This is probably the most important and the most famous product of Cinque Terre. An incredible, liquor wine that is produced from the grapes that grow on the steep hills of Cinque Terre. The cultivation of this vineyards is so hard that the Sciacchetrà makers are called heroic viticulturists. So let’s see what they have […]
Typical Ligurian
Chiavarina, the chair that became the worlds wide success!
Chiavari is a lovely town located in eastern Liguria ( I wrote about it here). In the surroundings of Chiavari, there were always many workshops that produced silk, damask and lace. However, the most famous exporting product from Chiavari was a chair called “chiavarina“. History Chiavarina was created in 1807 r. by a local cabinetmaker […]
Why do the facades of Ligurian houses are richly decorated?
The house facades in Liguria are very beautiful and colourful. From ages, they are considered a visiting card of its inhabitants. It is still actual! If you live in a house that has rich and beautifully decorated facade you will be respectable … I proved it on my skin 🙂 ) History The tradition of […]
The olive harvest in Liguria-know how :)
Autumn is a period of harvests. At the end of August/beginning, September starts the grape harvest. And in October starts olives harvest. In Liguria as in whole Italy, olive oil is very important. The whole process of production of the olive oil is very fascinating. Below I describe the olives harvest and the production of […]
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 […]