Genovesato (Genoese area) - Turismo in Provincia di Genova
Genovesato (Genoese area) - Turismo in Provincia di Genova
Genovesato (Genoese area) - Turismo in Provincia di Genova
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GENOVESATO<br />
EMOTIONS BY THE SEA<br />
Para<strong>di</strong>so Gulf and its deep blue waters<br />
Bogliasco Pieve Ligure<br />
To the east of Genoa, past Nervi, appears<br />
the Para<strong>di</strong>so Gulf. Here, from the sea and<br />
skyl<strong>in</strong>e to the steep hilltops, one is<br />
plunged <strong>in</strong>to a breathtak<strong>in</strong>g sea of blues<br />
and greens. Its villages - Bogliasco, Pieve<br />
Ligure, Sori and Recco - are l<strong>in</strong>ed up along<br />
the w<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g Aurelia Road that runs along<br />
the coastl<strong>in</strong>e, pass<strong>in</strong>g through<br />
extraord<strong>in</strong>arily beautiful views of Camogli<br />
and the promontory of Mount Portof<strong>in</strong>o.<br />
Its mild microclimate means that sunny<br />
days and warm temperatures may be<br />
encountered even <strong>in</strong> the w<strong>in</strong>ter, favour<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the early blossom<strong>in</strong>g of its gardens and<br />
coastal vegetation over hang<strong>in</strong>g the cliffs.<br />
Aromas change, becom<strong>in</strong>g more <strong>in</strong>tense.<br />
The prevail<strong>in</strong>g scents of lemon, orange<br />
blossom, mimosa, pittosporum and<br />
gardenia, especially <strong>in</strong> spr<strong>in</strong>gtime, blend<br />
together with the scents of the thousands<br />
of flowers which brightly colour the parks<br />
of the villas on the sea cliffs.<br />
Bogliasco, on the waves of the Libeccio,<br />
is a qua<strong>in</strong>t seaside village made up of<br />
charm<strong>in</strong>g small beaches <strong>in</strong>terspersed<br />
amongst high rocky shores. From its little<br />
quay flows the Poggio stream, complete<br />
with stone bridge, constructed <strong>in</strong> the<br />
Roman era and rebuilt <strong>in</strong> the Middle Ages.<br />
Here fishermen land with their gozzi<br />
(typical local fish<strong>in</strong>g boats) at the end of a<br />
day's fish<strong>in</strong>g. Surfers and w<strong>in</strong>dsurfers<br />
brave the long, broad waves whipped up<br />
by the Libeccio (the name of the south -<br />
westerly w<strong>in</strong>d).<br />
Pieve Ligure: the Sea Trades. Above the<br />
steep coastl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong>terspersed by lonely<br />
<strong>in</strong>lets of crystal clear waters, stands Pieve<br />
Alta, an old village, surrounded by<br />
hundred year old olive trees, carob trees,<br />
cypresses and p<strong>in</strong>es. In the hamlet of La<br />
Piccola, near the railway station, the<br />
warehouse that once belonged to the<br />
railroad company is now the headquarters<br />
of Storie <strong>di</strong> Barche, (Boat Stories), a<br />
cultural organization which works to<br />
preserve the memory of the sea trades. It<br />
organizes cultural and educational<br />
activities and keeps a large archive of<br />
documents, books, articles, draw<strong>in</strong>gs, tools<br />
and <strong>in</strong>formation on the arts of the<br />
shipwrights, sail makers and rope makers,