour is educational and easy walking
Learn with our amazing cooking classes. Abruzzo food will surprise you with its bold flavors
EXCELLENT Based on 274 reviews Posted on Jim KVerified The Anti-Tourist Gourmand Italian Vacation I was looking for a vacation as an anti-tourist. I was also looking for a group experience with other people interested in cooking and wine from this region. I wanted to-and-from airport transportation and all my meals included. Maybe some guided tours thrown in and daily Italian cooking lessons from an experienced Italian chef and wine tasting lessons from a certified sommelier. Peace and quiet. Fantastic vistas a relaxed atmosphere free of crowds. Kind people who are genuine and local. Abruzzo Cibus fit everything I wanted in a vacation. Our driver Adam, our host Claudio, our teacher Dino, and of course owner/sommelier Massimo all made this whole trip a five star experience. Day trips to the Papal bell foundry, a cheese factory, and an olive grove were very educational and our host Claudio was very knowledgeable. Chef Dino's cooking lessons were much more than that how to cook. Dino preached the healthy benefits of Italian cuisine and the Mediterranean diet - most of the dishes were not meat based. What we made was our lunch and served al fresco. Each morning light breakfasts with espressos, three course dinners were gourmet wonders. And of course the regional Abruzzo wine provided with each meal was the cherry on top. Thank you Edible Destinations for this wonderful experience!Posted on Michele AVerified Ciao Bella! This place is amazing from the time you meet the group at the Fiumicino airport in Rome and travel on a comfortable motor coach bus through the beautiful countryside and arrive on top of the mountain in the small town of Carunchio and see the beautiful historic palazzo.....you will fall in love with the Abruzzo region and the delicious cuisine. The accommodations, staff, meals, cooking lessons, and filed trips were all fabulous. This is an experience kind of trip, where you get to know the people who are staying at the Palazzo with you and the staff who work and live in the area. You learn the history of the area and places that we visited and can walk down the hill to the local town and get the flavor of this town and it's people. The views are breathtaking, the food is delicious, the field trips are fun. There's also down time to just chill, take a walk, sit in the hot tub or sauna and enjoy the gorgeous views, or relax in the spa with an incredible view or enjoy a massage. This is a perfect way to really experience this region of Italy. We combined a few days of Rome at the start of our trip, then met the group to go to the cooking school. We ended our trip in Sorrento and Amalfi Coast area.Posted on Daniel MVerified Already Planning a Return This is an incredible adventure! Deep in the heart of Abruzzo, the family has done an amazing job bringing this stately palace back to life and making it a national treasure. Here, you are atop what seems to be a volcano with stunning 360 degree views all the way to Vasto. The food was beyond expectations. The staff was pretty wonderful too. The cooking school - which is why we came - was educational and entertaining, focused on pure and natural foods. Run, don’t walk, to get here.Posted on Bill RVerified Trip of a lifetime If I could I would give a 10 star rating. From the minute you enter the Palazzo you are treated like family. Massimo, Chef Dino and their terrific staff work hard at making sure your every need is fulfilled and every question answered. And the food, Mamma Mia the food was superb and the wine flowed liberally at lunch and dinner! Each and every meal was a learning experience whether we prepared it or Chef Dino did. We learned so much during our day tours of area towns including an olive oil processing plant, cheese factory, official Bell foundry of the Vatican and a delicious lunch in a restaurant on stilts jutting out into the Adriatic. I can’t wait to visit the Palazzo again and see all of my new friends/family once again. If you like to travel, love great food and exceptional people you MUST visit Abruzzo Chibus.Posted on RGS50Verified A Delicious Week! We spent an incredible week here at Abruzzo Cibus Cooking School. Claudio did an amazing job leading 21 of us through a week where we learned the intricacies of creating authentic Italian food … we explored the area including a visit to a mozzarella cheese factory, and the family-owned foundry, Marinelli Bells, who make the bells for the Vatican …and we learned a little bit about the ‘real’ lives and people in this part of Italy… He and his team created a truly fabulous adventure! The Palazzo Tour D’eau where we all stayed was stunning – It sits directly on top of a hill with a magnificent view of this area (The best pictures don’t show how beautiful the area is). The rooms were wonderful—spacious, comfortable, and impeccably clean. And as a side note: the hair dryers in the rooms were awesome! The food at every meal was amazing – using fresh, in-season ingredients, we learned how to cook with an Abruzzese flair. Dino was a patient, kind and entertaining instructor. We were a lively group, and he handled all of us with ease and humor. The meals served to us (also created by Dino) were delicious. I tried to pick a favorite ..but I loved everything! We even had a chance to meet Massimo who is as charismatic in person as the videos show. Besides being the owner of the school, he is a seasoned sommelier and of course has strong opinions about wine—loved his presentation! I’m usually not one who appreciates down time- but I liked having it here to relax and just enjoy being where I was…and that about says it all – a wonderful week. Many Thanks to all who made this experience possiblePosted on Companion07928348784Verified Best cooking school in an incredible setting Incredible experience, wonderful food and wine,gracious staff and wonderful chef,Dino. The chef is brilliant , kind and gracious in his instruction. It is clear that he loves teaching. Claudio ensured that the entire week was wonderful. The off site visits to an olive orchard, restaurant in a restored fishing shack, a visit to the papal bell foundry and a cheese factory .Chiara and staff were wonderful addressing all our needs. Massimo, the owner, was personal and available ensuring that the week was perfect.Massimo is a sommelier and provided a wonderful introduction to wines of the region. Truly, an incredible experience shared by all.Posted on Veronica WVerified Favoloso! Amazing seven days in the Italian countryside. We had the most amazing stay at AbruzzoCibus Cooking School, that exceeded our expectations. An all-inclusive package for seven days, the cooking classes that took place in the amazing wine cellar of this building were very well organized and the food we prepared for lunch was delicious with the guidance and expertise of Chef Dino. For breakfast we always had fresh baked delicious pastries and coffee cakes with “Cappuccinos,” among fruit, cold cuts and yogurt. The rooms were super clean, nicely furnished with amazing views of the mountains and village. Dinner was always a three or four course culinary experience of Italian cuisine accompanied by delicious wines of the region. The field trips in between cooking classes, were amazing. An hour from Carunchio, we visited an Olive Oil factory; Vasto, a town on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, where we had a city tour and an amazing lunch at a “Trabocco” a seafood restaurant built on the water; the town of Agnone, where we visited a cheese store and “Campane Marinelli” a bell factory. The staff were always helpful and friendly. Massimo, the owner and host of this beautiful place, was always attentive to our needs and requests and shared with us the history of this great palazzo and his family. Special mention is given to Claudio, our tour guide and bar tender; very friendly and great person to talk to about Italy or anything else, great conversationalist. Both Massimo and Claudio speak perfect English. Not included in the package, was the SPA, where you can have a relaxing massage or use the sauna. If you want a relaxing week, with friends and family, or meet new people, and eat amazing food on an Italian village on top of a mountain in an incredible palazzo, this is for you. This place makes you feel like home away from home. In all, I give a five star to my overall experience.Posted on Mariam VVerified Everyone needs to experience this place! The service and food were phenomenal. My first impression was that it was amazingly clean. Then came the food and I was blown away! The staff were fantastic and so personable. They made an amazing experience better than we could have imagined.Posted on Rodrigo MVerified Absolutely Fabulous Experience Not sure where to begin but for sure would’ve stayed longer if possible. We arrived with an expectation that this would be a course for beginners. We were wrong most if not all were experienced foodies. Let’s start with the staff. Massimo, Claudio, Chiara, Adam and Sabina are just delightful human beings. Dino the chef is a superb chef and teacher. He was patient but strict😉. The Tour was fantastic. The classes were totally hands on with everyone working towards a final delightful Italian dish and dessert. The recipes were easy to follow and delicious. The Palazzo was stunning sitting on top of a hill with a magnificent view of other beautiful towns perched in other hills. The rooms were wonderful, spacious and impeccably clean. Each meal was delicately prepared and presented and superb. The wine we were served was Montepulciano D’Abruzzo from a local winery. We drank like there was not tomorrow. The tours to the olive grove, cheese factory and bell foundry were very interesting as was Claudio’s olive oil tasting. We enjoyed every minute of it. My only regret was not buying more Montepulciano D’Abruzzo from Massimo’s father winery. Make sure to bring your camera, an appetite and another suitcase with clothes two sizes bigger. You will needed.Posted on Mark DavisonVerified Abruzzo Cibus Abruzzo Cibus exceeded every expectation! Massimo, Dino and all the staff were welcoming and very knowledgeable. A nice balance between hands on cooking school, interesting and educational excursions, as well as leisure time. The food and wine were spectacular. Rooms were very clean and comfortable, a nice well stocked bar, and beautiful dining and sitting areas. Transfers to and from the airport were flawless and comfortable. Would recommend for anyone looking for this kind of vacation.
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