Portofino Culinary Tours Weekend

- Arrive to Genova airport, and meet your private driver who will drive you into the historic center where with your own art guide you´ll enjoy a walking tour. Learn all about Genova´s ancient maritime legends and stories, and perhaps visit the graceful Palazzo Ducale and Royal Palace, the impressive Church of Saint Matteo, Christopher Columbus’s house, and the beautiful Dominican Santa Maria di Castello convent.

- Carry on to the little postcard perfect village of Recco where you will taste the famous local focaccia at a historic restaurant. In the afternoon, transfer to Portofino and check into your glamorous hotel, home to movie stars and royalty. The rest of the day is yours to get settled in, relax, do some shopping (Portofino´s tiny piazzeta is lined with designer boutiques and luxurious shops) or go for an invigorating walk to the marvelous San Fruttuoso di Capodimonte abbey (located in a beautiful carved inlet, and with a fascinating history as a pirates´ lair). In your sea-facing bedroom, you´ll find our welcome pack, with wine, maps, gifts and course a bottle of wine.

- We suggest you enjoy dinner tonight at your hotel’s candlelit terrace. Welcome to La Dolce Vita, hope you love your first night in Portofino!

Overnight:

5* Ultra Luxury Hotel

Meals Included in Price:

Traditional lunch with paired wines

Transfers:

Genova airport – Hotel- round trip dinner transfers

- With your personal chef, you´ll learn how to make Liguria´s most famous dishes- from focaccia to pesto to hand made trofie pasta. Sit down to lunch on your own creations.

- Transfer to Monterosso by boat, admiring the world's most scenic coastline, the Cinque Terre! You´ll enjoy a visit and tasting at a local winery, producing Sciacchetrà (the most famous and rare wine in the area), olive oil, honey and lemons. Visit the vineyards, the lemon gardens and the cellar.

- Free time in the gorgeous hamlet of Monterosso, and if time permits carry on to the next hillside coastal village of Vernazza.

- In the evening, return to Portofino and enjoy a free evening. Try dinner at Da Puny where the jetsetters relax and take in the views of the yachts.

Overnight:

5* Ultra Luxury Hotel

Meals Included in Price:

Full breakfast, cooking class and traditional lunch with wines

Transfers:

By boat and Mercedes as per itinerary

- This morning you will head south towards to the delightful Golfo dei Poeti, or “Poet´s Gulf”. Do not forget the camera today!

- Visit medieval Portovenere, located right at the tip of the Peninsula that encloses this coastline. The surrounding area is full of colorful towns such as Tellaro, Lerici and Fiascherino and enchanting tiny bays. Next head to Castelnuovo Magra and enjoy a visit and tasting at a beautiful winery that also has an interesting a wine museum. Located in the Colli di Luna appellation, this region is famous for delicate and aromatic Vermentinos made from grapes grown on its gentle rolling hills.

- Lunch will follow on your own in a cozy trattoria. We suggest you to have only a light lunch, as tonight you will have dinner in picturesque Riomaggiore at one of our favorite restaurants in Liguria-the fantastic “In Casa di Marin”, a restaurant that feels more like a private home where you will taste superb traditional cuisine. After dinner transfer back to your luxurious abode in Portofino.

Overnight:

5* Ultra Luxury Hotel

Meals Included in Price:

Full breakfast, wine tasting, Dinner paired with wines

Transfers:

Walking tour with art guide

- This morning, at your preferred time, your chauffeured Mercedes will arrive to take you back to the airport in Genova

- If you had more time available we can propose a multitude of activities in Portofino, the Cinque Terre and surrounding Riviera.

- Drop off at airport. Arrivederci!

Meals Included in Price:

Full breakfast

Transfers:

Genova airport transfer

What's Included:

• Accommodation for 3 nights in ultra luxurious 5* Hotel
• 3 Full breakfasts
• Private Airport Transfers and all transfers as per the itinerary by luxury Mercedes and English speaking chauffeur, and boats
• Bottle of Italian wine in your room upon arrival
• 1 Welcome lunch with wines in Recco
• 1 Cooking Class with lunch and wines
• 1 Traditional dinner lunch in Riomaagiore with wines
• 2 Private Wine Tastings and winery visits
• All Local taxes

What's Not Included:

• Flights
• Meals and Drinks not Specified
• Personal Expenses such as Telephone, Minibar, etc
• Tips and Gratuities (Guides, Restaurants, etc)
• Travel Insurance (Strongly recommended)
• Cancellation Insurance

Prices:

This is a SAMPLE TOUR ITINERARY. Please note that our chauffeured luxury tours have the following starting prices:

• Final price depends on chosen style of accommodation and dining. Please contact us with your group size (minimum 2 guests, no maximum group size), travel dates and preferences and we will send you custom pricing.
• Discounts available for larger groups
• Please note that our tours are available upon demand for PRIVATE GROUPS and are not scheduled tours for mixed groups.

More Information on this Luxury Portofino Culinary Tours Weekend (Italian Riviera):

If you are interested in this package, contact us today for more information. This tour can also be adapted for bigger groups with a substantial discount. All of our tours are available year round upon request for your private group of minimum 2 people. If you would like us to customize a luxury gourmet tour for you, contact us with your requirements, and we can send you a free itinerary and quote with no obligations. We organize cooking packages and wine tours from 1 day, to weekends to longer food and wine discoveries throughout Italy, Ireland, Portugal and Spain.

Email us at: info@cellartours.com