A spectacular
narrow stretch of land protected by Mountains and facing
the sea, mountains and cliffs that seem to rise directly
out of the Tyrrhenian Sea. This is the dominant landscape
of Liguria, fascinating and breathtaking with its narrow
strip of beaches, fishing villages with colourful pastel
buildings built into the mountainsides overlooking the foaming
waves crashing against the cliffs, coastal towns, islands
and, wild and unspoiled nature.
Liguria, famous throughout the world for its climate and
splendid panoramic views doesn’t lack of emotions and
sensations for its beauty as well as it is able to bring
you back to many historic memories.
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Liguria is also rich in monuments which suddenly
appear to your site and fascinate you for their amazing beauty,
ancient defence towers stretching out towards the sky-blue
immensity, small churches surrounded by cluster pine trees,
oaks or chestnut woods, sanctuaries clinging to mountain
peaks, miles of walks with stupendous panoramic views on
sea and inland.
The regional capital is Genoa, one of the main ports of
the Mediterranean, the birthplace of Christopher Columbus,
the great navigator who discovered the Americas. A powerful
marine city since the Middle Ages, Genoa preserves the traces
of its great history to a remarkable extent. Imposing buildings,
sumptuous aristocratic houses and great churches testify
to the splendor of the past and integrate perfectly with
the fabric of the modern city. In the other provinces of
Liguria (Imperia and the other two important port cities
of the region, La Spezia and Savona) there are countless
natural and artistic attractions.
The peninsula of Portofino and the Cinque
Terre are exceptional examples of lush and intact Mediterranean
landscape; Portovenere is a small, exemplary jewel of the
Mediterranean coast much loved by Byron, Shelly and Keats,
and where part of The Count of Montecristo (the Tony Curtis
one) was filmed; Sanremo (where the vastly hugely Festival
of the Italian Song is held in the casino every year) is
one of most typical and famous seaside towns in Italy. Among
the many monuments of great historical-artistic worth, we
will limit ourselves to the example of the splendid Benedictine
abbey of S. Fruttuoso in Camogli. The pleasure of discovering
the others is yours.
Liguria is known for its wide variety of fresh fish, and
also for its fresh herbs and vegetables from the hillsides.
The pesto sauce is divine, as are the varieties of handmade
pastas, focaccia and local light white wines.
Travelling throughout Liguria is a continuous search for
hidden corners in a salt and sun smelling blooming nature.
sky-blue
immensity, small churches surrounded by cluster pine trees,
oaks or chestnut woods, sanctuaries clinging to mountain
peaks, miles of walks with stupendous panoramic views on
sea and inland.