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Do Eat Better Experience - Food Tours in Genoa
Capital of Italy’s beautiful Liguria region, the coastal city of Genoa takes great pride in its local cuisine—with fresh flavors and traditional recipes handed down through the generations. On this walking tour, explore Genoa’s culture and lifestyle through its food and learn why Italian cuisine is the envy of the world. Sample pasta dishes with fresh pesto, local cheeses and seafood, and savory pastries, and taste the flavors the locals love.
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$72.83
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$72.83
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Traditional Home Cooking Class in Genoa
Immerse yourself in Italian culture with a hands-on home cooking class. Learn to prepare an authentic four-course Genoese lunch with local wine and coffee. Work with your host to discover the secrets to traditional Genoese pesto, trofiette pasta, panzanella, and dessert. Sit down and enjoy your meal on a terrace overlooking the ocean and bring your new cooking skills and printed recipes home with you
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$92.92
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$92.92
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Genoa Food Tour and Pesto Class - private tour
Explore the historic streets of Genoa Old Town on a 4-hour food tour, and discover the eateries loved by the locals. After visiting a historic candy shop, bakery, spice shop, and more, you’ll search for fresh basil at a food market. Learn the secrets behind a good Genoese pesto, then sample a dish of trofie pasta and pesto with wine. The tour is run with a private guide, just for your sole group.
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$303.52
Price varies by group size
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$303.52
Price varies by group size

Genoa Traditional Street Food and City Sightseeing Tour with Local Guide
Do not miss the opportunity to marvel at the highlights of the historical centre of Genoa, while savouring the delicacies of the Ligurian cuisine and while listening to the stories that your local guide will tell you of the city. The Street Food tour of Genoa is a unique experience that will let you try the main dishes of Genoa on the go! You will meet your local guide at the Old Port of Genoa, and from here you will start you multi-sensorial experience. Enjoy some freshly fried seafood, typical of cities by the sea. Then follow the scent of basil to your next stop, where you will see how pesto is made a try some freshly made! Walk across the main squares of Genoa, Piazza San Lorenzo and Piazza De Ferrari and enjoy some typical flat bread, flavoured with oil, onions or olives. If you have a sweet tooth, this is your moment! Enjoy some Italian Gelato and a traditional Ligurian cookie called Canestrelli, in English “little baskets”. This experience will involve all five your senses!
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$73.66
Price varies by group size
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$73.66
Price varies by group size

Homemade Pasta Class with a Local Chef in Genoa
Learn to make authentic Italian pasta fresca with a local chef in Genoa. Discover Italian culinary traditions and learn typical grandma recipes. Taste the fruits of your labor in a convivial atmosphere.
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$118.51
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$118.51

Name your recipe: food market tour and workshop with a Cesarina in Genoa
Have you ever been to a local market and traditional food shop in Italy, full of ingredients you'd love to experiment with? This is your chance to visit a market with a local expert, choose your most inspiring ingredients, and create and name your very own two recipes.
Go food shopping with your Cesarina and choose 3-5 staple ingredients that capture your imagination before immersing yourself in a private cooking class at their home. With their expert guidance, you will learn how to prepare your chosen ingredients and make your own two Italian creations. Cultivate your creativity and confidence in the kitchen by adding an Italian flair to your dishes. Then, taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of red and white local wines.
Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
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$192.03
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$192.03

Italian Aperitivo Food Tour with a local in Genoa
Your day in Genoa is just winding down, the sun's about to set... It's time for an Aperitivo. This glamorous Italian tradition is loved all over the world, and this is your chance to learn how to prepare it for yourself, the perfect souvenir.
Preparing the perfect aperitivo is an art; you will learn how to prepare a selection of five elegant nibbles to pair with with a refreshing glass of fizz, ideal for sharing with friends in the early evening. Your aperitivo will be a bite-size representation of its local culture, using typical regional ingredients and local wines, such as a sparkling prosecco or a light red.
This experience is held by Cesarine: Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
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$130.08
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$130.08

Food Market Tour and Workshop with a Cesarina in Cinque Terre
Have you ever been to a local market and traditional food shop in Italy, full of ingredients you'd love to experiment with? This is your chance to visit a market with a local expert, choose your most inspiring ingredients, and create and name your very own two recipes.
Go food shopping with your Cesarina and choose 3-5 staple ingredients that capture your imagination before immersing yourself in a private cooking class at their home. With their expert guidance, you will learn how to prepare your chosen ingredients and make your own two Italian creations. Cultivate your creativity and confidence in the kitchen by adding an Italian flair to your dishes.
Then, taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of red and white local wines.
Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
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$192.03
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$192.03
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

