Top Cinque Terre Food & Drink

Learn how to prepare two kinds of homemade pasta and a classic Italian dessert during this half-day culinary workshop, capped at only 12 people. Get hands-on instruction in mastering two pasta recipes—followed by tiramisu—in the private home of a local cook. Cooking workshops include a sparkling wine aperitivo and complimentary soft beverages. You’ll also get to taste your creations.

Wine fans looking for a tasting experience with a difference—this is the one for you. Enter a historic and beautifully preserved wine cellar in Manarola for a tasting that involves the senses of smell, sight, and taste. The experience is heightened by darkness and atmospheric music, as you try three half glasses of Cinque Terre white wine and snacks. A sommelier guides you through the experience and provide information you wouldn’t discover otherwise.

Discover the sights, sounds, and tastes of the colorful villages of Cinque Terre on this 4-hour walking tour. Follow your guide around one of the UNESCO-listed villages and immerse yourself in the local fishing culture and traditions. Stop at small shops and cafes to sample treats and drinks from the Liguria region, such as focaccia, and admire the beautiful coastal scenery of the Italian Riviera.

Feast on a traditional 4-course Italian meal at a local home during a private 2-hour cooking show. Made with recipes native to the Cinque Terre region, your lunch or dinner includes a starter, pasta, main course, side dish, and dessert. Everything is prepared in front of you, so you get an insider’s look at real Italian cooking. Wash all of it down with local wine and an Italian espresso.

Get a taste of Cinque Terre on this 4-hour tour from Manarola, Cinque Terre, that combines a pesto demonstration, a boat cruise along the coast, and lunch. Travel to Cinque Terre via train with your group, then end the tour in Vernazza with a Cinque Terre trail pass to explore further if you wish.

Intrigued by our title? Wine here is truly a life experience, and the people that made and are still making wine in this incredibly difficult terrain are following their ancestors' practices handed down since the 1300s. Wine is the cultural heart of the Cinque Terre, and this tour offers one of the only ways to visit a working wine cellar in the Cinque Terre and taste their wine. This unique opportunity is combined with a second wine tasting led by a sommelier with unparalleled experience in Cinque Terre wines, all the while looking out at the breathtaking sea from a location that only people on this tour can access. No other tourists allowed. When you finish this intimate tour, you'll have learned the ins and outs of winemaking, wine tasting, and the true history of the Cinque Terre, all the while in the company of experienced local guides who have been working with both the winemaker and the sommelier for years. Looking for something different and real? This is for you.

See the Cinque Terre and Porto Venere coastline by boat, and skip the land-based crowds. This half-day experience combines stops to swim and explore by foot with ample time to relax on deck, coast-gazing and snacking on treats from the Liguria region. The boat has a restroom on board, along with a freshwater shower, so you can freshen up after a cool-down dip in the sea.

Explore the waters of the Italian Riviera on this 3-hour kayaking trip along the Cinque Terre coastline. Departing from Monterosso, paddle alongside an expert guide, passing hidden coves, rugged cliffs and the bright, pastel hues of the five villages. Pause to stretch out on the beach or cool off with a swim before continuing on your journey. For an evening adventure, choose the sunset option with a stop in a cove for wine and snacks. Numbers are limited to twelve, with all skill levels welcome.

Book a private Cinque Terre boat cruise, and see the region’s coastline in the soft, early evening light. As a skipper navigates the boat, you’ll sit back and admire sights of the Cinque Terre’s fishing villages on a 2-hour route from Riomaggiore. Sip on wine, enjoy olives and focaccia, and watch the sun slip into the sea. Food and drinks are at your own expense. 

Explore the coast of Liguria with a half-day boat tour of the five villages of Cinque Terre. Maximize time with a sailing trip and skip the stress of parking or crowded train journeys. See the five colorful coastal villages—Monterosso, Vernazza, Coniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore—from the trip. Customize the itinerary according to your interests.

Explore ancient seaside villages along the Italian Riviera's rugged coastline on this private Cinque Terre trekking tour. Stroll among the vineyards as you explore centuries-old settlements including Riomaggiore, Groppo, Manarola and Vernazza with your private guide. Hear of the villages' history and winegrowing heritage, and discover top attractions along the way such as the Via dell'Amore and the 14th-century church of Our Lady of Health in Volastra. Enjoy panoramic views over the Italian coastline as the azure-blue waters of the Ligurian Sea sparkle in the distance.

Escape the crowds and enjoy stunning views of coastal Liguria during this small-group paddling tour in Cinqueterre. Choose from one-seater or tandem kayaks, with warm and waterproof clothes supplied if needed, and get ready to hit the water. You’ll listen to an enriching history of the colorful villages along the way.

Watch the sun set over Cinque Terre with this small-group boat tour. You'll head out from the Monterosso Pier, passing by colorful villages such as Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore for photos along the way. You'll also stop in the village of Vernazza, where you'll have some time to explore before hopping back on your boat and heading back to Monterosso.

