Top Manarola Spring Break

Learn how to make authentic Italian pesto with a local chef who grows all the ingredients themselves. Discover more about local culinary traditions from your teacher as you grind the fresh ingredients on a mortar and pestle. Relax and enjoy your handiwork with a glass of crisp white wine and homemade focaccia at the end of the class.

Bask in the history, flavor and aromas of Cinque Terre wine on this tour of Manarola. Led by a local wine lover, discover the emotional depths of the iconic beverage. The vineyard features a natural amphitheater with a famous dry wall. Admire the view over Manarola village before visiting the grapes. Learn how soil, pruning and production practices impact the wine. Finish with a tasting session and homemade focacacia.

Immerse yourself in the authentic Cinque Terre experience with a guided tour through its historic vineyards. Discover the famous dry stone walls, the natural amphitheater, and stunning views of Manarola. Learn about local wine production, soil, and pruning techniques before enjoying a wine tasting of three distinct wines with a native sommelier. Pair your wines with traditional focaccia for a complete sensory experience.

Wine fans looking for a tasting experience with a difference—this is the one for you. Enter a historic and beautifully preserved wine cellar in Manarola for a tasting that involves the senses of smell, sight, and taste. The experience is heightened by darkness and atmospheric music, as you try three half glasses of Cinque Terre white wine and snacks. A sommelier guides you through the experience and provide information you wouldn’t discover otherwise.

Get off the tourist track and get an insider’s immersion into a local wine producer and vineyard. Discover hidden wonders of Manarola on foot, enjoying views of the sea and surrounding hills. Then, head to a centuries-old wine cellar for a sommelier-led tasting of two local varieties of white wine, paired with traditional Ligurian delicacies like focaccia and pesto.

Sardinia produces exceptional olive oil and instead of just tasting it in a restaurant, this experience allows you to visit a family-run olive oil company in Budoni, Provincia della Gallura Nord-Est Sardegna. Enter a tasting room and meet the farm’s owner to learn the secrets of their award-winning extra virgin olive oil production. Then enjoy a tasting session with bruschettas, meat, cheese, and local wine paired with the olive oil.