Manarola: Authentic Pesto Making Class at Cinque Terre

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Manarola: Authentic Pesto Making Class at Cinque Terre
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Top rated
4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7
121 reviews

Learn how to craft an authentic pesto sauce from a local foodie and chef in Manarola in the Cinque Terre. Taste delicious handmade focaccia and savor a glass of local wine.

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Duration 1 hour
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English, Italian
Small group
Limited to 10 participants

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Jennifer – United States

Our guide was terrific, very nice. We would have loved some pasta to go with the pesto.

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Olivia – Australia

What a wonderful, charming and intimate class! So glad I found this experience online. Our guide was so helpful and informative and the tips shared were invaluable. Would definitely recommend to those after an experience that isn’t too busy or hectic as this was the perfect way to spend your morning in Manarola. Highly recommend.

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Highlights

  • Learn to prepare traditional Ligurian pesto
  • Enjoy an authentic pesto making class
  • Taste the fruits of your labor in a convivial atmosphere
  • Sink your teeth into freshly-backed Ligurian focaccia

Full description

Discover the traditions behind the famous Pesto sauce and learn to prepare it from a local foodie and home chef at the beautiful Cinque Terre.


Enjoy a typical Italian atmosphere, in the beautiful Manarola village. Meet your local chef and get ready to improve your cooking skills; you will use the freshest ingredients, such as basil and pine nuts.


Learn to prepare pesto with 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.

Includes

  • Hands-on Pesto making class
  • Pesto tasting
  • Wine tasting
  • Focaccia tasting
  • Recipe to take home
  • Transfer

Meeting point

From Manarola's church square you need to take the street on the side of the river that goes toward the parking lot. When you get to the 3rd bridge you will find Laboratorio A Pié de Campu.

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  • Please communicate in advance any dietary restrictions in advance
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From $97 per person

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4.7 /5
4.7 out of 5 stars

based on 121 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.9/5
  • Value for money
    4.6/5

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Jennifer – United StatesMay 20, 2025 – Verified booking
Our guide was terrific, very nice. We would have loved some pasta to go with the pesto.
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Olivia – AustraliaMay 17, 2025 – Verified booking
What a wonderful, charming and intimate class! So glad I found this experience online. Our guide was so helpful and informative and the tips shared were invaluable. Would definitely recommend to those after an experience that isn’t too busy or hectic as this was the perfect way to spend your morning in Manarola. Highly recommend.
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Samantha – AustraliaMay 7, 2025 – Verified booking
Course was amazing!! The guided history before was very interesting and the pesto we all finished with was INCREDIBLE

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Activity provider:
Timonfaya Travel Lanzarote

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