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ca.1835 Strahlheim print CATHEDRAL IN GENOA GENOVA, ITALY $34.99 |
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ca.1835 Strahlheim print VIEW FROM ENTRANCE OF HARBOR, GENOA GENOVA, ITALY $34.99 |
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GENOA ITALY THE MONUMENT CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS $24.97 |
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REAL PHOTO POSTCARD RAPALLO ALBERGO EUROPA S.FRANCESCO LIGURE GENOA ITALY RPPC $0.77 |
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1922 Italy Site of Genoa International Economic Conference Wire Photo $25.00 |
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1943 Italy Genoa Waterfront Wire Photo $21.00 |
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PC UDB Christopher Columbus House Genoa Italy Postcard Genova Vintage View $1.99 |
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Real Photo Postcard Sturia Genoa Italy $9.99 |
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1992 HCDJ 1st BAY OF ARROWS Jay Parini CHRISTOPER COLUMBUS Genoa Italy SEVILLE $0.99 |
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WWI 1918 Italy Military Correspondence Postal Card Censor 12 to Genoa $17.95 |
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France 1869 Buenos Aires Folded Entire Genoa Italy Bearing Pair 80c Sc36 & w/O $450.00 |
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Large Italy Milan Genoa Parma Cremona Bergamo Old Map $26.86 |
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North Italy Genoa Milan Venice 1854 Hall Black antique engraved hand color map $27.96 |
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Unique Genoa Italy Underwater Fish Scene Lava Vase WOW $60.00 |
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Large Northern Italy Genoa Milano Crema Old Antique Map $26.86 |
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513. Malta First flight to Genoa Italy then on to USA (B/St. Flagstaff) in 1931 $15.79 |
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Aerial Stereoview Genoa from the Rosazza Gardens ITALY $3.95 |
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Italian Riviera Portofino Genoa Italy Black Watch $24.99 |
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GENOA CFC Soccer Club Italy Genova BUTTONHOLE PIN * badge Italia calcio football $24.99 |
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1880s GENOA ITALY Cityscape PHOTO $7.99 |
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SAVEUR #116 2008 FILET MIGNON Genoa Italy FRENCH CUISINE Philippines Christmas $7.95 |
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GENOVA Genoa ITALY Piazza Acquaverde VINTAGE POSTCARD $6.00 |
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ITALY GENOA CITY VIEWS LOT 18 CARDS SMALL SET ALBUM * $43.00 |
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Stereoview Campo Santo Genoa Palace of the Dead ITALY $5.95 |
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Italy postcard Genoa Columbus’ Monument (39640) $8.00 |
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Italy postcard Genoa Garden of Doria Palace (39691) $8.00 |
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VIA MADRE DI DIO DI CARIGNANO GENOVA GENOA ITALY 1908 $29.97 |
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1139-1252 ITALY – GENOA SILVER AR DENARIO EF40 ICG $250.00 |
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G5234 Italy, Genoa Port View Postcard $7.99 |
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++(1) ITALY 1976 Cover Container Service Genova Genoa to Kansas KS USA Envelope $0.98 |
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ITALY Genoa City Scene, 1913 Gravure Print $49.95 |
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Italy Genoa Genova Gênes Panoramic View, HUGE Antique 1890s Print Folio Sized $89.95 |
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Italy Genoa Rapallo City View, Nice 1913 Gravure Print $49.95 |
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Magic Lantern Glass Slide-Statue of Christopher Columbus, Genoa, Italy $5.99 |
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France Paris Hte Worms to Genoa Italy 1859 cover $32.00 |
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Italia Camogli e Valle di Ruta RPPC Genoa Ligure Italy $7.00 |
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MONUMENTAL BRIDGE AND VIA 20 SEPTEMBER, GENOA $5.00 |
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LUGGAGE LABEL ITALY GENOA HOTEL MILANO-TERMINUS $16.00 |
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Old engraving 1892 of Genoa, Italy Shipping 8.5 X 11 inches $7.00 |
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ENOVA GENOA ITALY Piazza Corridoni c1910 RPPC $8.29 |
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Scott 69,73 1868 cover, to Genoa, Italy, with cert. $395.00 |
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Genes GENOA Italy GRAND HOTEL des PRINCES FURSTENHOF PC $59.99 |
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GENOVA Italy GENOA Via Balbi Street HORSE CAR TRAM OLD $59.99 |
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Light House La Lanterna Genoa Italy D $24.00 |
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Church at Genoa Italy D $9.99 |
