After the blue jeans that I wrote about here, it is another, world-famous “invention”, that comes from Genoa 🙂 History It all began in the 17th century when a group of Genoese residents invented precise rules of gambling, which consisted of betting on the candidates elected to the Great Council of the Republic of Genoa. […]
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Cavagnetti, the Ligurian Easter gifts ;)
Easter is coming and the majority of you are preparing some specialities for you and your family. Even during coronavirus pandemic … what is more, we all stay home so you have even more time to prepare something special! I think that cavagnetti, a typical, Ligurian recipe for the Easter period is perfect. They are […]
Blue jeans is from Genoa!
Yeap, I know it sounds strange but it is true! For sure now you are thinking about Levi Strauss & Co, Lee and Wrangler that are all American, historical brands … however, the jeans fabric has Ligurian origins 😉 Let’s know all its story Name In the past, it was used to give fabrics the […]
The curse of Tutankhamun in Portofino!
Yeap, you’ve read well. In Portofino, we have also such kind of stories 😉 But let me start from the very beginning … the curse regards a very mysterious and beautiful villa … Villa Altachiara Villa Altachiara in Portofino is one of the most beautiful residences in the Mediterranean. It was built in 1874 by […]
How England appropriated the Genoas flag!
Yes, yes! And they are not very proud of it and they don’t want to acknowledge it at all 😉 But here in Liguria people have good memory 😉 and in 2018 the mayor of Genoa, Marco Bucci, asked the English Queen for paying 247 years of back taxes for the concession of the Genoa’s […]