San Giorgio Bonfire in Portofino Piazzetta

April 28, 2011 by Anna Merulla / Tags: Camogli , events , Feast , festivals , fireworks , fishing village , Italian Riviera , Liguria , patron , Portofino , religious feast , religious procession , saint , San Giorgio , Santa Margherita Ligure , town / 0 Comments

Tweet 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,

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Spring, Time of Rebirth in Liguria

April 21, 2011 by Anna Merulla / Tags: basil , Camogli , cartoon on the bay , euroflora , fish festival , flowers , food and wine , Genoa , Genova , Liguria , pesto , Portofino , rapallo , rebirth , sagra del pesce , Santa Margherita Ligure , slow fish , spring , springtime , tour / 1 Comment

Tweet 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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Pastel colored homes in Camogli

February 4, 2011 by Anna Merulla / Tags: buildings , Camogli , colored houses , day tour , fishing boats , fishing village , focaccia , gelato , harbour , Liguria , pastel colored , pesto , Portofino , promenade , restaurants , Santa Margherita Ligure , tour , tour boat , town , walk / 2 Comments

Tweet Walking on the promenade of Camogli is unique. You can feel all the ancient atmosphere of this maritime village and sit to admire its characteristic pastel-colored houses. The houses are painted with brilliant colors and are clusted together fronting the sea. For this reason, Camogli has a double meaning in Italian. The first translation

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The path from Camogli to the Natural Park of Portofino

July 15, 2010 by Anna Merulla / Tags: Camogli , excursion , Gabriele Gualco - In Viaggio , Genova , Liguria , Natural Park of Portofino , path , Portofino , Santa Margherita Ligure , tour , trekking , trip / 6 Comments

Tweet Hi everybody, today I would like to introduce to you the following post written by a travel friend, Gabriele. He writes about excursions here in Liguria on his blog and he’d like to share with us his experience along the path on the Natural Park of Portofino. Enjoy his following article!

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The fascinating path from San Rocco di Camogli to San Fruttuoso

May 5, 2010 by Anna Merulla / Tags: Camogli , Portofino , Punta Chiappa , Recco , San Fruttuoso di Camogli , San Rocco di Camogli , Santa Margherita Ligure , trekkking / 11 Comments

Tweet Sometimes, I like to walk through the paths here in Liguria, admiring breathtaking views far away from the city noise. Today I would like to share with you some pictures that I took along a great walk that I did and that goes from San Rocco di Camogli to San Fruttuoso.

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