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Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. Liguria borders France to the west, Piedmont to the north, and Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany to the east. It lies on the Ligurian Sea. The coastal strip forms the Italian Riviera. |
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DISCOVER LIGURIA: Cinque Terre, Corniglia, Genoa, Imperia, Lerici, Ligurian Alps, Portofino, Rapallo, Sanremo, Savona, Sestri Levante, Vernazza,
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DISCOVER THE CINQUE TERREThe Cinque Terre is a rugged portion of coast on the Italian Riviera. It is in the Liguria region of Italy, to the west of the city of La Spezia. The Five Lands comprises five villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore ... |
DISCOVER CORNIGLIACorniglia is a frazione of the commune of Vernazza in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northern Italy. Unlike the other localities of the Cinque Terre, Corniglia is not directly adjacent to the sea. Instead, it is on the top of a promontory about 100 meters high, surrounded on three sides by vineyards and terraces ... |
DISCOVER GENOAChristopher Columbus, a native of Genoa, donated one-tenth of his income from the discovery of the Americas for Spain to the Bank of Saint George in Genoa for the relief of taxation on foods. The Spanish connection was reinforced by Andrea Doria, who established a new constitution in 1528, making Genoa a satellite of the Spanish Empire ... |
DISCOVER IMPERIAImperia is well known for the cultivation of flowers and olives, and is a popular destination for visitors in summer. The local indoor-pool Piscina Felice Cascione already hosted quite a number of national and international aquatics events. Imperia consists of the two historical districts of Porto Maurizio and Oneglia ... |
DISCOVER LERICILerici is a town and comune in the province of La Spezia in Liguria (northern Italy), part of the Italian Riviera. Its nearest bay is the Bay of Lerici. The town is connected by ferry to the Cinque Terre and Portovenere. One of the main sights of Lerici is its notorious castle controlling the entrance of the Gulf of La Spezia ... |
DISCOVER THE LIGURIAN ALPSThe Ligurian Alps are a mountain range in northwestern Italy. They form the south-western extremity of the Alps, separated from the Apennines by the Colle di Cadibona. The Col de Tende separates them from the Maritime Alps. They form the border between Piedmont in the north and Liguria in the south ... |
DISCOVER PORTOFINOPortofino (Ligurian: Portofin) is a small Italian fishing village, comune and tourist resort located in the province of Genoa on the Italian Riviera. The town crowded round its small harbour is considered to be among the most beautiful Mediterranean ports. Portofino was founded by the Romans and named Portus Delphini ... |
DISCOVER RAPALLORapallo has been known for its climate that made it over the years the winter residence of preference for most of the affluent Italians living in the North West of Italy. Its proximity to the coast makes for mild winters where people can enjoy easy strolls on the sunny promenade and the golfers can enjoy one of the oldest courses in Italy ... |
DISCOVER SANREMOSanremo is a city with about 57,000 inhabitants and lies on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria in north-western Italy. It was founded in Roman times and is now best known for being a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera and the host of several cultural events such as the San Remo Music Festival ... |
DISCOVER SAVONASavona used to be one of the chief seats of the Italian iron industry, having iron-works and foundries, shipbuilding, railway workshops, engineering shops, brass foundry. One of the most celebrated former inhabitants of Savona was the navigator Christopher Columbus, who farmed land in the area while chronicling his journeys ... |
DISCOVER SESTRI LEVANTESestri Levante is found approximately halfway between Genoa and La Spezia. The town has two bays: Baia delle Favole, (Bay of the Fables), and Baia del Silenzio, the (Bay of Silence, also known as Portobello.. The original part of Sestri Levante is actually on a peninsula ... |
DISCOVER VERNAZZAVernazza is the fourth town heading north into the Cinque Terre. It has no car traffic (a road leads into a parking lot on the edge of the town) and remains one the truest fishing villages on the Italian Riviera. The Beach is in the protected harbor on the northwestern side ... |
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