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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December 12, 2011
by Anna Merulla /
On the Hills of Manarola, since 1980, every year an enormous crèche of lights appears from 8 of December till 2 of February. Mario Andreoli gave birth to this idea after he defeated a mysterious disease. He decided to build every year this spectacular construction as a present to God and to his faith. In
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January 28, 2011
by Anna Merulla /
Via dell’Amore, the Cinque Terre romantic path dedicated to lovers, is famous all over the world. Couples love to walk on this pathway and, as a ritual, sit on the lover’s chair (the sculpture with a kissing couple) and put locks on the various gates and railings.
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January 14, 2011
by Anna Merulla /
Why you should visit and fall in love with the Italian Riviera? Here following are my 30 reasons and, which are yours? 1)The walking paths under the olive trees between the Cinque Terre: the best way to discover, enjoy and understand the beauty of this Five Villages is to visit them on foot. The panoramas
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November 30, 2010
by Anna Merulla /
Colours are important in my life. I think everything we see in our life has some colors and each one of them play a different role. They give us energy, peace, happiness, sadness. And on The Italian Riviera, the region where I live, color has a primary part on the identity of the ligurian territory.
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