 | | Camogli, enchantment of the sea |
The town of the white sailing ships, painted with bright colours. For those who have not seen it as yet, it is not worth wasting words. The appeal of Camogli must be discovered right on the place.
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 | | San Fruttuoso |
San Fruttuoso, defended by the Doria tower against pirate raids. Today, the abbey, cloister and church (reachable only by sea or on foot) form a monumental complex of exceptional value.
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 | | Cinque Terre, a man-made landscape between sea and sky |
The Cinque Terre presents a singular landscape of both spirit and harmony. The hamlets that are perched on rocky heights have only recently become reachable by road and they have certainly maintained every vestage of their original charm.
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 | | Columbus still lives here |
Genoa, birthplace of the most famous seafarer in the world. In Columbus' day it was probably a two-storey house; on the ground floor near a narrow entrance was the workshop.
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 | | In the beginning was the port |
Since its very beginnings Genoa has always been a sea port. The city was actually founded around the natural harbour and continued to grow as a port.
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 | | Damask and Lampas in Lorsica |
You make your way along a series of little stairways and narrow alleyways to the stone house where the De Martini family has been making damasks and lampas upholstery cloths of rare beauty on turn-of-the-century jacquard looms since 1910.
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 | | Santa Margherita Fish Market |
To witness an authentic slice of local Santa Margherita life, wander down to the pescheria (fish market) at the edge of the harbour around 6pm and join the crowd awaiting the arrival of the port’s fishing fleet.
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 | | Castello Brown, Portofino |
The Bay of Portofino is dominated by two buildings: the pastel-yellow Chiesa di San giorgio and, further up the hill, the fortified walls of what has become known as Castello Brown.
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 | | Seterie di Zoagli Cordani |
Silk manufacturing became popular in Genoa in the XVth century, developing along the Eastern Riviera and particularly in Zoagli, famous for its velvet.
By 1890 there were 1.236 looms in use along the Eastern Riviera, 1.200 of which
were found in Zoagli.
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