Gallette, Italian Riviera sea biscuits [76]
There used to be hundreds of bakeries up and down the coast of Italy, and in America too, that baked sea biscuits. Now only a handful continue the tradition, most of them in Liguria, and only one makes gallette in the old-fashioned way, meaning the way they were made in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries…
Hiking the Cinque Terre, Riomaggiore to Monterosso [79]
If you have only one day to discover Liguria’s Cinque Terre, for sheer hiking pleasure nothing beats the seven-mile coast trail linking all five villages.
Map of Liguria Italy Provinces and Cities [323]
A map and travel guide to Liguria, showing the popular places to go on the Italian Riviera, from Genoa to the Cinque Terre.
The Tonnara of Camogli and Punta Chiappa [58]
The last working tonnara fishing net in the northern Mediterranean is anchored between the seaside resort of Camogli and the Punta Chiappa headland a few miles south. Punta Chiappa –pronounced “kyahp-pah” is a tongue of solid stone that juts several hundred yards into the Mediterranean.
Cinque Terre: Getting there, Staying, Getting Information [56]
Practical information about the Cinque Terre including trekking, hiking, eating, hotels, vineyards and wineries, plus Cinque Terre lodging, train and ferry information.
Genoa Province Map [160]
If you like seaside cities and villages, the Genoa province of Liguria is the place to be.
