Pesto alla Genovese basil, garlic, pine nuts, pecorino and oil pounded in a mortar
Basil, garlic, pine nuts, pecorino and oil, pounded in a marble mortar: the sauce that has had a written recipe since 1863, born in Genoa.
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Local products of Urbe
What is grown, raised and aged here: PDO, PGI and traditional products.
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What to see 2
Chiesa di San Rocco · Oratorio dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo
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Events & festivals 1
Next up: Saint James the Greater, patron of a small town in the upper Orba valley, Sunday 25 July
Getting there
Nearest airport: Genova, 21 km away
Near Urbe
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