CULINARY TOURS

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Liguria Coast to Coast



Liguria's food and wine tradition is legendary. Seafood and land products are the basic ingredients professional chefs use in their cooking.

Some of the culinary ingredients that make Ligurian cuisine famous are the taggiasca olive oil, pesto sauce, aromatic spices, farinata, panizza, trenette, ravioli, taglierini, focaccia, wild mushrooms and the game of the hinterland.

The fish: Liguria’s generous sea provide fish markets with rich mullets, golden maids, swordfish, tuna fish and many other kinds of fish. Seafood is a large part of the Ligurian culinary experience.

The wines: Pigato, Vermentino, Lumassina, Mataosso, Sciachettrà, Ormeasco, Rossese, Buzzetto and Granaccia. You will enjoy these wines with all different types of food pairings.



Itinerary

Day 1
  • Arrival at Hotel in Genova
  • Visit to the town
  • Welcome aperitif
  • Typical dinner
  • Genova By Night Excursion
  • Dinner (BD)

Day 2
  • Tour and explore Riviera di Levante: Sestri Levante
  • Typical lunch
  • Visit a ancient Oil Mill and the old centre of Chiavari
  • Explore the centre and shop…an Italian Aperitif
  • Typical dinner in Chiavari (BLD)

Day 3
  • Tour the famous Portofino and Santa Margherita
  • Typical fish lunch
  • Visit to Rapallo and San Michele di Pagana
  • Return to the hotel for a typical dinner (BLD)

Day 4
  • Departure for Riviera di Ponente
  • Hotel check in
  • Visit the ancient village of Albenga
  • Typical lunch
  • Visit an olive oil mill with oil tasting
  • Shopping …in an outlet store
  • Italian aperitif and dinner in a small & charming restaurant (BLD)

Day 5
  • Departure for Borgio Verezzi
  • Ligurian cooking lesson
  • A taste of Liguria’s rural products
  • Ligurian cooking lesson
  • Diplomas delivery
  • Dinner at typical restaurant (BD)

Day 6
  • Visit to Varigotti, an old Saracen village
  • Tour Le Manie; visit and enjoy a typical lunch in farmhouse
  • Visit Final Pia
  • Tour Finalborgo and wine tasting
  • Excursion to medieval castles
  • Special dinner

Day 7
  • Depart for Genova Airport to return home

Tour Includes

  • 6 nights B&B accommodation in 4 stars hotels
  • All breakfasts
  • 5 gourmet lunches
  • 6 gourmet dinners
  • visits to oil mills
  • Wine and oil tasting
  • All local transfers
  • Tour guide
  • All excursions
  • All Italian aperitifs
  • Ligurian cooking lessons
  • Forget-me-not kit





2006 Prices Per Person Based on Double
  • Euros 2889.00-- available Jan. to March
  • Euros 2989.00--available April to August





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