Immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoying an exclusive cooking show and tasting authentic recipes treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian "Mammas". Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people. You will enjoy a 4-course menu including a starter, pasta, a main course with a side dish, dessert, and drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from regional cellars, and coffee).

Meeting and guided tour of the Archaeological Museum of the Siritide, where some of the most significative finds related to the two ancient cities of Siris and Herakleia are preserved, such as ceramics, votive statuettes and funerary furnishings and gold jewelry. Guided tour of the Siris-Herakleia Archaeological Park, which includes the acropolis of the ancient city of Herakleia, and urban sanctuaries dedicated to the worship of Dionysus and Demeter. Herakleia was founded on the ruins of another ancient city of Magna Graecia, Siris. The remains of this city are a fortification of mud bricks and small sacred areas.

Go food shopping like a local in Policoro, enjoying the distinctive Italian market experience and learning how to recognize the best products by sight. Then immerse yourself in a cooking class at a local home, learning the secrets of the most famous dishes from the area's regional cuisine. At the end of your lesson, savor the fruits of your labor, washed down with local wines. During the lesson, learn the tricks of the trade for 3 authentic local recipes from your local chef guide and have fun putting your cooking skills to the test. You will have a workstation equipped with utensils and all the ingredients to make the dishes. Then, taste everything you have prepared, accompanied by a selection of red and white local wines. Instead of loading your suitcase with souvenirs, take home Italian cooking skills that will stay with you for life.

Le Cesarine is Italy's first and finest network of home cooks. Since 2004, Le Cesarine has been sharing the joy of regional Italian cuisine with thousands of travellers from all over the world. Uncover the secrets of Italian family recipes on your travels. Visit the local market with your Cesarina. Enjoy the atmosphere of an Italian local market and learn how to recognize the best produce from the land. When you return to your Cesarina’s home, attend a private cooking demo where your Cesarina will share the secret of her family cookbook while preparing one of the dishes right in front of you.  Sit at an authentic Italian table and enjoy a four-course seasonal menu including a starter, pasta, main course with a side dish, and dessert. Drinks included are water, a selection of red and white wines from regional cellars, and coffee. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people.

Immerse yourself in the local culture with this cooking class in a local Italian kitchen. Let a local cook teach you the secret to making authentic dishes, and enjoy your wonderful cooking accompanied with some regional wines.  Discover the tricks of the trade as your host teaches you to prepare three local recipes. Enjoy putting your cooking skills to the test. Relax, as your host will ensure you are equipped with utensils and all the necessary ingredients to make the dishes.  Dine on all the wonderful food you have made and make a real connection with a local Italian family. Instead of loading your suitcase with souvenirs, take home Italian cooking skills that will last a lifetime.