FIAT 500 trip & Pasta making
Cooking ClassesDuration: 3 hours + travel time
Rates
MAKE YOUR DREAM COME TRUE
Live a memorable day in Tuscany by driving the iconic Fiat 500 vintage car and reaching our cooking school for a typical Tuscan lunch, where you’ll make your own fresh pasta from scratch.
A memorable trip by 500 car
The itinerary begins in Lucca. Here, you’ll meet the car rental representative who will introduce you to properly using the vintage car. From there, you’ll start driving towards your first destination: Montefoscoli, where our cooking venue is located. Along the way, you’ll pass through small villages, and you can make stops to take pictures or enjoy some refreshments.
The journey from Lucca to Montefoscoli is 50 km, and it takes approximately 1.15 hours to drive. However, you can choose to leave early in the morning, stop along the way, and make some little diversions to the Compitese area, Bientina, Buti, Pontedera (the town of the Vespa), and Vicopisano. Some stops can also be made after lunch on the way back.
Pasta making and lunch
It’s important to arrive at the cooking venue no later than 12 pm for pasta preparation with the assistance and instructions of our local cook. Together, you’ll create delicious fresh pasta, which will be part of a well-deserved lunch served at 1 pm. The lunch includes antipasti, your pasta, a delectable sauce, and a tasty dessert.
For those who won’t be driving afterward, wine from the farm will be served. Following that, there’s some free time to visit the farm and enjoy the view. This experience can be a romantic one for two or a fun adventure to share with family and friends, with a maximum of 10 people allowed.
If you have a larger group, we will need to change the cooking location and provide a new quotation for the entire package.
Take a journey into the 60s for a timeless experience that combines classic Italian style with the unique beauty that only the Tuscan countryside can offer. Step on board our vintage Fiat 500 cars, travel back in time, cook with us, and create memories that will last a lifetime.
Vegetarian or Vegan options available on request.
What you taste
This is a list of specialties that you are likely to sample as part of the program of this class. Please, note that the specialties of the menu prepared at the class may vary according to the season and the availability of the products in the day of the class.
In our cooking class we like telling you a lot about Tuscan farms and farmers' cooking traditions, introducing you to Tuscan people with their personal stories, careers and characters.
You will have one of our guides as a language assistants and coordinator with you during the whole class. Please, see below all the guides and language assistants who can be with you.
During this experience you will also meet one of our Tuscan cooks who give you the cooking class. Please, see below which cooks you are likely to encounter.
Hello everybody! My name is Davide, the youngest one in the team of Arianna & Friends. I joined the company in 2022, when my aunt Ester, one of the chefs in the team, introduced me to Arianna & Massimo. I am a wonderful talker and I really enjoy entertaining our guests during cooking classes and foodie tours. I also deal with bookings related to Teatro del Silenzio. Being from Lajatico, I am really happy to arrange holidays to people who will visit my hometown.
I am a very ironic person who likes making life enjoyable, something that my colleagues really appreciate on a daily base. I really hope I can meet many people from all over the world thanks to my job. Ciao ciao! 
Buongiorno a tutti! My name is Anna from San Miniato, a historical town in Tuscany famous also for its delicious white truffles. I met Arianna and Massimo in the early 2000s, when we were all working at a local agriturismo: I was at the reception while they were starting their career as event organizers and food tour operators. As their company was expanding we had several occasions for cooperating until I finally joined the team more stably in 2022. I now deal with accountancy and coordination of all the chefs for the many services a day that we arrange. I spend most of my free time at sea as I now live in Livorno, a beautiful harbor town. 
Mi chiamo Carlo, the only "boy" among the chefs of Arianna & Friends. I am a cousin of Lorena, who has worked with the company for long now and who introduced me to them back in 2022. I live in Pontedera, home of Vespa, and I have been cooking all my life, since preparing delicious food has always been my great passion. In my working age I was an operator for an insurance company, so I know plenty of local people and I am very friendly and talkative. I then retired and decided to dedicate myself to the things I like the most: cooking and joining friends. I have limited Enlish but miraculously all our guests can easily understand me through my body language and face expressions. I will be waiting for you for great barbecue dinners and traditional dishes of all kinds! 
Hi everybody, ciao a tutti. I am Elisabetta and I am the youngest one among the chefs of Arianna & Friends. I have been working with the company for several years, initially just as a sous-chef and eventually as a proper chef. I have accumulated many years of experience while learning from all my other colleague chefs, but I also added my personal taste and knowledge to the whole. I am really happy to be part of this team and to be able to meet people from all over the world. In my free time I enjoy the company of my lovely puppy for long walks or just hanging around for shopping. Ciao a presto! 