Market visit and cooking class with lunch or dinner at a local's home in Rapallo
Visit the vibrant local market and traditional food shops with an expert home cook.
After your market tour, immerse yourself in a private cooking class at a local's home, learn the secrets of the most famous recipes of the Rapallo cuisine and enjoy everything you’ve cooked for lunch/dinner, accompanied by local wine.
• Go shopping at a local market and get advice on the most authentic ingredients from an expert home cook
• Live a day like an Italian: participate in a private cooking class in a real local’s home
• Discover Italian cuisine from the inside: cook 3 traditional recipes
• Taste everything you have prepared, paired with local wines
• Take home a souvenir: the official ‘Cesarine’ apron
Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
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$234.15
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$234.15

Cooking class in Genoa - Do Eat Better Experience
Get an introduction to the local culinary styles of Genoa in this introductory cooking class. Under the instruction of a professional chef, learn to prepare four traditional dishes from the region. In addition to the courses, enjoy warm focaccia bread, a welcome apéritif, and wine with the meal. After dinner, go out for gelato in the Boccadasse neighborhood.
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$119.77
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$119.77
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Wine tour Bonassola - Visit an organic vineyard
Visit an organic vineyard situated on the hills behind Bonassola with an expert winemaker and taste two local white wines. Between the ancient vines you will see the cultivation of blackberries, raspberries and a wonderful apiary.
And all this comes a lovely sea view!
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$56.99
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$56.99
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Gear/equipment sanitized between use

Hands-on cooking class of Pasta and Tiramisu in Rapallo
Spent 3 hours in beautiful Rapallo, learning to make the famous Pasta and tiramisù, in local homes, with this hands-on cooking class. This will be lead with expert home cooks in their own homes and you can choose morning time or afternoon time.
This is a shared cooking class held in a carefully selected local home in Rapallo. Our Cesarine (the name of our hosts) will welcome you like part of the family and will teach you their family cooking secrets for an authentic culinary experience.
Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country. They are welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
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$122.65
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$122.65

Genoa Street Food Tour
Meet a true PROFESSIONAL LICENCED GUIDE, passionate about the city, who lives and works in the city.
Talk to a true Genovese who can introduce you to the secrets of a mesmerizing city.
Enjoy the relaxed pace of a typical Italian day.
Discover local quality food, pop in and out of antique shops while learning about art, culture, food and lifestyle.
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$92.79
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$92.79

Genoa Street Food Tour with Local Foodie Guide
Street food is ready-to-eat food made with local traditional dishes and sold in the streets to take with you on the go. Genoa is the perfect place to enjoy street food, for its delicious dishes that easily made to take with you while visiting the city centre. Meeting your local guide in the port area of Genoa, start your culinary journey in the historical centre. Get lost in the maze of alleys, called Caruggi, while savouring 3 different flavours of delicious Focaccia, typical flat bread flavoured with oil, onion or olives. Enjoy how the typical Basil Pesto is made and try some of it freshly made in front of you! Next, walk by the main squares of Genoa, Piazza San Lorenzo and Piazza De Ferrari while eating some freshly fried seafood, an authentic delicacy you can find in cities by the sea. End your culinary journey with two sweet treats Gelato and typical Canestrelli, literally “little baskets”, sweet cookies that originated in the Ligurian area. Are you hungry yet?
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$78.27
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$78.27
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Small-group Street food tour in Genoa
Dive into Genoa like a local foodie. Explore your Cesarina's most trusted artisanal food shops, tasting as you go.
Visit a selection of small local shops, learn about the typical products of the city while tasting them.
A delicious way to discover Genoa and its gastronomy!
• Street food tasting tour
• Explore your Cesarina's most trusted artisanal food shops
• Sample some of Genoa typical street food staples
• Do some sightseeing in Genoa as you walk from tasting to tasting
• Small-group tour with a maximum of 12 people for an authentic food experience
Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
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$110.26
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$110.26

Local Market Visit and Private Cooking Class in Genoa
Delve deeper into Italy’s culinary culture than you would in a restaurant during a private market tour and cooking class in a local home. Designed for travelers with a vested interest in food, this experience promises both the undivided attention and insider knowledge of your guide, and allows you to cook in the intimate setting of a local home.
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$266.36
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$266.36

