Food, wine and traditions in Genoa

Bonnie S.United States

We can't say enough great things about Francesca! From the very beginning she was incredibly flexible. Francesca is outgoing, upbeat and we connected with her immediately. The weather was extremely warm, so she modified our tour to include exactly what we wanted with the assistance of a driver. The highlight of our Genoa tour was the restaurant she choose for lunch (which actually had ties to Frank Sinatra's family) and we shared the most delicious cuisine. Trofie al Pesto was a favorite! Francesca knows her stuff! Bonnie & Betty from San Francisco

Francesca was wonderful!!! We had a delicious, informative, fun day. One of our group is disabled, using a wheelchair and Francesca went out of her way to make sure everywhere we went was acessable for the wheelchair and her driver Marco was very helpful getting the chair in and out of the van. All of the food stops were delicious, and along the way we got a great history lesson about Genoa. I would absolutely reccomend her as a guide and wish we could have spent more time with her.

I cannot be positive enough about Francesca! We were a group of nine friends traveling in Liguria and we spent three days with Francesca, touring Genova and doing wine, cheese and olive oil tastings. We enjoy see the local side of things along with learning about the history and culture of the area we are in; Francesca covered all of those needs effortlessly, from sharing the unique history of Genova, to introducing us to a cheesemaker and his heard of thirty-five sheep. She was a total pleasure!

Francesca was extremely friendly and accommodating. The weather was not so great but that did not stop Francesca from providing excellent service. I would have missed quite a lot about Genova without Francesca's knowledge. Highly recommended.

Francesca was so friendly and accommodating and patient. She was vibrant and informative and fun too. We had such a good time and learned the most interesting things. She tailored our experience for our fitness level and we loved the challenge but were given lots of opportunity to take an easier option at any time. Francesca coordinated a cooking class and dovetailed the tour w/ the class. The class was amazing. Genoa is a tricky little city. I wouldn't do it without a guide and Francesca is tops!

Francesca made our trip to Genova absolutely stupendous. She took us through the streets of old Genova, showing us things we wouldn't have found in a tour book. She took us to a pest shop, showed us the butcher, fishmonger, and tripe shop, all providing local flavor (literally). The icing on the pannetone was the cooking class at Creattivando. The hosts were lovely, and we had so much fun cooking pesto and cappo magro. I highly recommend a tour with her.