Liguria
A luscious coastal strip, Liguria is the Italian Riviera of panoramic vistas, seaside villages and the culturally-rich capolougo (capital city) Genova. The region is bordered by bountiful mountains in the north and east and the Mediterranean sea in the south and west, making Liguria the perfect place for la dolce vita whether lounging in the shade or enjoying fun in the sun with mountain and sea activities.
FUN FACTS
- Capoluogo Genova was one of history’s great maritime powers and is Italy’s busiest city.
- The Italian Riviera stretches for 340km from Ventimiglia to Ameglia
- La Spezia’s Golfo dei Poeti is named for the many poets and authors who called it home like Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe and Mary Shelley, D. H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, George Sand, Petrarch and many more.
- In 1863, Giovanni Battista Ratto published seminal Cuciniera Genovese with the first modern pesto recipe, confirming the basil-rich sauce place in culinary history
- Giuseppe Garibaldi, Andrea Doria, Cristoforo Colombo, Giuseppe Mazzini, Renzo Piano and Niccolò Paganini - from sailors and freedom fighters to artists and architects, liguri have traveled the world.
Liguria
A luscious coastal strip, Liguria is the Italian Riviera of panoramic vistas, seaside villages and the culturally-rich capolougo (capital city) Genova. The region is bordered by bountiful mountains in the north and east and the Mediterranean sea in the south and west, making Liguria the perfect place for la dolce vita whether lounging in the shade or enjoying fun in the sun with mountain and sea activities.
FUN FACTS
- Capoluogo Genova was one of history’s great maritime powers and is Italy’s busiest city.
- The Italian Riviera stretches for 340km from Ventimiglia to Ameglia
- La Spezia’s Golfo dei Poeti is named for the many poets and authors who called it home like Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe and Mary Shelley, D. H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, George Sand, Petrarch and many more.
- In 1863, Giovanni Battista Ratto published seminal Cuciniera Genovese with the first modern pesto recipe, confirming the basil-rich sauce place in culinary history
- Giuseppe Garibaldi, Andrea Doria, Cristoforo Colombo, Giuseppe Mazzini, Renzo Piano and Niccolò Paganini - from sailors and freedom fighters to artists and architects, liguri have traveled the world.
