Authentic Food & Wine Tours, Cooking Classes in Puglia with locals

Are you planning to visit Puglia? Terrachevive.com will show you how to spend your time enjoying the best food and wine tours, cooking classes of Apulian recipes. Experience Apulia in the most authentic way with locals.
We’ll show you the most tasty side of our region, bringing you to the places where typical products are made.
Choosing our cooking classes, you will cook with your hands and learn processes and secrets of many traditional recipes. With the help of experienced cooks, in suggestive and characteristic locations, you will taste local dishes as soon as they are made.
Come here and enjoy Apulia in the most authentic way with us. Nature, culture and excellent food are waiting for you!

We are from Puglia

We live our territory daily, so we know it very well, in all its most authentic side, and all we want is to share it with you.

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We selected for you the best experiences to taste the superb cuisine of Puglia and discover the authentic food and wine culture of one of Italy’s most beautiful regions.

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Food & wine tours, cooking classes in Puglia: authentic experiences with locals

Puglia offers a huge selection of food and wine experiences to be lived in Salento, Valle d’Itria and Gargano areas. A large territory with many typical and high quality culinary specialties.
Choose the food and wine experience that best reflects your tastes or ask for advice on which could best suit your needs.
As people born and raised in Puglia, we will give you the proper information. Choose what you’d like to do, we’ll take care of the rest!

Bread

Cheese factories

Olive oil mills

Wineries

Cooking classes

Homemade pasta

Italian pizza

Mozzarella & burrata

OUR GUESTS’ WORDS

  • Very highly recommend!!! Marco planned several excellent tours for our group. He is very professional, knowledgeable and we had a great time with him!

    Denise Russo Avatar Denise Russo
    June 14, 2023

    We had an incredible time with Marco and Umberto. Our daughter (3.5) talks about it constantly. They were both so wonderful with her, and she (and we!) learned so much. Highly recommend this experience.

    Rebecca VanZandt Avatar Rebecca VanZandt
    July 25, 2022


    Ho trovato l'esperienza della visita in masseria con la preparazione dei prodotti caseari tipici molto coinvolgente. Una nota di elogio va alla guida Marco così come ad Umberto, che con pazienza e simpatia ci hanno mostrato dettagliatamente tutte le fasi della produzione casearia. Ottima la successiva degustazione dei salumi e latticini.

    Roberta Cutolo Avatar Roberta Cutolo
    April 28, 2022
  • Just a wonderful morning learning about olive farms and olive oil. Highly recommend.

    Melissa Magid Avatar Melissa Magid
    September 25, 2022

    My husband and I really enjoyed the 90 minute olive oil tasting! Our guide was very passionate and provided a lot of information. She also spoke English to accommodate us. The owners were so hospitable and friendly also. Their olive oil is delicious and organic. We bought three bottles!

    Mandy McGarvey Avatar Mandy McGarvey
    April 20, 2024

    Marco and his team provided an invaluable service that left a lasting impression on our family, friends, and children. No detail was overlooked, from the initial booking request, to the moment when the last piece of food was polished off of our plates. Chef Davide, Francesco, Attilio, and Francesca joined our party of 16 for 3 nights, and created some incredible meals that surpassed all of our expectations. Our gathering at the villa in Puglia was a very special one for my husband’s 50th Birthday. We had guests who flew in from all over the world to come celebrate with us, and I couldn’t be happier that we chose Terra che Vive to help us plan this special occasion. The food was not only delicious, but executed perfectly. The staff was simply lovely. Everyone was so friendly and did everything they could to let us have a few stress free fun evenings enjoying each others company. I can’t recommend this service enough.

    Risa Matsumoto Avatar Risa Matsumoto
    August 8, 2024
  • We had to pleasure of planning 3 experiences with Terra Che Vive. Marco was extrtemely helpful with our planning. The cooking class in Locorotondo was beautiful! The women who hosted were so lovely and kind and the demonstration was perfect! But even better was the food!! We also toured an olive oil farm with tasting included. The tour and olive oil tasting was exceptional! Lastly, we went to a winery which has been run by a family for generations. The wine and food was lovely and the setting was beautiful! Thank you Marco for the opportunity to share in the beautiful culture of Puglia!

    Rose Gargiulo Avatar Rose Gargiulo
    October 6, 2024

    My husband and I booked the "Private Cooking Class with Grandmother" on our honeymoon. The class was taught by three women, including the promosed grandmother and her daughter. Both only spoke Italian, so there was a third women to assist with translation. We created orecchiette, macaroni, and sagne from hand. Then we helped roll meatballs. Not only did they teach us how to make two pasta dishes by hand, but they shared ingredients and recipes and served us with our choice of the local Rosé. The food was delicious and we saw all three noodles on restaurant menus throughout the Puglia area. The property was also beautiful and a quiet, relaxing spot for lunch.

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    Suzanne K Welcher Avatar Suzanne K
    October 28, 2024

    We had a wonderful time on the mozzarella making tour. It was a real highlight!

    Daniel Helfer Avatar Daniel Helfer
    April 12, 2023

Our guest's words

  • A wonderful morning at the farm, enjoyed seeing the animals, the cheese making, and the tasting session – no need for lunch that day ! Marco was a great guide, very informative, will recommend our family to return.

    Steven H.
    UK
  • It was a great way to understand how wine is made and to taste it! Marco was even fluent in German!
    Many thanks for the great experience!

    Laura A.
    Germany
  • A spectacular morning in Puglia! Making cheese in the dairy, preparing pasta and bread with Grandma in the kitchen, touring the farm, and then a veritable feast for lunch. A must do experience!

    Laura and Rory
    USA
  • Best thing I have ever done on vacation! Interesting, educational, exciting, fun! And so good tasting…You were all so friendly and welcoming.

    Annbritt
  • Everything was wonderful from the moment I contacted Marco until we left the shop. This was a fantastic experience and great beginning to our trip!

    Christina C.
  • An amazing experience on a great location. The host was superb, the visit interesting and cool and the tasting…out of this world! Great way to spend some hours in our Puglia vacation.

    Valeer V.
    Belgium
  • We loved every minute of this experience. Tour was very interesting, even kids enjoyed it. Food was super abundant, fresh and tasteful. Highly recommend.

    Annice M.
    UK
  • We thoroughly enjoyed our visit! The guide was excellent ! We were surprised and appreciative of the olive oil samples we received. This experience was the highlight of our day!

    Diane H.
    Canada
  • The tour was very infomative and Rosaria and her husband were great hosts. We could tell how passionate both are about the masseria and the production of their olive oil. I would definitely recommed the tour. It was a very lovely experience.

    Sabine T.
    Germany
  • We had the most amazing day. Everyone who we met was incredibly nice and welcoming. They gave us a really great tour of the farm and not only that but the mozzarella is delicious! Would highly recommend and thank you so much!

    Olivia S.
    New Zeland
  • Marco and his team were fantastic, my family is friends switzerland and australia and the Italian pasta making experience was wonderful. Nonna was amazing and the food was delicious. Highly recommend if you want an authentic experience.

    Kristel
    Australia

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