Cooking week · Amalfi & Naples
Cooking in Paradise on the Amalfi Coast, Villa Vettica
An eight-day, all-inclusive cooking week on the Amalfi Coast with hands-on classes, boat days and a family-style feel. This departure uses Villa Vettica, the smaller of the operator's two villas. The itinerary is the same as the Villa Eremo departures.
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What you will do
- Hands-on classes: coastal classics, mozzarella with a cheesemaker, Neapolitan pizza and a lemon farewell dinner
- Private boat to Capri with swim stop and grotto tour
- Boat to Positano with Prosecco sunset and a candlelit beach BBQ
- Guided Pompeii visit
- Limoncello making in Minori
- Ravello gardens and a Tramonti winery lunch
- Paper mill visit in Amalfi
Before you go
Eat the region first, then cook it. Everything here is free and saves to your trip.
Who leads it
Local host family (Claudia, per guest reviews)
Guests describe a family-style welcome and shared cooking.
Biagio
Teaches the mozzarella session.
Carlo
Leads the limoncello making in Minori.
Day by day
- Day 1Arrival and welcomeShuttle from Naples airport or station, check-in, cocktail reception and welcome dinner in Amalfi.
- Day 2First class and AmalfiCook lunch at the villa, visit a historic paper mill, dinner at a seaside restaurant.
- Day 3CapriPrivate boat to Capri with swims, grotto tour and free time in town.
- Day 4Pompeii and mozzarellaGuided ruins visit and lunch, then a class with a cheesemaker.
- Day 5Positano and beach BBQFree morning, boat to Positano, Prosecco toast and cove grigliata.
- Day 6Limoncello and pizzaMinori market, limoncello making, then a pizza class with live music at dinner.
- Day 7Ravello, Tramonti, lemon dinnerVilla Rufolo, winery lunch and a farewell family cooking evening.
- Day 8DepartureEarly breakfast and 8:00 transfer to Naples airport or station.
Itineraries can shift with weather, season and host availability.
What is included
Included
- 7 nights in a private room
- 20 meals: 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 7 dinners
- All cooking classes and food
- Daily excursions with entry fees
- Wine with lunches and dinners
- Minibus transport
- Naples airport/station transfers on scheduled times
- Apron and recipe book
- English-speaking host and guides
Not included
- Airfare
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses
- Snacks, drinks between meals and unlisted meals
Practical details
- Where you base
- Villa Vettica near Amalfi/Minori; visits to Capri, Pompeii, Positano, Ravello, Tramonti
- Where you stay
- Villa Vettica: 17th-century former farmhouse with 8 renovated rooms, each with private bath and air conditioning, terraces, a pool and a chapel with frescoes. Minibus reaches the door; about 10 steps to the entrance.
- Group size
- Small group; Vettica has 8 rooms
- Pace
- Moderate: many stairs on the coast (around 150 steps per return to the villa on some days), about 4 miles of walking all week; boat days and winding roads.
- Arrival and departure
- Arrive Saturday: shuttles from Naples airport (1:00 pm) and Napoli Centrale (1:30 pm). Depart next Saturday at 8:00 am.
- Who it suits
- Active-enough food lovers who want a social, family-style week and don't mind stairs.
Good to know
- Most allergies, vegetarian and gluten-free diets can be accommodated with advance notice
- Seafood-free options are more limited
- Itinerary is weather dependent
- Guests up to age 90 have joined if fit
- 2027 Vettica dates: Jun 5-12 and Jul 3-10 (May 8-15 and Sep 11-18 sold out)
Dates and prices
$7,795 per person double occupancy; early bird $7,395; single supplement +$700; alumni discount -$200. Land only. 20% deposit, balance 90 days before.
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Trip details are compiled from the published information of Culture Discovery Vacations, who runs this trip. Dates, prices and availability change; we reconfirm everything with you before you commit.
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