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Liguria, the Italian Riviera of Flowers
The region of Liguria is a ripple of land that curves along the Mediterranean, stretching from Italy’s border with France to the marble hills of Tuscany. It has always been a corridor for trade,...
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Cervo, Music by the Sea
The piazza is a stage, the baroque church its backdrop. Here, during the balmy summer evenings, high enough above the beach resorts and restaurants that the sound of bustling tourists does not carry,...
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Genova, the capital of Liguria
I used to live in Genova as a young child, my father being responsible for certifying the construction of the many Norwegian ships that use to be built here, in one of Italy’s historically important...
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Sanremo, Liguria’s winter hideaway
Say ‘Sanremo’ in Italy and everyone thinks of the annual song festival that has taken place here ever since 1951. The sportier among them (and that’s most) will also remember its the finishing line...
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Alassio, sun and fun in Liguria
Alassio is all about sun, sea, beaches, water sports and its newly revived spa. A fishing village grown into a respectable seaside town in the one hundred or so years it has been an attractive tourist...
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Seborga, a Princely Village in Liguria
Once upon a time, long, long ago, a pious Count gave the village of Seborga to a noble Abbot. The Abbot and his monks cared for the village well. The Emperor even made the wise Abbot a Prince, so he...
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Bussana, village of Artists
There is something quintessentially magical and mystical about Bussana Vecchia. More than anything it is a village that should not be, for on a cold day’s dawn 125 years ago this hilltop of old stone...
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Laigueglia, happy little fishing village
Laigueglia is a lovely little hamlet by the sea, just a jump away from Alassio. Like many coastal towns in Liguria, Laiguelia sports the same mix of medieval churches, Baroque spires, narrow streets,...
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Cinque Terre, a genuine Italian beauty
Difficult place to fit in a humble description, Cinque Terre in Italy is a well hidden paradise that has nothing to do with the usual tourist “musts”. In a way forgotten by time, with a genuine beauty...
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