Riviera Cooking & the Cinque Terre By World Journeys

Riviera Cooking & the Cinque Terre By World Journeys

6 Days / 5 Nights from $7,040 Price Per Person

Sales from 15 May 2023 to 31 December 2026

**Day 1: Monterosso al Mare, Cinque Terra**
Private transfer from Levanto rail station to the farmhouse and your accommodation. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

**Day 2: Monterosso > Levanto > Monterosso**
Enjoy your breakfast on the enchanting flower filled terraces, tasting organic and local products. After you will make your way to the cooking school in Monterosso where you will learn from an experienced chef about the typical recipes of the Ligurian region. He will teach you how to prepare classic Ligurian recipes such as focaccia in Genovese style, vegetable quiches and the renowned pesto.

After lunch meet your guide and drive to the local train station where you will take the train to Levanto.

Levanto is a small village called “the northern door of the Cinque Terre“, famous for its 20th century villas overlooking the sea, typical colourful houses, narrow roads and the small vineyards on the mountains behind the village, producing the famous “Sciacchetra wine“ (a dessert wine).

You will visit the village, the ancient church of Sant’Andrea (the symbol of the village with its black and white striped facade) and a local shop, where you will learn about local wines, extra virgin oil and typical products (honey, marmalades, olive pates and sauces). Visit a gastronomic shop where you will enjoy a light dinner before returning to Monterosso by train.

**Day 3: Monterosso > Vernazza > Riomaggiore > Monterosso**
After a private transfer to Levanto, meet your guide for a full day tour of the Cinque Terre. You will visit the villages of Monterosso, Riomaggiore, Corniglia and Manarola, situated along this stunning area of shoreline dotted with villages and rocky cliffs. In Monterosso admire the picturesque cliffside dwellings, and Vernazza, be charmed away with the colorful waterfront town, that sprang up in the 1200s before arriving in quaint Riomaggiore.

Return to Monterosso by train.

**Day 4: Monterosso > Corniglia > Manarola > Monterosso**
This morning attend your second hands-on cooking class with the local chef. He will teach you how to prepare classic Ligurian recipes including “pansoti” and “pesce alla ligure”. After a delicious lunch, take the train to Corniglia where you will go on a short hike and walk through Ligurian vineyards before reaching Manarola.

Return to Monterosso by train.

**Day 5: Monterosso > Santa Margherita Ligure > Portofino and San Fruttuoso > Monterosso**
Today you will have a private guided excursion to Portofino and San Fruttuoso. Meet your private guide in Levanto, then travel to Santa Margherita Ligure by train. Walk to the ancient city centre of Santa Margherita and along the elegant seaside promenade, where you will learn more about this village – one of the most elegant seaside resorts in Italy.

Next, head to Portofino by public bus or public boat and enjoy a walk in this wonderful small village. From Portofino you can travel by public boat to San Fruttuoso, a small fishing village in a deep inlet along the coastline of the Portofino promontory, one of the most evocative places in Italian Riviera. After a private transfer to Levanto, enjoy dinner in a gourmet restaurant and then transfer back to the farmhouse.

**Day 6: Monterosso**
Private transfer to Monterosso train station where arrangements end.

Inclusions

• • 5 nights’ accommodation
  • 5 breakfasts, 2 lunches, and 1 dinner
  • Meet & Greet at Monterosso al Mare Railway Station
  • Private arrival and departure transfers in Monterosso
  • English-speaking local guides
  • Private sightseeing as per the itinerary
  • Two private cooking school lessons
  • Entrance fees as per the itinerary