My husband and I took a one day private language course with Paola during our stay in Bologna. I…read morehave some Italian, but my husband has a very limited knowledge. We worked Paola all day to get as many lessons as possible with a break to visit Santa Maria della Vita and the terracotta Compinato sculptures (a must see for art appreciators). Your day with the language teacher is what you make of it. If you want coffee breaks or lunch breaks or tours of the city, the teachers will work with you. Dive into the culture and learn some language!

From the owner: La scuola di inglese Madrelingua School of English propone a Bologna una vasta gamma di corsi di…read morelingua inglese, sia collettivi che individuali, per soddisfare le esigenze di ogni singolo cliente. Offriamo corsi per adulti e anche per bambini con il compito di migliorare il tuo inglese, in tempi brevi, e in modo stimolante! Inoltre, teniamo lezioni di inglese per le aziende ed organizziamo corsi di preparazione agli esami IELTS, TOEFL IBT, FCE, CAE, CPE e 'The oxford text of English'.

Bologna is the culinary capital of Italy. Sure, people come here to look at the churches and the…read moremuseums, but the real reason to come here is TO EAT! So naturally, my wife and I took a cooking class at La Vecchia Scuola Bolognese (The Old School in Bologna). We signed up for the pasta class. What fun! In 3 plus hours we created fantastic pasta from flour and eggs. We made tortelloni, tortellini (little tortelloni), tagliatelli and farfalle (butterflies or bow tie pasta). After 3 hours of working in the kitchen, mixing, rolling, shaping and laughing, we were escorted downstairs and ate the various pastas we made. Wonderful! If you're looking for a morning of fun and a true culinary experience, give this a try. We loved it. Please understand, this is not a restaurant, it is a school. You can eat there, but you have to create the food first. But it is a wonderful experience and well worth your time.

Carlos is such a lovely gentleman. He and his friend Lucia host a cooking class for a maximum of 6…read moreguests in Carlos' kitchen. It was a five hour event but the time flew! Me and hubby started off by making homemade pasta with Lucia by whisking eggs into a soft dough and then off the Carlos to show us how to make the bolognese sauce. We then learned how to make tagliatelle and ricotta spinach and parsley tortellinis. This was of course with a delicious light wine. We then had Carlos cooking the meat and he started out meal by serving some delicious meats with cheese and balsamic vinegar and a bottle of prosecco. We then went on to our mains which we MADE: tortellini and the bolognese with an amazing wine. We ended with tiramisu and prosecco filled strawberries yummmmm! It wasn't cheap but absolutely worth it - had no idea my hubby was so much better than me but I'll let him Cook from now on!!

We took the class that included a 2 hour market tour on a Saturday that provided personalized…read moreservice since it was just the two of us. Carlo took us to various shops for ingredients and it was a good way to get a guided tour of the historic district. Luciana was an excellent pasta making instructor. She and Carlo both combined background on technique with science of the various items we made and later enjoyed. Class included a cook book and apron. Carlo was very good about communicating before-hand and picked us up at our hotel to begin the market tour.