Private Half-Day Genoa Food Tour and Pesto Class

Sightseeing  :  Italy  :  Liguria  :  Genoa  :  Food Tours

Discover Genoa centuries-old food shops and learn to prepare authentic Pesto. Along with an experienced guide, you'll have an amazing walking tour of the medieval center of the city while discovering its food shops, where everything has remained as it was. An old friggitorie, serving the famous thin, unleavened pancake called farinata. Explore historical bakeries preparing the delicious focaccia, and much more. Learn from locals the authentic Pesto recipe and have fun as you prepare it according to tradition, with mortar and pestle. Discover the real essence of Genoa during this 4-hour private tour.Meet your guide at your hotel in Genoa's city center or at the railway station, then begin your private walking tour of Genoa’s historical center, one of the largest medieval historical centers in Europe. As you walk through the maze of narrow alleys, among picturesque squares and painted palaces, you will discover secret corners and centuries-old shops that preserve the authenticity of the Italian traditions. The old chip shops, called friggitorias, serving friscieu (fried croquettes filled with herbs), farinata, fried fresh seafood eaten at the counter or to take away. Traditional bakeries preparing the delicious Genoese “focaccia”. A tiny spice shop that still preserves the atmosphere of the old port town. The two-centuries old confectionery loved by Giuseppe Verdi, and more charming spots that you won’t find in any guide book. It will be as though you've stepped back in time.

As you walk and taste, you will reach a historical market where a local expert will tell you about the history and recipe of the famous pesto sauce. Together, you will choose the best basil from the market’s stalls and start to prepare the perfect Pesto using the traditional mortar and pestle. Be careful, it’s important to use the correct ingredient sequence and the right pestle rhythm. Your efforts will be rewarded, however. At the end you will taste a delicious portion of “trofie”, the traditional hand-made pasta, served directly in the mortar.