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Cooking Class Pesto Sauce

Sanremo, Italy
  • 2 hours (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Pesto alla genovese is the cornerstone of Ligurian cuisine, but it isn’t easy to see the aromatic sauce made using traditional techniques. With this cooking class, learn how to make authentic pesto with local basil and pine nuts ground in an old-school mortar and pestle. End your hands-on lesson by sampling your handiwork tossed with pasta and served with Liguria’s extra-virgin olive oil and Taggiasca olives.
  • Use a marble mortar and wooden pestle to make authentic pesto
  • Insights into the history of this local delicacy from a local chef
  • Taste freshly made pesto, Ligurian olive oil, and Taggiasca olives
  • A recipe for traditional pesto to take home with you

Sample Menu

Starter

Bruschetta al Pesto

Ligurian bruschetta is made with pane di Triora (a special bread made in Triora, the village of witches), local tomatoes, mozzarella and Pesto sauce

What's Included

  • Local taxes
  • All activities
  • Tour escort/host
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Hotel pickup
  • Hotel drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Corso degli Inglesi, 18, 18038 Sanremo IM, Italy

    meeting point: in front of the main entrance of the Sanremo Casino

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.5:30 pm

What To Expect

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Shared experience. Small groups 4-6 people maximum, (depending on the activity), are led by local English-speaking local experts.
  • Languages: Italian, English and French.
  • Children under 18 should be accompanied by an adult.
  • Please wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes.
  • If you miss the experience, no refund will be possible.
  • the customer is always due to the meeting point 15 minutes before the departure.
  • No refunds will be made in respect of any unused portion of a ticket or partially completed cooking class.
  • Minimum age is 18 years
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Reviews

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Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

From $81.12

per person

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

Book ahead!
On average, this is booked 12 days in advance.

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