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 […]
Typical Ligurian
Why are the facades of Ligurian houses 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 […]
Mezzaro genovese, the Casanova’s souvenir ;)
Mezzaro (or mèsere) is a big square of handprinted fabric. It is made of cotton or linen. It is always printed with the rich patterns that represent trees and flowers. The name mezzaro comes from the antic Arabic word mizar that means covering, hidden. History Traditional mezzaro comes from India. It arrived in Genoa in […]
