LIGURIA
Squeezed between the Alps and the Tyrrhenian Sea, Liguria is a region of great wonder. It stretches from Tuscany to France and the beauty of its landscapes is amazing. Liguria is unique for its seaside villages that characterize the coast east of Genoa and the coast west of Genoa; it includes enchanting bays such as Portofino and the Cinque Terre; and large cities such as Genoa, which was an ancient glorious Maritime Republic.
About Liguria
Liguria, with its landscape between green hills and the blue of the sea, the Genoese patrician residences, boasts numerous Unesco heritage sites. It is a unique treasure that belongs to all, esteemed and envied worldwide.
It is a concentration of beauty, from Sanremo to the Riviera dei Fiori, the alleys and the Aquarium in Genoa, the villages of the Cinque Terre, the beaches of the Gulf of Poets, and the island of Palmaria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Liguria is unique for its seaside villages that characterize the eastern and western coasts, including enchanting bays such as Portofino and the Cinque Terre and large cities such as Genoa, an ancient and glorious Maritime Republic. Very few other lands can boast the Alps and the Apennines together, so close to each other as in Liguria. To the west are the Maritime Alps, with their steep slopes, rough and adventurous landscapes, furrowed by rivers, and fast waterfalls that flow across those borders between Italy and France destined to extend towards the sea.
Things To Do
From dry stone walls to the Caruggi, from perched villages to natural areas, the UNESCO sites that you cannot miss in Liguria.
The eastern Ligurian Riviera, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, testifies to an extraordinary "harmonious interaction between man and nature", a wealth of exceptional cultural and environmental value.
Genova, the Capital of Liguria, is a city of art recognized as a UNESCO Heritage site for its famous Palazzi dei Rolli, which has become a UNESCO site, is an open-air museum in the city center. Buildings were built between 500 and 600 to house the most powerful aristocratic families of the Republic of Genoa and show the world the greatness of the city.
Sanremo, the symbol of the Riviera dei Fiori, has an almond-shaped historic center, crossed far and wide by the stairways that lead to the highest part as well as by the typical and narrow alleys.
Cinque Terre is a spectacular stretch of Liguria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. These five villages surrounded by lush Mediterranean scrub are a "place of the soul".
Portofino, with its square of Tigullio. The seaside resorts of Santa Margherita, Rapallo, Sestri Levante, and Moneglia, are Monterosso, Manarola, Corniglia, Riomaggiore, and Vernazza and represent a magical itinerary through a national park and a protected marine area.
Photo: Edoardo Busti on Unsplash
Cities To Visit
-
Capital of Liguria, it is a city of art recognized as a UNESCO heritage site for its famous Palazzi dei Rolli. In its historic center and museums you can admire fantastic works by Caravaggio, Antonello da Messina, Van Dyck, Rubens. The Ducal Palace of Genoa, one of the oldest in the city, is now home to exhibitions while the Royal Palace, one of the city's UNESCO heritage palaces, is a stop for art lovers. The Cathedral, built within the walls of the ninth century .The strong Romanesque imprint, over the centuries, gave way to the more refined Gothic.
-
Savona is a city that has been able to change and enhance its tourist and cultural heritage without sacrificing tradition. The Leon Pancaldo, is the symbol of the city and everyone calls the "Torretta". Savona is also home to the monumental complex consisting of the Cathedral, the Cloister, the Sistine Chapel, the Oratory of Santa Maria di Castello and the Bishop's Palace.
-
It is the capital of the West where you can breathe the typical atmosphere of a coastal resort. A visit to the museum, which houses work tools and numerous archaeological finds, will take you on a fascinating journey. The oldest soul of Imperia, Porto Maurizio, is dominated by the Basilica of San Maurizio, the largest church in Liguria. In the church there are frescoes, paintings and sculptures of the nineteenth century. From the loggias of the convent of Santa Chiara, you can enjoy one of the most beautiful views of Liguria .Every year an event dedicated to historic boats and sailing ships is held in Porto Maurizio: the Vele d'Epoca.
-
La Spezia, with its elegant promenade overlooking the Gulf of Poets, theaters and museums. The Arsenal and the Naval Museum of the Navy, is one of the oldest in the world, which preserves relics and artifacts testimonies of navigations, explorations, battles, scientific experiences, inventions, innovations.
The Castle of San Giorgio, appears as a fortress composed of two buildings from different eras.
-
Portofino with its most famous square of Tigullio, is in the beautiful Riviera, a flowered balcony overlooking the sea in Liguria. With the seaside resorts of Santa Margherita, Rapallo, Sestri Levante, Moneglia. Enchanting places where tourism has been a vocation for at least two centuries and where the Portofino park, with its exceptional promontory and the small bay of San Fruttuoso di Camogli, a postcard of Liguria, are located.
-
The "City of Flowers" derives from its centrality in the production of plants and essences. The elegant center is worth a walk to discover the beauty of the cathedral of San Siro and the uniqueness of the Russian church that was named in honor of Tsarina Maria Alexandrovna, the Civic Museum. On the heights you get lost in the narrow streets of the Pigna, the "old city", with a labyrinth of narrow streets with concentric rings.
Photo: Cantina Bisson
Photo: Aleksandr Popov on Unsplash
Photo: Julia Karnavusha on Unsplash
Liguria with its landscape between the green hills and the blue of the sea, between the new streets and the Genoese patrician residences, or its rural architecture with dry stone walls boasts numerous Unesco heritage sites. A unique treasure that belongs to all, esteemed and envied worldwide.
-
In Liguria there are many UNESCO World Heritage Sites that you cannot miss .The Palazzi dei Rolli are an open-air museum in the center of Genoa. They were built in the years between 500 and 600 as residencies of the most powerful aristocratic families of the Republic of Genoa and they were meant to show the world the greatness of the city. These elegant palaces were included in the city registers called "rolli" and the families who lived there had the duty and honor of hosting, by drawing lots, illustrious travelers as princes, ambassadors and prelates.The Royal Palace it’s home to one of the two National Galleries that can be found in the city.
-
The Cinque Terre ,is a spectacular stretch of Liguria, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. These five villages surrounded by lush Mediterranean scrub are a "place of the soul". They are situated on a magical itinerary that goes through a national park and a protected marine area. The characteristic of the seaside villages in Liguria , is the pastel-colored houses. Camogli is the most famous seaside village, the marina and the Dragonara castle, which overlooks the sea.
-
Small beaches, terraces overlooking the sea, marinas and vineyards overlooking the villages, you will find all these things in the Cinque Terre. The national park which has a protected marine area, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Liguria is a concentration of beauty: Sanremo; the Riviera dei Fiori; the alleys; the Aquarium in Genoa; the villages of the Cinque Terre; the beaches of the Gulf of Poets; and the island of Palmaria, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.The evocatively named Golfo Paradiso is home to seaside villages such as Bogliasco, Pieve Ligure, Sori, Recco and Camogli. Let yourself be enveloped by the bougainvillea, the maritime pines and the blue sea of the Riviera.
-
The Cinque Terre area has the most famous winemakers in Liguria , with two exceptional wines such as the "Cinque Terre doc" and the "Cinque Terre Sciacchetrà.
Manarola is a paradise of vines and olive trees. Taggia is proud of its agricultural soul and is the home of the delicious Taggiasca olives. The famous basil, which grows luxuriantly everywhere here, is a very popular aroma in local cuisine and the main ingredient of the tasty Pesto alla Genovese. You can't say Genoa without saying focaccia , very simple and delicate focaccia bread with rosemary.