We stumbled onto Claudius cooking class only by chance. We were at the end of our 30 day romantic honeymoon, when claudio asked Ron how our trip was and Ron said everything was incredible, although Maureen really wanted to do cooking classes, so claudio looked at me and said tomorrow we pick you up at 4 pm and you cook... More

You will need to plan a whole evening to sit and eat, drink and enjoy the company. We sat at dinner for 5 hours and didn't even realized where the time went. An amazing evening More

You just can't begin to describe the cooking lesson the food and the atmosphere of this delightful find. I have come back each of the last 5 years with family and friends. That should say it all! A place not to be missed! More

My husband and I spent a week with Claudio, Sabrina and the rest of the gang at Torre Guelfa. The experience was more incredible than I could have imagined! The cooking lessons with Claudio were great and the food was spectacular. Sabrina took care of all the details of our entire 20 day trip all over Italy. The guides, drivers... More

My daughter and I were lucky enough to have a private lesson with Claudio. I told him, "She likes to cook, I like to eat". Claudio said, "perfect." What followed was three hours of, "Do you like zucchini flowers? We'll make soup!". To die for. "Do you like eggplant? We'll make appetizer over fesh piccolino cheese.". To die for. "We're... More

My wife and I had 4 days with chef claudio at the Torre Guelfa, which entailed 3 hours of cooking each morning followed by lunch and dinner (only 2 nights for dinner). We stayed off site and were picked up each day from the Casa Grande hotel in Figline (by Chef Claudio) each day and were also dropped back. The... More

We have just returned from our 4th holiday in Tuscany. Thanks to Tripadvisor I discovered Torre Guelfa. I reckon this has been our best Tuscan dining experience in the 4 years we are going to Italy. Claudio greeted us outside on arrival and brought us to the dining room. His sister Sabrina greeted us with Prosecco, including the children!! Claudio... More

This man and his Sister Sabrina are wonderful. The food is great the lessons fantastic and the hospitality is like you are at home. His wine knowledge and easy going style were ideal. The rooms are rustic and not luxurious but are comfortable. More

My friends and I took lessons with Chef Claudio. Not only did we make amazing food - we ate amazing food and drank amazing wine. Chef Claudio is patient and a good teacher with a dry sense of humor. I loved to hear him say "and why not??" If you cannot stay at his Relais then make the effort to... More