September 1, 2012
by Marisa Allegra Williams /
The last time I was in Liguria, I had grand plans to spend two wonderful weeks exploring candy-colored towns from Ventimiglia to Sarzana on leisurely day trips from my home base in Genoa. I did enjoy one picture-perfect week (these images are from that 2011 trip), but spent most of the second indoors battling
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March 14, 2012
by Marisa Allegra Williams /
Indeed, “The Ligurians did not invent trompe-l’oeil, but they adopted it and made it their own.” (David Downie) One of my favorite forms of indoor-outdoor adornment, good trompe-l’oeil is truly a treat. The fanciful, fairy-tale-happy whimsy that this artful trickery affords Ligurian architecture — and in such an abundance of imaginative instances — is one
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August 16, 2011
by Anna /
“To the resolutely Eurocentric travelers of old, the Mediterranean was the cradle of Western civilization, a source of inspiration. Liguria’s twin Rivieras – Levante in the east, Ponente in the west – were its quintessence.” – David Downie, Enchanted Liguria Still a source of inspiration that annually attracts droves of travelers from elsewhere in Italy
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April 28, 2011
by Anna /
Few days ago I was in Portofino and saw some residents of this little charming town preparing for the feast day of San Giorgio (the dragon-slayer) hold on April 23. The festival honours the patron saint of Portofino and the celebrations take place in the famous Piazzetta, surrounded by small multi-colored Italian style houses, arched
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April 21, 2011
by Anna /
It’s spring again! Impossible don’t notice it. Colors, perfumes are all around us. As temperatures rise and the trees and flowers bloom.
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