Authentic Pesto cooking class in Manarola at Cinque Terre

Overview

Available languages

English

Italian

1 hour

Mobile ticket

Learn to do the real Pesto sauce from a local foodie e cooker in Manarola, Cinque Terre. Taste hand made focaccia with your pesto and cheers with glass of white wine.

Additional Info

Communicate in advance any dietary restriction.

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

1 glass of Cinque terre white wine

Pesto tasting with Home made focaccia

Pesto with mortar Hands-on cooking class

What To Expect

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!

Sample Menu

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Pesto + home made focaccia + glass of white wine

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Authentic Pesto cooking class in Manarola at Cinque Terre

Reviews

4.96

54 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Pesto making experience
sdjbrown,
Oct 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Best place EVER!!! Pesto and hosts are amazing. You should come here if you are anywhere east of the USA!!! Owner is the greatest.
Must do in Cinque Terra!
TreeTopsPickleball,
Oct 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The best experience we had in Cinque Terra by far. The class was fun, the view was amazing and the pesto we made was delicious. It was perfect! A MUST do in Cinque Terra! A true gem.
Authentic!
Kim K,
Sep 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great history of Pesto ingredients and wonderful cooking instruction from Ivonne. Uphill from the train station and away from the tourist area. Enjoyed immensely.
Quick class. Easy to find.
David A,
Jul 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Perfect one-hour, pesto focused class. Instructor was kind and fun and interesting. No meal , but enjoyed our pesto with some focaccia and wine.
Fun and interesting experience!!
Pamela V,
Jun 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our instructor was very knowledgeable and not only explained why and how to use the various ingredients, but she mad the class very fun!!
A perfect pesto pilgrimage
colemiestermils96,
May 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a wonderful time learning how to make pesto. The host was so kind and friendly. She did an amazing job explaining the interesting origin and history of pesto, before explaining the uniqueness of each ingredient and how it is a blend of various products only found in Italy, such as the pecorino, the pine nuts, the salt, etc. Even the mortar is made of Italian white marble! This was followed by our hands on experience learning how to make authentic pesto, which can only be described as fun and exhausting! Our efforts were rewarded with a glass of local white wine and homemade foccacia to enjoy our fresh pesto! Would highly recommend!
Not only do you get to...
Samuel K,
May 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Not only do you get to make the best pesto or your life, but get to speak with a lifelong local with tons of information about the town!
Perfect Pesto
Alexander R,
May 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was the perfect authentic pesto making class. The class is in a small kitchen with the instructor a couple other attendees. It felt like I was back home learning how to cook from one of my aunts. The pesto was delicious and we learned so much about this history and ingredients that go into it!
Pesto Class
Meredith M,
Apr 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
What a great, fun and informative pesto class! Beautiful room, charming host. Great experience in Manarola.
BOOK this NOW ! it is an amazing experience.
stephenbas,
Nov 21, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This experience is one not to be missed. Every bit of it was was just FANTASTIC ! it is a must.. We had so much fun and got to learn how to make PESTO. The host and the staff could not do enough for us and the only disappointing bit was it finished..