Pesto Making: Authentic Ligurian Experience

Join a hands-on pesto class in Vernazza, savor local wines, and indulge in authentic Ligurian flavors in a historic Cinque Terre cellar.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Via Roma, 71 - Participants will discover the art of making pesto using a mortar, following the time-honored Ligurian tradition. The experience includes tasting three Cinque Terre wines and three extra virgin olive oils, paired with focaccia and cheese. The pesto created will be used at 12:30 to flavor gnocchi, concluding with limoncino and…
What's Included
  • Snacks
  • English and Italian speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Tips
Meal Options
  • Tasting plate - Ligurian focaccia, bread, cheeses and oils
  • Gnocchi with pesto - Served in a mortar
  • Lemon and Chocolate
Additional Information

Discover how to make the renowned Ligurian sauce: PESTO! Experience the traditional method using a pestle and mortar, with only the finest ingredients!
Join us in a classic Cinque Terre cellar, adorned with stone and wood, offering a glimpse into nineteenth-century Vernazza!
12:30 PESTO CLASS
Begin with a wine tasting paired with focaccia, cheeses, and…

Location
Via Roma, 71
Via Roma
From the train station you have to head up the hill, Cinque Sensi is after only 20 meters on the left, in the Piazzetta dei Caduti, for any doubt contact us via whatsapp
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Gail_b
Oct 10, 2025
A fun experience - loved the experience, the hosts were very generous and informative. The wines tested were really good, even bought one of the ones that had been served.
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Sheri_s
Oct 10, 2025
Fantastic experience!... - Fantastic experience! Our hosts were very knowledgeable and sweet. The pesto making was fun, the wine was great and the final product amazing. Thank you for a wonderful time.
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Bethmi6677ww
Oct 5, 2025
Presto Pesto - My husband and I loved taking this class together. We enjoyed meeting other travelers and learning a new technique to make fresh pesto.
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Robert
Oct 2, 2025
Pesto class - A great pesto class and wine tasting. English speaking leader was informative. Started on time and a good value for the price paid.
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Jessica_m
Sep 29, 2025
Fun and authentic experience - This was a fun and authentic experience. Highly recommend! The host was well informed, friendly and able to lead the group. My 16-month old was getting restless and she was invited to the child's birthday party outside instead! Everyone in our group had a blast and the wine was a nice touch :-)
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Colleen_l
Sep 26, 2025
Fabulous! - Fabulous! The food was great and the teacher was wonderful. I made friends with the people at my table which was an added bonus.
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Johanna_m
Sep 22, 2025
Worthwhile doing this! - Very informative and pleasant experience! After making our own pesto we had the sauce with gnocchi! Yum!
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Bethslater523
Sep 20, 2025
Fun time making pesto and... - Fun time making pesto and sampling local wines. The best part was eating the fresh pesto with a variety of cheeses and focaccia bread.
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Cassiekh1
Oct 2, 2025
The love has been lost…. - The love of running this class and tasting has been lost by the people running it. We were not welcomed just grunted at to enter. Our group of 6 was put on a table for 8 and the table set up for 6 ended up being all unknown to each other. The instructions for pesto making were delivered in Italian version of monotone and a level of disdain for people even being there. Zero interaction with anyone beyond what the script required. The end of the class was just leaving everyone to leave of their own accord, no “thank you”, no “hope you enjoyed it”, just a feeling that we had overstayed our welcome. Hopefully just a bad day….. Pesto was nice and small tastings of wine good.
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Sonam_b
Oct 7, 2025
Not worth the price, did not match description - The pesto we made was yummy, but I did not find this experience to be worth the price. We were given the ingredients and told how to make the pesto, but nothing really happened beyond that. When my mom asked questions, the teacher seemed a bit annoyed and said things like "I was going to explain this later but since you keep asking for it earlier, I'll tell you". The experience description mentioned another activity after the pesto making, but that never happened. The teacher just sort of walked away after we finished the pesto and didn't speak to us again, leaving to go chat with a friend at another table. Additionally, the wines were supposed to be spaced out but instead she just gave us two at one time at the end. This wasn't a cheap activity and I expected a bit more from it.
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From $72
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).