Private cooking class at a local's home with lunch or dinner in Rapallo
Immerse yourself in a private cooking class at the local's home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Rapallo cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a glass of local wine.
During the lesson your host will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic Rapallo recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test. Participants will have a workstation equipped with utensils and all the ingredients to make the dishes. Then, taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of red and white local wines.
Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
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$179.64
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$179.64

Dining Experience at a local's Home in Genoa
Indulge in a culinary experience in picturesque Genoa during this half-day, dining tour that focuses on local, traditional recipes as well as food traditions and people. Enjoy a four-course meal and learn to prepare a starter, pasta, traditional Italian main, and dessert served alongside locally produced wines and fresh, strong espresso.
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$105.30
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$105.30

Small Group Market tour and Cooking class in Camogli
Italy has a vast and varied culinary heritage, and our local hosts are proud to share its hidden secrets.
Share your passion for Italian gastronomy with other lovely guests, immerse yourself in the vibrant local market and enjoy an authentic hands-on cooking class.
You'll visit the local market with your Cesarina host, who will teach you all about how to select the best ingredients with the seasons. Then, you'll return to their home, warm up with an Italian Aperitivo and enjoy the class. You'll learn how to make one iconic Pasta type, typical of the city you are visiting, and the famous Tiramisu.
After the class, you will enjoy everything you've prepared with local wines.
This experience is the perfect choice if you want to encounter the real Italian regional gastronomy through genuine connections, food, and friendship.
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$161.05
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$161.05

Local Market Tour and Dining experience at a local's home in Genoa
Italian markets are an exciting experience to tantalize all of your senses. Embark on a market tour and learn about the ingredients that are important to Genoese cuisine. Then head back to the home of your host and watch them prepare a 4-course meal that is sure to excite your palette. Enjoy your meal paired with local wines and cap the night off with a traditional Italian espresso.
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$172.20
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$172.20

Genoa: private cooking class in a noble palace
Learn the secrets of Italian cooking in a private cooking class. Immerse yourself in Italian culture and history in a Renaissance palace in Genoa as you learn traditions passed through the generations. Discover traditional Genoese recipes like pansoti - hand-made pasta stuffed with wild vegetables, and mandilli de sea – paper thin lasagna shaped pasta. Sit down to enjoy your cooking accompanied by wine and other classic dishes like savory pies and fried fish.
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$262.64
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$262.64

Private Pizza & Tiramisu Class at a Cesarina's home with tasting in Camogli
Don't lose the opportunity to become a "pizzaiolo" (pizza-maker) and a great tiramisu maker! Enter a local home, connect with an expert home cook and discover how Italian mamma and nonnas used to prepare awesome pizza at home.
With this private hands-on cooking class, you will learn how to make pizza and tiramisù from scratch from a real Italian family. To complete your feast, enjoy what you have prepared for lunch or dinner with a selection of local wine included.
Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family with a pizza party once you come back home!
This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages.
Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
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$179.64
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$179.64

Lunch or dinner and cooking demo at a local home in Camogli
Dive into the Italian way of life by living just like the locals do.
Immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive cooking demo and taste authentic recipes treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people. Enjoy a 4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert with drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from regional cellars and coffee).
Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
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$105.30
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$105.30

Small Group Market tour and Dining Experience at a Cesarina's home in Savona
Would you like to discover the most authentic side of Italian gastronomy and share it with other enthusiasts of the “cucina italiana”?
Enjoy this shared Market tour and typical Dining experience.
Visit the vibrant local market and learn about the seasonal produce and secret ingredients.
Then, head to your Cesarina’s house to enjoy a 3-course dining experience, showcasing the authentic regional dishes stored in the cookbooks of your host.
You will take part in an experience which is so much more than just a lunch or dinner. You will make new friends, feel like one of the family and live like the Italians do.
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$135.04
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$135.04
- Palazzo Bianco
- Basilica of Santa Maria di Castello (Basilica di Santa Maria di Castello)
- Via San Lorenzo
- Palazzo Rosso
- Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art (Museo d'Arte Orientale Edoardo Chiossone)
- Santa Margherita Ligure
- Lighthouse of Genoa (La Lanterna)
- Port of Savona
- Genoa Cathedral (Cattedrale di San Lorenzo)
- Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato
- La Biosfera
- Palazzi dei Rolli
- Piazza Caricamento
- Spianata Castelletto
- Corso Italia
- Dialogue in the Dark Exhibition (Dialogo nel Buio)
- Genoa Via Garibaldi (Via Giuseppe Garibaldi)
- Bigo
- Royal Palace Museum (Museo di Palazzo Reale)
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