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Palazzo Rosazzo at Genoa Italy D $15.00 |
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Degoix 109 Grounds of Villa Pallavicini Genoa Italy D $5.00 |
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Griffith & Griffith 5338 Doria Palace Genoa Italy D $5.00 |
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Degoix Pegli Villa Pallavicini L’arco Genoa Italy D $7.00 |
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Degoix view II Duomo San Lorenzo Genoa Italy D $5.00 |
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Serie A Genoa C.F.C. Italy Football Embroidered Patch $4.99 |
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RARE ITALY Genoa CHIABRERA (60) SCIENCE Papers Electronics Engineering MORE 2000 $17.00 |
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Photo CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MONUMENT Genoa, Italy $15.00 |
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NERVI GENOA ITALY 3 Postcards 1905-1915 one rppc $8.99 |
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Stereoview Corridor Campo Santo Genoa ITALY Statues $7.95 |
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Italy GENOA Piazza Acquaverde GRAND HOTEL SAVOIE OLD PC $29.99 |
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1940 Vintage Photo WW ll Allies Attack Genoa Northern Italy $9.99 |
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VINTAGE 1920s GENOA ITALY SOUVENIR PICTURE BOOKLET HARDCOVER 30+ $14.89 |
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Chiavari~Genoa,Province~Liguria~Italy~Ponte Nuovo sull Entella~River Bridge~1907 $0.99 |
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La Spezia Genoa Italy 1838 beautiful engraved color $34.97 |
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Hedley Fitton Reproduced in Tailo-Crome Ancient Portal to Genoa Italy Rare $175.00 |
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Italy, Genoa. c. 1888 Victorian photographic image $8.61 |
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FERRO-CHINA BISLERI WINE GENOA VENICE ITALY Trade Cards $14.99 |
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GENOA GENOVA ITALIA ITALY Postcard PIAZZA CORVETIO $2.45 |
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ITALY 1906 Sc 77-78 ON PPC PEGLI THE BEACH NEAR GENOA TO ARENZANO VF $9.99 |
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VINTAGE ITALY GENOA JAPAN 1994 1995 FOOTBALL SHIRT KATZUYOSHI JERSEY MIURA KAZU $15.78 |
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1801 Cary map Piedmont Savoy Milan Genoa Italy 18 $7.00 |
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6 Genova/Genoa, Italy Postcards $12.00 |
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GENOA Rosazza Gardens Italy Vintage STEREO PHOTO $48.00 |
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GENOVA Italy GENOA Lido Albaro Panorama Vintage PC $24.00 |
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GENOVA Italy GENOA Monument Giuseppe Mazzini Vintage PC $29.99 |
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GENOVA Italy GENOA San Benigno Vintage postcard $29.99 |
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1839 paper: BEDOUIN Arabs in PALESTINE; GENOA, Italy; Babur & Mughals in India $9.95 |
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ITALY GENOA harbor Vintage STEREO PHOTO $29.99 |
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ITALY GENOVA Il Faro GENOA Beacon Lighthouse Vintage $24.00 |
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ITALY GENOVA Panorama from Castelletto GENOA Vintage $11.99 |
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RPPC 1937 Panorama Genoa Italy Liguria Co $4.49 |
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RPPC 1950s? Panorama Rapallo Italy Genoa Co $6.99 |
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1880s GENOA ITALY Cityscape PHOTO $7.99 |
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1940 Vintage Photo WWll British Allies Warships Bomb Genoa Italy $9.99 |
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Antique Postcard GENOVA GENOA ITALY postmark 1940 $3.99 |
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1913 – Italy – Genoa – Publicity Label – International Fair $3.75 |
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19643 Madras India to Genoa Italy 1874 Scott 21 23 26B $325.00 |
Searching for a 2nd Home in the Eastern Liguria Inland (Italy)
Our journey through the interior of Eastern Liguria begins at Busalla, where we leave the A7 Motorway to take the State Road n. 226 of Scrivia Valley. We will pass through the Scrivia and Fontanabuona Valleys, from Busalla to Carasco This is inland of Genoa and Tigullio Gulf, formerly dominated by the Genoan Fieschi family, who left in this area palaces and castles testifying still now to its ancient political and military power. At Carasco we will take the local road n. 586, ascending the Sturla Valley and then we will go along the Upper Vara Valley, to the village of Varese Ligure, a small gem in this pristine green valley, in the province of La Spezia. From Varese Ligure, you have the choice of continuing to explore the interior ascending to the Cento Croci pass, at the border with Emilia, or going down to the coast along the road n. 523 to the resort of Sestri Levante.
