Cinque Terre: Pesto Class with Focaccia Tasting in Manarola

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What You’ll Experience
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2 hours
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2 - 15 guests
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English, Italian
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Immerse in Manarola's charm: learn to make Genovese pesto, pick fresh basil, and enjoy it on focaccia with local wine in a Ligurian tasting room. A unique culinary experience awaits.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Step into the heart of Manarola, one of the most picturesque villages in the Cinque Terre, and discover the art of authentic Genovese pesto making in this hands-on, local experience.


Begin your journey in a charming tasting room, then stroll through a private garden filled with lemon trees and fragrant basil plants, where you'll handpick your own fresh basil. Back in the tasting room, you'll be guided through a sensory tasting of Ligurian extra virgin olive oil, learning how to identify its unique aroma and flavor.


Your Cesarina will share the origins of pesto alla Genovese, the importance of using local, high-quality ingredients, and how to craft pesto using a traditional marble mortar and pestle — just like Ligurians have done for centuries.


You'll then savor your handmade pesto on warm focaccia, perfectly paired with a glass of Cinque Terre white wine as you learn about the region’s native grapes and winemaking traditions.

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Genovese Pesto with Traditional Ligurian Focaccia

What You Get

Garden tour with Olive oil and focaccia tasting
Hands-on pesto cooking class with a local Cesarina
Beverages (water, 1 glass of Cinque Terre white wine)

Good To Know

  • Please inform us of any allergies or intolerances when booking. We will do our best to accommodate your needs, but in the case of severe allergies, we cannot guarantee the absence of cross-contamination.
  • Public transportation options are available nearby

What You’ll Experience

Make authentic Genovese pesto in a Ligurian garden in Manarola. Includes olive oil tasting, focaccia, and Cinque Terre white wine. Your experience will take place in a carefully selected local home in Manarola, or the surrounding area (up to Riomaggiore ). We cannot share the address of our host for privacy reason. Upon booking, you will receive all the details you'll need.

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Meeting Point

Manarola, Riomaggiore Province of La Spezia Liguria, Italy, IT, 19017

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This experience will be held in one of our Cesarina homes and, for privacy reason, you will receive the full address of your Cesarina host after you have booked. We will contact you after you've booked to match you up with your ideal Cesarina based on what you are looking for.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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