Traditional Pesto CookingClass - Trattoria Turin Sestri Levante
Overview
You will receive a practical demonstration on how to prepare Pesto with the Traditional Marble Mortar and we will reveal all the precautions handed down. You will learn how to recognize the best ingredients and how to best enhance them in the preparation. You will prepare Traditional Pesto with a Mortar using Pra basil, the best basil in Genoa. During the preparation of Pesto you can taste the wine "Cantina del Turin" produced in Sestri Levante". You will appreciate Italian cuisine you will immerse yourself in the local culture. You will receive our certificate of Chef of Pesto and the recipe to prepare an excellent dish of Trofie al Pesto, with all our secrets. You can touch the traditional tools of Genoese cuisine.
What's Included
- Lunch It is possible to continue the experience with lunch or dinner with an extra cost to be agreed.
- Snacks Traditional bread to taste the prepared Pesto
- Alcoholic beverages Wine Tasting "Cantina del Turin" produced in Sestri Levante
- Bottled water
- You will use an original Carrara Marble Mortar with Pestello
Meeting Location
Via XXV Aprile
131, 16039 Sestri Levante GE, Italy
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
The experience begins with the history of basil and the origin of Pesto. Each participant will have a Carrara marble mortar and a wooden pestle with which to prepare the Pesto. The scent of basil will be felt in the air. The prepared pesto will be tasted with traditional bread that will enhance its aromas and flavor. We will accompany the experience with a good glass of wine produced in Sestri Levante. Convivial experience to live in company. The experience will end with the delivery of the certificate of "Chef del pesto" and the "Recipe of pesto" with written all the secrets for the preparation of an excellent dish of traditional trofie with pesto. The recipe is written in Italian, English, French, German, Spanish. At the end of the experience the ritual photographs with the certificate and traditional objects. Private experience.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- The bathroom is not wheelchair accessible
- We only serve alcoholic beverages to travelers over 18 years of age
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Activity code: C-5560506P1
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).
- Lunch. It is possible to continue the experience with lunch or dinner with an extra cost to be agreed.
- Snacks. Traditional bread to taste the prepared Pesto.
- Alcoholic beverages. Wine Tasting "Cantina del Turin" produced in Sestri Levante.
- Bottled water.
- You will use an original Carrara Marble Mortar with Pestello.
The minimum age to participate is 8..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Traditional Pesto CookingClass - Trattoria Turin Sestri Levante is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Traditional Pesto CookingClass – Trattoria Turin Sestri Levante will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
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Oct 2026What's Included
- LunchIt is possible to continue the experience with lunch or dinner with an extra cost to be agreed.
- SnacksTraditional bread to taste the prepared Pesto
- Alcoholic beveragesWine Tasting "Cantina del Turin" produced in Sestri Levante
- Bottled water
- You will use an original Carrara Marble Mortar with Pestello
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- The bathroom is not wheelchair accessible
- We only serve alcoholic beverages to travelers over 18 years of age
