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Art, Pesto Genovese and Ligure vermentino
...a week-end journey of the art and delicious cuisine

Duration: 4 days e 3 nights
Accommodation: 3 nights in 3* Hotel or B&B with breakfast

Short description: A itinerant week-end journey on the beautiful Riviera Ligure among art,delicious cuisine, vineyards and breathtaking views. The wine tradition has made this costal territory one of the most charming and interesting of the entire region.
The stops are: Genova, Santa Margherita Ligure and Camogli…ancient harbors, picturesque villages, typical costal beaches, lots of good, matitime ligurian cuisine

Information:

Trip to Genova in Liguria
Closest airport: Genova Airport, Malpensa Airport in Milan, Linate Airport in Milan
Period: all year round
Duration: 3 nights
Flights: to book separately from our site. You can find both scheduled standard flights and low cost flights. You receive booking assistance on request

Price with 1 day guided tour - Arrival at Genova Airport: 405 euro*
Price with 1 day guided tour - Arrival at Milan Airport: 455 euro*

Price without guided tour - Arrival at Genova Airport: 355 euro*
Price without guided tour - Arrival at Milan Airport: 405 euro*

*The price may be subject to slight seasonal variation
All prices include VAT
Breakfasts: all accomodation rates include a cooked or continental breakfast. Special dietary requirements need to be booked in advance

Included in the price:

Accommodation: 3 nights in centrally located 3* Hotel or B & B in double room with breakfast (supplement for single room)
Transfer to/from the airport
Welcome drink
2 dinners in restaurants
2 wine tasting and local gastronomic products
Free entrance to museums and cultural events
Extra days: Yes
Supplement: If you want to stay in 4* Hotel

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DETAILED TOUR PROGRAM

Day 1: GENOVA
THE OLD TOWN AND THE AQUARIUM
Arrival at the Airport, transfer to Hotel *** or B & B. Refreshing welcome drink and free time to relax or to begin familiarizing yourself with the enchanting atmosphere of maritime Riviera.afternoon you start visiting the old part of the town with its gothic cathedral and Palazzo Ducale and the famous Aquarium, located in the ancient port.The last one is a four-levels building, situated at 7 meters below the sea level. The entire exhibition area is now approx. 10 000 sq m, after the expansion in 1998 when it was added the Great Blue Ship. The tour offers a complete view of 48 tanks with an explanation of over 500 different species of animals.

Evening: Dinner in the picturesque Piazza delle Erbe with local specialties and you can proceed after to Caffè degli Specchi bar, visited a lot by the genoese themselves and by tourists.

Day 2: GENOVA – SANTA MARGHERITA LIGURE 42 km by train
Wine tasting and local gastronomic products in an old cellar
The day of today can be spent in Santa Margherita Ligure, a charming resort that has maintained the charm of the past. The promenade along the seaside and the downtown’s alleys are very beautiful. The cliffs alternate with sandy beaches along the coast.
During the afternoon you enjoy a wine and local products tasting in an ancient cellar.

Day 3: GENOVA – CAMOGLI 36 km by train
Ice cream, desserts and wines tasting
During the day of today we suggest you to visit the picturesque village of Camogli with a beautiful characteristic seventeenth-century port and pier. The old town is characterized by small squares, including the oldest one which is the Signore Secche square.
You can also enjoy here an ice cream tasting in an old gelateria and then a dessert and wines tasting in an old local cellar.

Day 4:
Departure to the airport and your destination

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT RIVIERA LIGURE AND GENOA

Description Liguria: Liguria is a region of the north and is located by the ligurian Sea, bordering with Emilia-Romagna region in the north-east, with Piedmont in the north-west, with Tuscany to the east and with France to the west. Liguria includes, in addition to the main city Genoa, the province of Imperia, La Spezia and Savona

Description Genoa: The province of Genoa, spread over 35 km of coastline. Genoa, the regional capital and province overlooking the bay at the foot of the Ligurian Apennines. It is the first Italian commercial port and one of the most important throughout the South Europe. Historically, it was the main center of the Ligurian Genuates and developed into a maritime center already in the fifth century BC.The old part of town, characterized by narrow streets leading to the old port and rich in medieval, sixteenth-century and baroque monuments is in sharp contrast with the modern and industrialized part of the town, which is located on the slopes of the hill.

Gastronomy & Wines: Genoa’s gastronomy is quite poor but very tasty. The most traditional local dish is the Pesto Genovese, a condiment known worldwide and made with local basil, garlic, pecorino cheese, pine nuts, all pounded and seasoned with olive oil. Other specialties are "scucuzzù", a soup with vegetables and legumes,
" capponada", a dish with anchovies and tuna, "cappon magro" based on fresh fish with vegetables and green sauce, " cima ", stuffed with meat inside of sweetbreads, veal brains, eggs, vegetables and spices which is cooked in broth and" torta Pasqualina ", a savory pie with vegetables.
Among the desserts we remind you "canestrelli”, tasty cookies with lemon and herbs and" pandolce "a traditional Christmas cake made with raisins, pine nuts, pistachios and candied fruit. Among the wines we recommend the delicious Ligurian Vermentino.
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