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A restaurant with round tables and chairs, a pool, and bottles of wine on the counter. 1
A mortar and pestle with green pesto on a wooden surface. 2
A hand mixing green pesto in a wooden bowl. 3
A person using a mortar and pestle with basil leaves, surrounded by bowls and a wooden board. 4
A wooden board with wine bottles, glasses, and a mortar and pestle, along with bowls containing ingredients. 5
By INITIO -Restaurant & Steak house
Free cancellation available
Price is €58 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Small groups, a family atmosphere: not just a class, but an authentic memory
    • Pesto and local wine tasting. A total sensory experience
    • Learn to make pesto the old-fashioned way, using a mortar and pestle

Activity location

    • Vernazza
    • Vernazza, Liguria, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Via Gavino, 18, 19018 Vernazza SP, Italia | The experience takes place inside the INITIO Restaurant.
    • Vernazza, Liguria, Italy

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Pesto making
  • Inclusions
    Pesto tasting with focaccia
  • Inclusions
    Tasting of a local wine

What you can expect

  • Enjoy an authentic Ligurian experience with our Pesto Class: a journey through tradition, flavours, and culture. You will learn about the history and origins of pesto, an icon of Ligurian cuisine, and discover how to prepare it using the traditional method, with a mortar and pestle.
    At the end of the class, you will enjoy your pesto paired with fresh focaccia – another local delicacy – and a glass of carefully selected local wine.
    An exclusive, authentic, and unmissable experience for anyone visiting the Cinque Terre.

Location

Activity location

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    • Vernazza
    • Vernazza, Liguria, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Via Gavino, 18, 19018 Vernazza SP, Italia | The experience takes place inside the INITIO Restaurant.
    • Vernazza, Liguria, Italy