# A day in Manarola and Riomaggiore: Via dell'Amore, a pesto workshop, a tasting at Groppo and dinner in the Vernazza tower The clifftop walk from Riomaggiore to Manarola, a pesto class with lunch facing the village, wine from the terraces at Groppo and dinner in a tower above the sea. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/liguria/cinque-terre/itineraries/cinque-terre-pesto-day-via-dell-amore-manarola · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 08:30 · Salida: 10 min by train (Regional from La Spezia Centrale to Riomaggiore) - 09:00 · Via dell'Amore from Riomaggiore to Manarola (Slot reserved with the Cinque Terre Card · about 30 min to Manarola) - 10 min on foot - 10:30 · Mortar-made pesto workshop on the Nessun Dorma terrace, Manarola (Nessun Dorma · €85 with lunch and tasting · in English) · Nessun Dorma, From €85 per person - 15 min by bus - 14:30 · Sciacchetrà Tasting at the Groppo Cooperative Winery (Park minibus to Groppo · from €30 with booking) · Cantina Cinque Terre, From €30 per person - 30 min by train - 19:30 · Ristorante Belforte (Minibus to Manarola and train to Vernazza · booking · closed on Tuesdays) · Ristorante Belforte, €€€ - 22:00 · Vuelta: 30 min by train (Regional from Vernazza to La Spezia Centrale; check the last train) A day in the Cinque Terre devoted to what is eaten and drunk on this coast, with very little effort. You start with the easiest walk in the park, the Via dell'Amore, learn to make pesto in a marble mortar with lunch included, go up to the winery on the vineyard terraces and dine in a medieval tower above the Vernazza sea. All by train, minibus and on foot. ## Getting there from Spain By plane and train. Fly from Madrid to Pisa or from Barcelona to Genoa. From Pisa, the PisaMover drops you at the central station and the train continues to La Spezia; from Genoa, the Volabus goes to the city's stations, with regional trains to the coast. Arrive the day before: this plan starts at 8:30 in La Spezia. ## The day, hour by hour 8:30 · Train to Riomaggiore. The first village from the south, about ten minutes from La Spezia. Bring the Cinque Terre Card and the booking for the Via dell'Amore time slot. 9:00 · Via dell'Amore. Nine hundred metres of path carved into the cliff, one-way, from Riomaggiore to Manarola. It is flat and takes half an hour. It has reopened after years of works with a quota: without a booked slot you cannot enter. 10:30 · Pesto workshop at Nessun Dorma. In Manarola, go up to the Punta Bonfiglio terrace. You pick the basil from their plants and make the pesto in a Carrara marble mortar. Afterwards you eat burrata, ham, bruschette and focaccia, and taste a white from the coast with a sommelier. Two and a half hours, €85 per person, in English. Book on its website; cancelled in rain. 14:30 · Tasting at Groppo. The park minibus, included in the Treno Card, goes up from Manarola to Groppo, among the terraces. There is the cooperative winery Cantina Cinque Terre: a tasting of Cinque Terre DOC and Sciacchetrà, the sweet wine from dried grapes, from €30. Seated tastings are from Friday to Sunday with a booking; on another day, try something in its shop. 19:30 · Dinner at Ristorante Belforte. Go down by minibus to Manarola and take the train to Vernazza. The Belforte is in the harbour's lookout tower, with tables on terraces above the sea: tagliolini al nero with prawns or tagliatelle with lobster, and pan-fried strawberries with ice cream. Book on its website. Closed on Tuesdays and in winter: it reopens in March 2027. 22:00 · Return. Regional from Vernazza to La Spezia, about 25 minutes. Check the time of the last train before you sit down to dinner. ## With children The workshop works well for families: under-6s do not pay and ages 6 to 9 pay half. The Via dell'Amore is flat and short. At the tasting children accompany but do not drink; if you go with children, swap the winery for the beach or the harbour of Manarola. ## Cómo llegar ### Without a car It is the way for this plan: regional train, park minibus and on foot. ### By plane Fly to Pisa or Genoa, and take a train to La Spezia. Arrive the day before. ### By car It is no use on the coast. Leave it in La Spezia and go in by train. ## Consejos ### Book four things The Via dell'Amore slot, the workshop, the tasting and dinner. ### Go to the workshop hungry Lunch is included. ### Wear firm-soled shoes At Groppo the vineyard terraces have stone steps. ## Un consejo más ### If it rains The workshop is cancelled. Do the tasting and swap the afternoon for the winery shop and the train from village to village. ## Cuándo no ir Tuesday: there is no pesto workshop and the Belforte is closed. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How much does the pesto workshop cost? €85 per person, with lunch, wine and tasting included. ### Do you have to book the Via dell'Amore? Yes, a time slot with the Cinque Terre Card. ### How do you get up to Groppo? On the park minibus from Manarola, included in the Treno Card. ### When is the Belforte open? From March to autumn, every day except Tuesday. It is now closed until March 2027.