Experience authentic Italy with a private chef and guides!

Private, all-inclusive Italy vacations that blend hands-on cooking, culture, and stress-free travel.

All-Inclusive Private Vacations In Italy

If you’ve ever dreamed of exploring Italy and learning authentic Italian cooking, now is the perfect time. Let Italy Culinary Vacations host you for an immersive experience you’ll never forget.

7 Days, 6 Nights

Florence Art & Culture Escape

Private

Your vacation is just for you and your guests — no big groups, no strangers.

All-Inclusive

Accommodations, meals, wines, transportation and tours are covered.

Hands-On Cooking

Cook real Italian dishes with Chef Stefano using seasonal ingredients.

Immersive

Explore markets, villages and local Italian culture most travelers never see.

Start planning your dream vacation in Italy today!

Hands-On Cooking Classes in Italy

Learn to cook real Italian dishes with Chef Stefano in hands-on classes using fresh, seasonal ingredients. You’ll stay in his private historic home on Mt. Fumaiolo and discover authentic regional cuisine.

Culinary Vacations in Italy

Enjoy the best of both worlds: cooking classes with Chef Stefano plus private guided travel to other regions. Visit Tuscany, Florence, Venice, or Rome and more, all planned around food, wine and culture.

Cultural Vacations in Italy

Travel through Italy’s most iconic cities with private local guides. Explore art, history, architecture and local culture — without crowds, stress or planning. A relaxed, personal way to see Italy.

A Taste of Italy Awaits

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About Italy Culinary Vacations

With us, every trip is personal. Founded by Chef Stefano Corvucci, Italy Culinary Vacations creates private, all-inclusive Italy experiences that are tailored to you — not pre-set tours. You’ll see Italy through the eyes of a chef, local guides, and a true insider.

We don’t follow the crowds. We show you the Italy most travelers never see.

Whether you’re staying with us near Tuscany in the historic Mt. Fumaiolo home, exploring small villages and learning to cook regional foods, or choosing cultural destinations like Florence, Rome, or the Amalfi Coast — your experience is designed around your interests.

You’ll enjoy private transportation, incredible meals, and access to local markets, artisans, and hidden places that aren’t in guidebooks. No navigating unfamiliar streets, no tourist traps, no stress.

Just real Italy — food, culture, and connection — shared with a chef who loves to teach, tell stories, and welcome guests like family.

Shared Memories

As a treat to myself for my 60th birthday, I indulged in an amazing 10-day adventure with Italy Culinary Vacations. Chef Stefano provided a customized cooking journey at his mountain retreat followed by a tour of the city of Florence. It was two vacations in one! I had so much fun learning the techniques and style of Northern Italian cuisine in a beautiful, rustic villa. I must've filled 20 pages in my notebook of fantastic recipes and cooking lessons. We listened to great music, laughed, and ate amazing meals together. In Florence, Chef was a masterful guide through the city. He provided interesting facts about the museums and churches, the history of the city, the architecture, and the key people that helped make Florence what it is today. He helped balance the time spent so I never felt rushed and got to see everything I wanted to before leaving. My sincere gratitude and appreciation to Chef and his family for making my 60th birthday one I'll never forget!

Stefano is the ‘real deal’ - a teacher, friend, and companion for adventures. He sees what he’s doing as nothing less than his calling, and his irrepressible passion always abounds, whatever twists and turns the journey may bring. Like the spring of Tiber on the slopes above his village, Stef is a font, both of knowledge in the culinary arts and many others, and also of stories, from childhood to now, of a life well-lived between the mountains and the sea. If you’re searching, like we were, for that elusive ‘something more’, hoping to see the real Italy and the ‘bellezza’ of life in this enchanting country, this may well be where you find it. We are so glad we came! Grazie mille Stefano e Carla, amore sempre d’Australia. Torneremo!

My wife and I spent a week with Chef Stefano in May 2023. We had an amazing experience as we discussed where Italian food, wine and culture intersect. We learned so much about how the people work, live, play and (most importantly) eat. Stefano dispelled so many myths by opening our eyes to a whole new world of Italian home cooking like we have never seen it before. Go spend a week with Stefano with an open mind and hungry for food, wine and knowledge. Drink it up and it will be a vacation of a lifetime. We can't wait to go back (or Stefano to come visit us in New Jersey.)

I recently had an incredible experience staying with Chef Stefano in Monte Fumaiolo, and I highly recommend this experience to anyone who loves great food, beautiful scenery, and cultural immersion. Stefano is an excellent chef who taught me how to cook some truly amazing Italian dishes during my stay. From fresh pasta to local specialties, every meal was a delight for the senses. But this experience was about so much more than just cooking - we also went on some incredible hikes in the surrounding area. Stefano was an excellent guide and shared his deep knowledge of the history and culture of Italy with me along the way. What really made this experience so special was Stefano himself. He is warm, welcoming, and passionate about sharing his love of Italian cuisine and culture with others. I left feeling not just like a better cook, but also like I had gained a deeper understanding of this wonderful country and its people. If you're looking for a unique and unforgettable experience in Italy, I highly recommend staying with Chef Stefano in Monte Fumaiolo. You won't regret it!

I have been fortunate to attend cooking classes all over the world. But I had never done an immersion cooking school until our 3-day experience with Stefano Corvucci. I loved watching chefs but I always wanted more. Having a private, hands-on cooking marathon exceeded my expectations. We were able to shop, prepare and dine on the Italian favorites my family loves. And the best part, I am able to continue the experience in my own kitchen with local ingredients found in my home markets. My experience at Stefano’s home kitchen changed how we prepare & love pasta, pancetta, & parmesan. The lessons I learned by cooking with the chef, rather than just watching, resulted in a more valuable experience. I highly recommend Stefano Corvucci without hesitation.

CIBO is the best cooking school I have ever attended. I booked the 2 week course: it exceeded all expectations. Chef Stefano teaches with great flexibility, relentless energy, and contagious passion. He focuses on techniques/principles rather than recipes, so now, I feel like I can confidently adapt and create dishes according to my local ingredients. Additionally, Stefano is extremely knowledgeable about the history, culture, and reasoning behind Italian cooking—this has greatly enriched my understanding and appreciation of food. The menu was improvised every day based on market availability and our personal taste preferences. One day, we deboned chickens and cooked several dishes using the various parts. Another day, we prepared 9 different varieties of seafood from scratch. And of course, we made many many kinds of pasta. 🙂

Experience authentic Italy with a private chef and guides!

Private, all-inclusive Italy vacations that blend hands-on cooking, culture, and stress-free travel.

All-Inclusive Private Vacations In Italy

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Ultimate Tuscany Cooking Vacation + Val d’Orcia + Florence

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Immersive Cooking Classes + Tiber River Exploration to Rome & Amalfi Coast

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Orvieto: Ancient Hilltowns & Etruscan Italy

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Bologna: Taste the Heart of Emilia-Romagna

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