March 21, 2011
by Anna Merulla /
What an unexpected and unique tradition in Savona! If you are crossing square “Piazza Mameli” in Savona town and it is 6 pm, then stop right there in the square and listen to the bell chimes 21 times.
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March 3, 2011
by Anna Merulla /
The island of Bergeggi, is a wonderful natural reserve on the ligurian coast lined with cliffs and partly submerged grottoes. When I look at this small island I always think about its popular legend which says that the island floated through the Mediterranean Sea from the african coast!
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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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January 5, 2011
by Anna Merulla /
La Befana is an old lady who visits all the children of Italy on the Eve of the 6th of January (the Epiphany) to fill their socks with candy and presents if they are good or a lump of coal or dark candy if they are bad. Because she is a good housekeeper, she will
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January 3, 2011
by Anna Merulla /
The Artists’ promenade of Albisola, near the sea, is one of my favorite places of the Italian Riviera. I love to go to this little town, eat a pizza in one of the typical restaurants of the caruggi and then walk on the promenade.
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