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Italy - Liguria - Arts
The Village of Witches
Triora historical event

In the Ligurian hinterland, in the province of Imperia, at 765 meters above the valley of the Argentina stream, there is the small village of Triora, a historically very important place from a strategic, military and religious point of view.

The village is above all known for the witchcraft trial that took place between 1587 and 1589 which involved many people, Read more...

Italy - Liguria - Arts
Autographs on the Wall
Muretto di Alassio

In the early 1950s Alassio was a capital of the international high life: with big names linked to cinema and culture, shows and events at every hour of the day. The main reason for all of this was the Berrino family’s Caffè Roma. It was a meeting point for the jet set on holiday in Alassio or on the Riviera, with dreams cars, divas and artists passing by every day.

And so in 1953 after an encounter with Ernest Hemingway, an idea took shape. Mario Berrino loved showing his customers his Read more...

Italy - Liguria - Leisure
The breathtaking panorama
Cave of Falsari

The Cave of Falsari can be reached via the Pilgrim's Path which connects Noli and Varigotti and is one of the most evocative views that you can admire during a trek in Liguria .

The Cave of Falsari, also known as Grotta dei Briganti or Antro dei Falsari, from Noli is located in Varigotti, along Read more...

Italy - Liguria - Sightseeing
Liguria hidden gem
Gulf of Poets

Right next to Cinque Terre is a hidden gem that has fascinated poets and artists over the centuries. The Gulf of La Spezia, named after the main town on the bay, is also known as Gulf of Poets because it was praised by Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe and Mary Shelley, D. H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, George Sand, Petrarch and many more. Most of these writers and artists were just regular visitors, while others chose to live here for some time. The charm of this bay remains unchanged even today.

Fellini once said that “La Dolce Vita” was difficult to find in Rome, but in Lerici the “sweetness of doing nothing” Read more...