Paestum, Basil sauce in Genoa, Italy
Pesto combines fresh basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, and sea salt ground together into a green sauce.
The first written recipe for pesto appeared in Giovanni Battista Ratto's 1863 book La Cuciniera Genovese, though the sauce originated earlier in Liguria.
Traditional Genovese families pass down their pesto-making techniques through generations, using marble mortars and wooden pestles to grind ingredients.
Fresh pesto maintains its bright green color and flavor when stored in an airtight container with a thin layer of olive oil on top.
The Consorzio del Pesto Genovese certifies authentic pesto makers who follow strict regulations regarding ingredients and production methods.
Location: Capaccio Paestum
Inception: 600 BCE
Elevation above the sea: 18 m
Website: http://museopaestum.beniculturali.it
GPS coordinates: 40.42000,15.00556
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:18
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Second Temple of Hera in Paestum
5 m
Tomb of the Diver
2.3 km
Temple of Hera, Paestum
82 m
Temple of Athena
481 m
National Archaeological Museum of Paestum
393 m
Angioino Aragonese Castle
7.6 km
Chiesa della SS. Annunziata
471 m
Caput Aquis
5 km
Punta Fortino lighthouse
7.4 km
Spiaggia La Laura
4.5 km
Spiaggia Lido Linora
2.8 km
Spiaggia Lido La Siesta
1.9 km
Spiaggia di Agropoli
6.4 km
Spiaggia Lido Marilena
2.3 km
Amphitheatre of Paestum
266 m
Madonna del Granato
6.1 km
Ekklesiasterion of Paestum
363 m
Spiaggia Varolato
7 km
Underground Shrine (Paestum)
368 m
San MArco tower
5.2 km
Torre 27
303 m
Forum
168 m
South portico in the Forum (Paestum)
144 m
Curia
107 m
Porta Sirena
704 m
Hellenistic swimming pool
232 m
Tempio della Pace (Tempio Italico)
216 m
Ancient Roman houses in Paestum
141 mReviews
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