December 22, 2010
by Anna Merulla /
Last summer I met Valentina in a temporary shop located on the promenade of Camogli, on the Italian Riviera. Valentina is a ligurian designer who began at a very young age to create jewels under her personal logo “LPK La Piccola Kreativa”. When I entered her shop, my attention was caught by the bright colors
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December 6, 2010
by Anna Merulla /
Last weeks of November have been very cold and snowy and those days were perfect for a hot cup of tea. So, with some friends we decided to go to the new Cafè – Patisserie “Douce” in piazza Matteotti – Palazzo Ducale, just near Piazza de Ferrari, in Genoa centre.
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November 10, 2010
by Anna Merulla /
Genoese people historically were voyager such as Christopher Columbus, that loved to discover the world. They were merchants, that traded extensively with Europe and the Middle East. They were great bankers that financed many of the Spanish crown’s foreign endeavors from their counting houses in Seville. Their jobs sometimes implied to be away a long
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November 1, 2010
by Anna Merulla /
In the heart of Liguria Hinterland, there’s a small village called Sassello, that is famous for its “amaretti”. Amaretti (macaroons) are soft almond biscuits served with wine or a liqueur, with ice cream, tea and best of all coffee.
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July 21, 2010
by Anna Merulla /
Ciao a tutti! Today I’m writing you from Manarola, yes! one of the famous fishing villages of the Cinque Terre. I decided to take the train this early morning from Genoa, taking with me my laptop and my camera, because my fiancè took a day off from work to do snorkeling in the crystal waters
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