Pesto on the Italian Riviera

Renowned for its mild Mediterranean winters, the Italian Riviera runs all along the rocky Ligurian coastline. It represents old-fashioned glamour, and its romantic resorts – such as Portofino and San Remo – have long attracted the world’s elite. But from the palaces of Genoa to the tumbling fishermen’s houses of Cinque Terre, one simple sauce reigns supreme: pesto alla genovese.