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If there is one lesson that the COVID pandemic has left us it is the importance, if not the urgency, of making our territories resilient. But what is the state of health of the regions in Europe? We get the picture from an ESPON study programme survey devoted to the quality of life in the Old World. In particular, the researchers tried to gauge the...

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The world discovered the existence of trenette, the traditional Ligurian noodle, thanks to Pixar’s Luca and his voracious appetite for them. But for every person familiar with the Italian Riviera and its cuisine, they are far from being a surprise: served with homemade pesto, potatoes and string beans, they are as good as pasta gets and, if you ask...

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My “Italian Adventure” novels are love letters to Italy. There’s no other way to describe the experiences of an American who arrives in Italy on holiday and decides to never leave. Both Cucina Tipica (2018) and Cucina Romana (2021) have characters and plot, conflict and resolution, humor and pathos, but all of these traditional narratives are infor...

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When seeking out new destinations in Italy, you often don’t have to go far to find them. Even as popular an area as the Italian Riviera has a good choice of intriguing villages and towns that many well-traveled visitors have yet to discover. Here are four coastal havens you might not know about but should consider for your next trip to the region;...

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The triathlon in the Disney and Pixar film Luca sandwiches a carb-packed “sport” between the swimming and cycling legs: pasta eating. The pasta? Trenette.  While it’s served plain during the competition, trenette also appears by the bowlful, prepared with pesto sauce on several occasions by Massimo, the fisherman father of Giulia, the friend to the...

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Enchanted, fairytale-like sceneries await all along the Riviera Ligure di Levante. Beloved by the writers that have told their story to the world, Portofino, Cinque Terre, and the Gulf of Poets greet us one after the other, as we work our way down the coast from Genoa to magical Versilia. Fresh air and pure nature, towns nestled amidst mountain roc...

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It may seem as if there are no undiscovered stretches of the Italian Riviera. After all, centuries of visitors, from conquering Romans and Grand Touring Brits to rail-pass-toting backpackers and well-heeled cruisers, have explored the region’s splendors. Still, some surprises remain. Just south of the Cinque Terre lies a dazzling gulf dotted with s...

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When traveling to Italy in summer, deciding whether to spend time seeing all there is to see or letting yourself succumb to the dolce far niente call of the country’s alluring coast can be tough—many visitors want lots of history and beach time, but sometimes can’t have them both in the same day. As temperatures soar, the tug of the seaside often g...

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Four more regions will turn 'white' next week, the Italian health ministry confirmed on Friday, with the rest of the country expected to follow later this month. Based on the latest health data, the Italian regions of Abruzzo, Liguria, Umbria and Veneto will be in the low-risk white zone from Monday June 7th, the health ministry stated. The latest...

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To many, Liguria is the land of pesto sauce, Portofino, focaccia, and the Cinque Terre. But Ligurian foods (and the landscapes for that matter), extend far beyond the obvious. Here's a look at six essential Ligurian eats to look out for next time you're in that neck of northern Italy nestled along the Mediterranean between France and Tuscany.  1. C...

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