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Authentic Pesto cooking class in Manarola at Cinque Terre
4.9
31 Ratings
Manarola
Learn to make authentic Pesto sauce from a local culinary expert in Manarola, Cinque Terre. Savor handmade focaccia paired with your pesto and toast with a glass of white wine.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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A Pié de Campu la focaccia - Discover the traditions behind the famous Pesto sauce and learn to prepare it from a local foodie and cooker at the beautiful Cinque Terre.
Merge yourself in a typical Italian atmosphere, in the beautiful Manarola village, meet your friendly local chef and get ready to improve your cooking skills; you will use the freshest ingredients, such as basil and pine nuts.
You will learn to prepare the Pesto with the marble mortar, in the most traditional way, while learning curiosities about Ligurian culinary traditions.
At the end of the class, take a sit and enjoy the fruits of your labor with your friends and family.
You’ll taste pesto with fresh home made focaccia and a glass of local white wine.
Don’t forget to take with you the recipe for surprising your guest back home!
What's Included
- Snacks
- Pesto cooking class
- 1 glass of white wine
Additional Information
- Communicate in advance any dietary restriction.
Location
A Pié de Campu la focaccia
You can google map Località a Piè de Campu: from the Manarola's church square you need to take the street on the side of the river that goes toward the parkings, then when you get to the 3rd bridge you will find Laboratorio A pie de campu experience
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Dan_b
Jun 30, 2024
Really fun - My daughter and I took this together. It was a lot of fun and informative. At the end you get to eat your creation with a glass of wine and foccachia. So much fun. Definitely recommend.
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Megan_s
Jun 26, 2024
Incredible and delicious experience - It was fantastic! Ivonne is a wonderful teacher and the class was very engaging. One word of warning: be prepared to work up a sweat. It takes serious elbow grease to make a great pesto, but it is worth the effort. So delicious! Bonus for dehydrated Americans: Ivonne will give you all the water you can drink during class.
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Colleen_j
Jun 22, 2024
Pesto Party!! - The view alone is worth the climb along the path/steps to the restaurant Nessun Dorma’s perch atop the mountain. The Pesto-making Class was one of the most fun, authentic things we have done in our two and a half weeks so far here in Italy. It is so much more than a class. It is an Italian experience! Music, fresh ingredients, and clear instruction! Also, individual attention and assistance all along the process. There was even a pesto-making dance contest!! 😁 We were not hurried at all. Plenty of wine was included in the price of the class, and a charcuterie board lunch was served when we finished our pesto creation!! I would place this experience at the top of a must-do list in Cinque Terre!!
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Jennifer_l
Jun 14, 2024
Excellent! - What a great experience! We took the train down the coast and are so glad we did. The kids loved competing for best pesto and we loved learning how it came about! We also got an excellent lunch recommendation and some local wine….an incredible experience we have continued to talk about now that we’re home again. Thank you!!
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Christina_j
Jun 14, 2024
Making the best pesto ! - The lady who taught our class was so very kind as she shared her cultural traditions and tips about making pesto . She explained the history about it and was very engaging . We really enjoyed her instruction and kind way . She was very helpful to our 10 year old as he was grinding the basil leaves . I would 100% take this class again
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Tonya_h
Jun 13, 2024
Incredible Pesto Class - We had so much fun at this class! We learned so much from our teacher, and we are excited to recreate it in the states!! Plus the wine and focaccia were incredible!
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Lharris-today
May 30, 2024
Great hands on experience from a Manarola local!! - The class was great. The hands on experience was fun and we learned a lot. And the best part was we got to eat our own pesto!!
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Christie_n
May 24, 2024
Must do tour - Highly recommend this tour, very educational with a great teacher who provides background knowledge of the area as well as the pesto. It really ruined regular pesto for me, it was incredible!! We booked it on a rainy day but knowing how much fun it was, it’s great for rain or shine!!
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Rosanne_s
May 14, 2024
We really enjoyed this... - We really enjoyed this experience. It was a lot of fun as well as informative! We would definitely recommend this for anyone visiting the area!
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Cralexander2014
May 13, 2024
Must Do Activity! - So glad we did this! All fresh, high quality local ingredients provided with the post card picture view overlooking Manarolla. Food and wine provided were excelent. Amazingly affordable for the time and food provided. Owner was delightful and somehow spent time with all of us eventhough there were 75 or so folks there. Can't recommend highly enough! Grazie!!
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