February 21, 2012 by Di Mackey / Tags: Genoa , Genova , Genua , Italian Riveria , Italy , Richard Wagner / 0 Comments
Tweet For various days I lived in real ecstasy. Unable to follow a set plan to visit the masterpieces in town, I gave myself up to the enjoyment of that new environment in what might be called a musical guise. I have never seen anything like this Genoa! It is something indescribably beautiful, grandiose, characteristic
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2012 by Di Mackey / Tags: Boccadasse , Genoa , Genova , Genua , Italian Riviera , Liguria , Ligurian Sea , storm / 4 Comments
Tweet The wish to travel seems to me characteristically human; the desire to move, to satisfy your curiosity or ease your fears, to change the circumstances of your life, to be a stranger, to make a friend, to experience an exotic landscape, to risk the unknown … Theroux Sourced from Steve McCurry’s photography blog. Sometimes,
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2012 by Di Mackey / Tags: Genoa , Genova , historical centre , Italian Riviera , Liguria / 0 Comments
Tweet I returned to Genova in January, 2012, and found it so unbelievably good to be there again. I have been returning, as often as possible, since October 2008. I was drowning in the winter grey of Belgium, missing my great big Genovese walks round the city, missing the exquisite espresso that Simona and Marta
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2012 by Anna Merulla / Tags: Bruno Lauzi , emigrants , folklore , Genoa , Genova , Lanterna , Liguria , Ma se ghe penso / 1 Comment
Tweet For those who left Genoa and their ligurian villages many years ago, this song brings back memories and Beautiful Liguria wants to dedicate it to them. “Ma se ghe penso” is a song in the dialect of Genoa. It has a central role in the city folklore and is commonly quoted as one of
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2012 by Anna Merulla / Tags: Beautiful Liguria , cheese , italian cuisine , italian food , Italy , mozzarella , pomodori secchi , Puglia , ricci di mare , ricotta , sea urchin , stracciatella , sun-dried tomatoes , tours , tradition / 1 Comment
Tweet I like to visit other parts of Italy and discover its culinary traditions. This time Beautiful Liguria landed in the beautiful region of Puglia to taste some typical products of this part of Italy. Let’s see together which culinary traditions we have met in this journey.
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Van Gogh and Gauguin's Journey
Palazzo Ducale in Genoa is pleased to host the international exhibition “Van Gogh and Gauguin’s Journey”. The exhibition, which can be easily considered the event of the year 2011, includes one of the most famous works in art history: Paul Gauguin’s renowned painting “Where do we come from? Who are we? Where are we going?”
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