Farinata is one of the most delicious dishes in Liguria! It is easy and fast to prepare 🙂 It is a thin kind of pie made from chickpeas flour, water, oil Extra Vergine and salt. That four ingredients mixed together makes a fantastic meal! Name In italian it is named farinata di ceci. In Ligurian […]
Harvest time in Cinque Terre!
It was one of my biggest dreams 🙂 To take a part in a grape harvest and see how is prepared SCIACCHETRA’ wine … This year I did it! I took a part of a harvest of Azienda Agricola Possa from Riomaggiore. But let’s start from the beginning: Grape harvest in italian is VENDEMMIA When […]
Tellaro, the town of the giant octopus!
Tellaro is located on the east end of Liguria. Then starts Tuscany. It is very similar to the villages of Cinque Terre however it is not so crowded as the famous 5 villages. What is more, Tellaro is inscribed on the list of the most beautiful hamlets of Italy. How to get to Tellaro? by […]
Ristorante?Trattoria?Osteria?What’s the difference?
When you are in Liguria you will see many, different types of places where you can eat. They are not only ristorante but you will find also: trattoria, osteria, gastronomia, rosticceria, taverna and enoteca. What is a differences between them? Below I try to explain it 🙂 The most important thing is that nowadays the […]
Bussana Vecchia, the fascinating ghost town!
After my holidays I start a new, Ligurian season with an authentic and very fascinating place: BUSSANA VECCHIA (pronunciation: Bussana Wekjα:) It is absolutely unbelievable, ghost town in Liguria. Abandoned due to an earthquake, was renovated and repopulated by an international community of artists. But let’s start from the very beginning 🙂 How to reach […]