Pesto was born next door: anchovies, focaccia, and seafood cones eaten on a harbor wall.
Explore → Get Early AccessEat vertical Liguria — anchovies five ways, trofie al pesto in its homeland, farinata hot from wood ovens, and lemon everything — best standing at friggitorie windows with a paper cone of fried seafood while the ferry unloads.
This is pesto's home coast: Ligurian basil, local oil, and pine nuts pounded cold — and the terraces' anchovy-and-wine economy fed the villages for a millennium before a single restaurant table appeared.
Order 'tegame alla vernazzana' in Vernazza — anchovies baked with potatoes and tomatoes, the village's signature — and drink the white Cinque Terre DOC with it; the terraces you hiked past made it. The paper cone of fritto misto is legally required to be eaten with sea view (it isn't, but it should be).
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The Blue Trail: the classic coastal path linking all five villages, cards, closures, and all.
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