Gluten-free cooking classes and food tours
Gluten-free cooking classes and food tours, in short: we list 4 cooking classes and 3 food tours made for people with coeliac disease, in Florence, Rome, Venice and Barcelona. 3 of the classes say they cook in a kitchen kept only for gluten-free food (★); one uses a kitchen that also handles flour on other days (◐). A tour has no kitchen of its own, so it gets no ★ or ◐ from us: ask how each stop handles gluten-free. We read every operator’s own page on 13 November 2026.
Where can you take a gluten-free cooking class?
In Italy, for now: three classes in Florence and one in Venice. Unlike a tour, a class has its own kitchen, so every class carries our badge.
Florence
Chef Vary: Gluten-Free Italian Cooking Class
In its own words: “Our second kitchen is exclusively dedicated to gluten-free cooking, using certified tools and ingredients.” By e-mail on 13 November 2026 the school told us: “we have two completely separate kitchens, one of which is exclusively dedicated to gluten-free cooking. All our gluten-free classes take place in this dedicated kitchen”.
Book on chefvary.com · read 13 November 2026
Chef Vary: Hands-on Gluten-Free Desserts
In its own words: “Held in a 100% certified gluten-free kitchen”. You make traditional Italian desserts from scratch, down to the biscuits for the tiramisu.
Book on chefvary.com · read 13 November 2026
Mama Florence Cooking Classes & Events
In its own words, flour is used in its kitchen “in different times and dates”, and its gluten-free classes use “separate utensils that are never contaminated with flour”.
Book on mamaflorence.com · read 13 November 2026
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Venice
Mama Isa’s Cooking School
In its own words: “Yes, the cooking school is dedicated gluten-free”.
Book on its website · read 13 November 2026
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Where can you join a gluten-free food tour?
Three tours that say they are made for coeliacs, in Florence, Rome and Barcelona. A tour is not a venue: ask which stops you’ll visit and how each one handles gluten-free before you book.
Florence
Celiacs in Europe, Florence food tour
In its own words: “This experience is designed specifically around celiac disease and a gluten-free diet.” Its host writes that they have coeliac disease too.
Book on celiacsineurope.com · read 13 November 2026
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Rome
Food Tours of Rome, gluten-free food tour
In its own words, the tour is “designed for those with celiac intolerance or anyone following a gluten-free diet”. The same page also says: “This tour is not certified by any celiac association” and that cross-contamination is “a risk to consider”. The stops are trattorias, a pizza stop at Campo de’ Fiori and a winery.
Book on foodtoursofrome.com · read 13 November 2026
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Barcelona
Gluten Free Barcelona, culinary tour with Dvir Bar
In its own words, the tour is “built especially for the celiac and gluten-free crowd”. Its site gives no tour dates: you ask for a date with its enquiry form.
Book on glutenfreebarcelona.com · read 13 November 2026
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What should you ask before you book a class or a tour?
- Is the whole class gluten-free, or only my portion?
- Is the kitchen used for flour on other days, and how is it cleaned before my class?
- For a tour: which stops will we visit, and does each one prepare my food gluten-free?
- Can I see the label of anything bought in, like dried pasta or biscuits?
- What happens if a stop can’t serve me that day?
Our free Italian card and Spanish card say “I have coeliac disease” for you, with a line about shared kitchens.
Frequently asked questions
Is a gluten-free cooking class safe for coeliacs?
It depends on the kitchen. 3 classes on this page say they cook in a kitchen kept only for gluten-free food; one uses a kitchen where flour is used on other days, with separate utensils. Say you have coeliac disease when you book and ask how the kitchen is kept apart.
Where can I take a gluten-free cooking class in Italy?
In Florence, Chef Vary runs two gluten-free classes in a kitchen it keeps only for gluten-free cooking, and Mama Florence runs gluten-free classes with separate utensils. In Venice, Mama Isa’s Cooking School says it is dedicated gluten-free (own websites, read 13 November 2026).
Is there a food tour for coeliacs?
Yes: Celiacs in Europe runs one in Florence (in English) and Gluten Free Barcelona one in Barcelona, both made for coeliacs in their own words. Food Tours of Rome calls its tour designed for coeliacs, but its own page also says it is not certified by any coeliac association and that cross-contamination is a risk. Ask about every stop before you book.
Can I suggest a class or tour for this page?
Yes: send the operator’s name and website to hello@howtoglutenfree.com. We read their own pages before anything goes on this page.
Looking for restaurants and bakeries too? Start with our gluten-free places by country or the gluten-free events calendar.
Sources: each operator’s own website, read 13 November 2026; Chef Vary, e-mail to us, 13 November 2026. Last updated 13 November 2026.
This article is practical guidance, not medical advice.
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