Adjectives like " fantastic,grand, marvelous, terrific" can't begin to describe my recent trip to Sorrento, Italy and the Amalfi Coast. And, I can't sing the praises enough for CiaoLaura.com!!! The arrangements were exceptional and went far beyond the ordinary for a travel service. Laura and her associates helped me locate a friend who lives in Sorrento that I hadn't seen... More

We arranged a market shopping and cooking class in Florence with a lovely local cook thru Ciao Laura and my daughter is still raving about the experience! We not only got an opportunity to learn about the fresh products and the way of Tuscan style living but also tasted our way through the market, shopped and then made a full... More

HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED a must have experience! Based on Laura's recommendation, we (4 girls celebrating 50th bdays in 2011) spent an AMAZING week in Tuscany as a GIFT to ourselves!!!! None of us had been to Italy before so it was a little intimidating at first but working with Laura was a dream. She was extremely professional and was there... More

We partook in the four hour "Simply Delicious" Cooking Lesson at Villa Ida in Sorrento at the suggestion of Laura of Ciao Laura. We had a wonderful time. Everything anyone has said about the Simply Delicious Experience is true: "Mamma" Angela and her daughter, Roberta were warm and gracious as was the eldest daughter, whose name I regretfully cannot remember,... More

Our family visited Rome, Florence and the Amalfi Coast and we decided to take a cooking lesson in each location to learn about the food and enjoy an interesting day in each region doing something we love, which is cooking, eating, drinking wine and getting to know locals and it was absolutely amazing in every way and we would not... More

Wow, what a tasty trip! Thanks to finding Ciao Laura's classes and cooking weeks, we booked the week in Bella Tuscany program and it was incredible! Laura's friend is the owner of the school and she and her team of master chefs provide a warm and welcoming introduction to Tuscan cuisine in the professional kitchen. We had a blast meeting... More

Our cooking instructor was great, with a true passion for fresh products and many years of experience! We started off the cooking course with a visit to the local market (add-on) in Florence where we tasted and learned about local products before proceeding to Chianti for our course. We made fresh tagliatelle, rosemary herb bread, torta cake and sauteed vegetables.... More

My husband and our children visited Italy in June 2011 and one of the true highlights of our trip was day we spent in Sorrento, cooking and eating with a local family. From the second we arrived we felt like we were visiting relatives - they were literally waiting for us with open arms and invited us to enjoy lemon... More

We brought our children with us on our Italian vacation and had an amazing time cooking class in Tuscany. Our kids made fresh pasta and assisted us with each and every step of the meal preparation. The lovely cooking teacher has a real knack for keeping the kids engaged and excited about the food we were preparing and we could... More