There are certain destinations where the purpose of a visit is to sample as much of the local cuisine as possible ...

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Seafood is the obvious star here, but Portofino’s prime location in the heart of the Ligurian region also means plates of homemade pasta with local Genovese pesto (a protected recipe), bubbly focaccia ...

Away from the beaches and clifftop terraces, there are winding hillside paths along the Riviera – the hikes between the Cinque Terre villages are especially scenic – that provide a chance to burn off ...

Seafood is the obvious star here, but Portofino’s prime location in the heart of the Ligurian region also means plates of homemade pasta with local Genovese pesto (a protected recipe), bubbly ...

The combination of linguine pasta and basil pesto was first mentioned in the 18th century and remains a popular pairing in the Liguria region to this day. A thin, oily sauce is the best type of ...

Pontremoli — situated in Lunigiana, a region at the intersection of northern Tuscany, Emilia Romagna, and Liguria — has a ...

“It’s like a big plate of pasta with your family ... He comes from Genoa, in Liguria in northern Italy, which is famously the birthplace of focaccia and pesto, he said. So, instead of tomatoes ...

Lasagne al pesto' (£14) which is a Ligurian twist on the Italian classic lasagne, instead of being served with tomato sauce, the layers of pasta sheets are adorned in homemade basil pesto.