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Camogli - Photo © Alberto Pareto

Furrowed with deep, narrow valleys at right angles to the coast, Liguria had a maritime civilization before the Roman era.

The steep slopes of the inner valleys are dotted with poor perched villages, watching over groves of chestnut or olive trees and cultivated terraces.

The rocky indented coastline has few fish to offer but has enjoyed heavy coastwise traffic since the time of the Ligurians, facilitated by many small deep-water ports.

The Roman Empire gave its present appearance to the country, with olive groves and vineyards, to which have been added vegetables, fruit (melons and peaches) and flowers grown on an industrial scale.

The Italian Riviera: the Riviera di Ponente (Western Riviera), west of Genoa, is sunnier and more sheltered than the Riviera di Levante (Eastern Riviera), but the latter has a more luxuriant vegetation. The chief towns are Imperia, Savona and Genoa (shipyards, oil terminal and thermal power station) and La Spezia (naval base, commercial port, thermal power station and the manufacturing of arms).

To the American and German tourists, the best known place of Liguria is perhaps the Cinque Terre - "the Five Lands", five villages reachable only by train or by boat. Don't miss a visit, and bring with you comfortable shoes, you have to walk on narrow trails for several hours from one village to the other.

Olives harvest in Liguria

Festivals in Liguria
Official Tourist Boards - APT della Liguria - Useful links
food in Liguria | wine in Liguria

'Cinque Terre'

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 Levante Riviera
 Camogli
 Levanto
 Portofino
 - from Milan
 San Fruttuoso
 S. Margherita
 Sestri Levante

 Cinque Terre
 Cinque Terre
 5 Terre villages
 5 Terre Park
 Trekking 5 Terre
 Trek Riv. Levante
 La Spezia-Deiva
 The Romans
 Levanto
 Gastron. 5 Terre
 5 Terre wine

 The Poet's Gulf
 Poets' Gulf
 La Spezia
 Gulf of la Spezia
 Val di Magra
 Val di Vara
 Via Francigena
 Lerici
 Lerici itineraries
 Luni archeology
 Portovenere
 Gastronomy Gulf


 Riviera Ponente.
 Visit Savona:
 Savona
 Savona foods
 Whale Watching

 Riviera Palme:
 Alassio
 Albenga
 Andora
 Bergeggi
 Borgh. S. Spirito
 Borgio Verezzi
 Celle Ligure
 Finale Ligure
 Noli
 Pietra Ligure
 Spotorno
 Varazze
 Varigotti

 Flowers Riviera:
 Apricale
 Cervo
 Toirano

 
 Visit Genova
 Genova two days
 Genova, to see...
 Boccadasse
 Palazzo Ducale
 Genova Nervi

 Liguria Trekking