Ciao, I'm Ester, one of the cooks of Arianna & Friends'. I've been working with them since the beginning of their adventure in 2007.
I love cooking together with people from all over the world, especailly with young kids.
What I prefer to cook is pasta dishes, pizza and desserts, like for example the stunning cake I made to celebrate my 50th wedding anniversary.
I live, like Davide (my nephew), in the little village of Lajatico, birthplace of Andrea Bocelli and from my home I can hear his voice and see something when Teatro del Silenzio takes place in July.
I live on a farm and I have chickens, rabbits, a large vegetable garden. I make my own olive oil and wine together with my family.
I hope to be able to cook with many of you in the years to come and teach you a lot of our typical Tuscan food. 
Ciao, I'm Silvia, one of the youngest cooks at Arianna & Friends'. Cooking is my real passion and I like to prepare any traditional dish both for visitors and for my family. I also love baking pizza as well as trying innovative food and special contemporary techniques, especially in my kitchen at home. When I started working for this company in 2018, I met an incredible team of collaborators and with them I finally feel joy and serenity in what I do. Any time I work as a cook I can breath freedom and this makes me happy.
As I really love the sea, in my free time I like being at the beach. I have a passion for travelling and being in the company of my friends. I could define myself as a "free spirit" with a big attraction to ... hats !!!
Looking forward to meet you all! 
Eccomi! My name is Margherita, mother of 2, who lives in Santa Croce sull'Arno. I was born and raised in the fantastic wine region of Fiano, Greco and Taurasi, namely some the best wines from the South of Italy. I have been living in Tuscany for decades and I have always cooked both for my families and for several restaurants. My very mild and sweet personality is able to create a very relaxed working ambience and my guests really appreciate this atmosphere. I am a curious person who likes learning and I am ready to share my knowledge with all visitors who take on a cooking class or a chef service. Grazie a tutti! 
Maria Grazia, in our team called MG, is a very positive thinking lady who works as a sous-chefs at Arianna & Friends, when she is not busy helping children get born. In fact she is also a professional
obstetrician! A nice irony in her character, combined with an intrinsic calm when working, create
an incredible effect during the services provided. 
Giulietta is a sweet little donkey living at Rita's Farm. She is among the several pets on the farm together with Elsa the dog and Primo and Tuga the cats and a number of chickens and ducks 
The total rate for this activity varies according to the number of people in your party.
Check rates in the table below.
fiat 500 trip & pasta making– RATES 2025 – |
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|---|---|
NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN YOUR PARTY |
TOTAL RATE |
| 2 persons (1 x 500 car) | € 780 |
| 4 persons (2 x 500 cars) | € 1180 |
| 6 persons (3 x 500 cars) | € 1580 |
| 8 persons (4 x 500 cars) | € 1980 |
| 10 persons (5 x 500 cars) | € 2380 |
| Additional adult on board | € 60 |
| Additional teen or child on board | € 40 |
| Additional adult on a separate 500 car (single used) | € 350 |
Rates include
- Self-drive rental
- Rental day from 10 am to 7 pm
- 100 km for each day. Km in excess extra cost of euro 1,00 per km.
- Insurance coverage PLUS (civil liability + up to € 2.350 of damage)
- Cooking experience
- Full lunch
- Wine for the non-drivers
Rates do NOT include
- Transportation to the meeting point in Lucca
- Tips to the staff. Not included, not obligatory but very much appreciated
The tour starts from the Fiat 500 rental premises in Lucca. This cooking class takes place in the rural area of central Tuscany, among Pisa, San Gimignano and Volterra, 10 km from Selvatelle.
MEET-UP LOCATION:
At the Fiat 500 rental premises in Lucca
DURATION:
This program takes 3 hours + travel time
AVAILABILITY:
Available all the year through from Monday through Saturday
LANGUAGE:
This class is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Russian or Italian with no surcharge.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL:
Easy
CHILD FRIENDLY:
Not ideal for children
CLOTHING:
No particular clothing required.
FOOD RESTRICTIONS:
The foods served during this cooking class might contain gluten, lactose, nuts and alcohol. If you have any food restriction, please inform our personnel during the enquiry process.
TRANSPORTATION:
This program and its rates do not include transportation to the starting point in Lucca
The destinations reached during this activity are in the Tuscan countryside, in areas off the beaten track that cannot be reached by public transport. We highly recommend renting a car or a scooter in order to reach them. As an alternative, we can offer a valued service by chauffeured car, van or minibus. Any cost of transportation is to be added to the rates displayed on the rate table of this page.
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