On departing from Monterosso, we will navigate across Vernazza giving our guests the opportunity to take wonderful photos of this spectacular natural landscape. Sailing along the beach of Guvano, a popular naturist one since 1970s, you will see Corniglia and Manarola, villages famous for the vineyards and their wine. Last step of the coastal navigation will be Riomaggiore and Punta Montenero the most south-eastern point of Cinque Terre National Park. Here you can enjoy your time swimming and marveling at the views of the islands such Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto. While you are amusing yourself our staff will be pleased to prepare a savory lunch made of our typical local food for you. Lunch could be taken over here or at the bay of Monterosso or in the peculiar harbour of Vernazza due to weather conditions. Lastly, sailing a bit further from the coast, Aquamarina will leave Punta Montenero to run across Punta Mesco which is the most north-eastern coast point of the park.

Immerse yourself in a private pasta and tiramisu-making class in a welcoming home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and tiramisu and taste the fruit of your labour for lunch or dinner accompanied by local wines. During this private lesson, you will learn how to prepare 2 pasta recipes and the tiramisu dessert from scratch. Your Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of these iconic recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family once home with an Italian meal! 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.

Learn how to prepare two kinds of homemade pasta and a classic Italian dessert during this half-day culinary workshop, capped at only 12 people. Get hands-on instruction in mastering two pasta recipes—followed by tiramisu—in the private home of a local cook. Cooking workshops include a sparkling wine aperitivo and complimentary soft beverages. You’ll also get to taste your creations.

Connect with a local and learn the secrets to preparing some of the most beloved dishes from the Cinque Terre with this private home cooking class. Join your host in their Riomaggiore kitchen for a hands-on lesson and make three traditional recipes from scratch. Turn out a seasonal starter, fresh pasta, and a classic dessert with the guidance of your host, then relax over a festive meal featuring the dishes you’ve created together.

Experience the Liguraian way of life on a train, boat, and walking tour of Cinque Terre with wine and food tastings. Wander through winding streets lined with 12th century architecture and taste local whites, Barbera d'Alba, and a special Prosecco from a region north of Venice while you nibble on traditional Antipasti di mar, local cheese, and salami. Explore the village, take a dip, or venture off on a hike. With your Cinque Terre pass included in the tour, you access walking trail and trains and save an hour of time by not waiting in lines

The aim is to make the real Cinque Terre known, their history which is very much linked to the production of wine, for this we will take a walk in the vineyards to be able to see up close the famous dry stone walls and the vineyards clinging to the rock. Later we will visit an authentic and ancient production cellar in the country and then we will taste with a technical guide of a native sommelier of Manarola and connoisseur of the wine of the Cinque Terre and their history. We will taste 3 wines and recognize the different wine aromas and its sensations.

Learn how to make an iconic Italian pasta variety and a tasty tiramisu desert during this small-group, market-to-table cooking workshop. Enjoy an insider’s immersion into a vibrant local farmer’s market before heading to the private home of a local cook for a hands-on gastronomy lesson. Tours include an authentic Italian aperitivo with prosecco and a chance to taste your creations.

We are happy to share the knowledge of the area with you, we are on this business since 8 years and know exactly what our customers expect from this experience. The vassel we use is extremely comfortable.

After 8 years of experience we exactly know what our guests expect from this experience and we exactly know how to do not disappoint them! The boat we recently bought is extremely comfortable, pleasant and perfect for your holiday pictures!

I'm from Manarola, and i like to transfer the history of Cinque terre and is diamant product, the Wine!! I'm wine lovers, but specialy, cinque terre wine lover, i'm sommelier from 15 year, and is very emotional to feel scents and aroma in wine, to feel the different, i can learn to feel every thinks. After walking, is very interesting to tasting wine product in front of the sea, where, we stay before!!!

Get off the tourist track and get an insider’s immersion into a local wine producer and vineyard. Discover hidden wonders of Manarola on foot, enjoying views of the sea and surrounding hills. Then, head to a centuries-old wine cellar for a sommelier-led tasting of two local varieties of white wine, paired with traditional Ligurian delicacies like focaccia and pesto.

Walk above the village of Manarola, in the heart of the Cinque Terre, among its terraced vineyards, discovering its millenary tradition of wine culture and work. Here, wine production has always meant a sense of sacrifice and self-denial in total harmony between land and sea. Here, man's work took place in communion with nature, with the construction of dry stone walls that have withstood a thousand years redesigning the landscape and the base of winemaking. Here the work breathes the sea and is transformed into nectar that tastes of the sea, and of the magical fusion of Mediterranean aromas. After a short guided walk, discovering the technique, the history, the nature of the Cinque Terre vineyards, you can enjoy a wine tasting offered by a local producer.