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The Genoese Mezzaro

Historically the Mediterranean sea has always been a basin recognized as a melting pot of races, religions, traditions, maritime and...

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The "Villa delle Palme" school in Recco, the school of German Jewish refugees students in the 1930s

All started with an occasional reading. One day browsing on the web, Mapy and Angelo from Recco found an article describing a place in...

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Campanina Chair - the famous Chiavari Chair

The Campanina chair, or Chiavari chair (incorrectly called "chiavarina") was created in 1807 by the Chiavari cabinetmaker Giuseppe...

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"Misto Chiavari" Hazelnut production

The hazel tree is found throughout the Ligurian territory both as a spontaneous and cultivated plant. Since the past in the eastern...

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The "rissëu", cobblestone mosaics in Liguria .

The cobblestone mosaic in Liguria is called "rissëu". The known origin of these mosaics in Liguria dates back to around the 14th and 15th...

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Fainotti & Sciamadde, old traditional Ligurian fast food places

During the golden period of the Genoa alliance with Spain, for more than 4 centuries, the port of Genoa (today Piazza Caricamento) was...

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