Liguria,
facing the Tyrrhenian Sea, forms an imposing arc, with the Gulf of Genoa in
its center. It is a mountainous and hilly region.
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Liguria
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Liguria, facing the Tyrrhenian Sea, forms an imposing arc, with the Gulf of Genoa
in its center. It is a mountainous and hilly region, which includes part of the Maritime Alps and the Ligurian
Apennines. The region is divided in two sections: the
Riviera di Ponente (to the west), from Ventimiglia to Genoa, and the Riviera di Levante (to the east), from Genoa
to La Spezia. The terminal strip of the Riviera di Levante is known as “Le Cinque Terre” (the Five Lands) and still
today represents a beautiful example of intact landscape.
Cities:
The regional capital is Genoa.
Other important cities are: Imperia, Savona and La Spezia.
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Art:
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Ruins of the Roman civilization can be seen in Ventimiglia and in the Lunigiana district.
In the region the examples of Romanesque architecture are numerous, such as St. Paragorio in Noli. Important medieval
traces, such as towers, walls and castles, dating back to the Maritime Republics, can be found in the Riviera di
Ponente. A lot of fine examples of Baroque architecture can be also admired.
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Museums:
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In Genoa the tourist should visit the Gallery of Palazzo Bianco, which houses an important
collection of Ligurian painters, from 1400 to 1700; the Gallery of Palazzo Rosso,
which holds a very rich collection
of furniture and Ligurian ceramics and pottery; the National Gallery of Palazzo Spinola,
with its important paintings; the
Museum of Oriental Art has treasures
collected over the centuries by the
Genovese navigators. Ventimiglia has the Archaeologic Museum with Paleolithic relics. Sixteenth-century
paintings can be admired inn the Civic Pinacoteca in Savona. The statue-stelae of the Lunigiana are very interesting:
they can be seen in La Spezia.
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To be visited:
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The inland, with Dolceacqua, Balardo, Portofino, one of the moist fascinating resorts
in Liguria, San Fruttuoso, Punta Chiappa, the Natural Park of Capo Noli and “Le Cinque Terre” (the Five Lands).
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