Savignone and Casella are the first villages we see after leaving Busalla. Savignone is located in the Scrivia Valley, 29 km from Genoa, on a hill at an altitude of 471 m. The village was inhabited from very ancient times (remains date back to V – IV century B.C.). It came under the domain of the Fieschi family at the end of the XIII century. The Fieschi built a powerful castle for the defence of the village and in the second half of XVI century a residential palace which has been now transformed in a charming hotel. Savignone had its golden age between the end of XIX and the beginning of XX century, when the wealth Genoan bourgeoisie established their holiday homes there: many of them are interesting examples of liberty architecture. Nowadays, Savignone is predominately a residential site, where people can find a pleasant place with a good climate where to live close to nature and where the houses (may be even a small liberty villa) have affordable prices. Casella, similar to Savignone, had its tourist develop during 1800′s, when many rich Genoans chose it as a holiday resort. In that period, the Casella square was a summer extension of the elegant Genoan life. In 1929 a narrow gauge railway (it is still working) was built to connect Casella to Genoa. The railway crosses the Orero hill offering the view of a wonderful scenery.
We continue to drive on the State Road n 226 along the river Laccio to the village of Montoggio(2,090 inhabitants, 438 m a.s.l.). Situated at the confluence of the torrents Laccio and Pentema, which give origin to the river Scrivia, surrounded by meadows, beech and chestnut trees and mountains over 1,000 meters (Antola, Liprando, Bano) with a breathtaking view of the Alps and the sea, Montoggio is the central point of the valley. From there, we follow the river Scrivia to the village of Laccio and to the Scoffera pass (674 m a.s.l.), which gives access to Bisagno Valley. After the pass, we leave the Bisagna Valley for the tortuous but scenic road which leads to the State Road n. 225 and gives access to Fontanabuona Valley, known for the slate quarries scattered throughout the whole area. The name (literally “Good Fountain”) seems to come from the excellent water springing from the fountain in the square of Favale di Màlvaro, a small village on the left side. The long quiet valley, which runs parallel to the coast for about 20 km, has a good tourist appeal (Moconesi for example is a popular resort), but in the last years the demand for residential houses is also increasing. People love to come to live in the small villages along this green valley, not far from the coast, with good services and lower costs. The village of Gattorna, in the upper valley,isknown for the tradition of “poor toys”.The pinwheels and the toys made of cloth or cardboard by the Gattorna toymakers, are featured nowadays by a small museum in the centre of the village. After Gattorna, we arrive in Cicagna, an important centre in the middle of the valley and a former stop on the ancient salt route (“via del sale”). Nowadays, Cicagna’s economy is mainly based on olive and fruit trees cultivation and on slate production: a museum explains the processing of the slate extracted from Fontanabuona quarries). Then we continue on the state road n. 225 passing thru the many villages on the banks of river Lavagna and in a few minutes we are in Carasco, a lively village in the lower valley, at the confluence of three torrents: Lavagna, Sturla and Graveglia. We are only 6,5 km far from Chiavari, on the coast, and sea scents fill the woods, but here we have to leave the State Road n. 225, which continues to the sea, to go up on the Sturla Valley.
We take the road n. 586 (“della Val d’Aveto”), which follows the river Sturla passing through Mezzanego. At Borgonovo Ligure, we continue on the road 26bis and begin to climb among the beech to the Bocco Pass(956 m a.s.l). On the pass, admist beautiful scenery, we head towards Varese Ligure, the final destination of our itinerary. The road descends steeply to Vara Valley, the least populated (and the most pristine) territory in La Spezia Province. The large profussion of organic farms in this territory gave it the appellation Organic Valley. The village of Varese came into the domain of the Fieschi family in 1161, when they received the feud from the Emperor Fredrick I. In the XIII century, the Fieschi designed a round hamlet (the famous “Borgo Rotondo”) with boths defensive and residential function. This explains the elliptical shape of the village and the fact that originally the houses had no openings on the external side. To protect the access to the hamlet, a fortified castle (now privately owned) with an imposing high circular tower was placed on the north side. Varese Ligure belongs to the Club of Italy Most Beautiful Villages. It also received the Orange Flag from the Italian Touring Club and it is awarded as the most ecological village in Italy.
About the Author
Massimo Viola is the founder of Liguria for Sale, a web guide for foreigners who want to buy home in Liguria (Italy).