The Church of San Pietro, symbol of the village of Portovenere. One of the symbols of Portovenere is this religious complex that stands out on the sea and on the Palmaria Island. Imposing and very suggestive. The most photographed part is certainly that small portico made with those four windows (quadrifora) at the bottom right.
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The first Romanesque part (1198) was followed by the Gothic part with black and white banded facing which dates back to the 13th century and was built by the Genoese, probably between 1256 and 1270. Continue and learn more on Wikipedia
The Church of San Pietro symbol of the village of Portovenere – L’église de San Pietro symbole du village de Portovenere – La Iglesia de San Pietro símbolo del pueblo de Portovenere – A Igreja de San Pietro símbolo da vila de Portovenere – Die Kirche San Pietro ist das Symbol des Dorfes Portovenere – Nhà thờ San Pietro biểu tượng của làng Portovenere – 波托维内雷村的圣彼得教堂象征 – ポルトヴェーネレ村のシンボル、サン・ピエトロ教会
Gavitelli e scoglietti in Baia del Silenzio. Quando riprendi o fotografi il paesaggio, anche quello a cui tu sei più familiare, a seconda dei punti di vista ai tuoi occhi si può aprire un mondo nuovo. Come queste foto che ho scattato con il mio drone in Baia del Silenzio esattamente partendo da quel punto che da giovani chiamavamo Canala. Si possono vedere i gavitelli, essendo ormai novembre, privi di imbarcazioni e gli scoglietti che affiorano sul mare. I colori dell’acqua parlano da soli!
The porticos of Santa Margherita Ligure. The porticos are one of the most recurring architectural aspects in my Liguria. Probably the most spectacular are in Chiavari but in any case in all the towns you can find glimpses with beautiful porticos. Like these that are in Santa Margherita Ligure that divide the outdoor areas from the kitchens of the restaurants.
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The arcades of Santa Margherita Ligure – Les arcades de Santa Margherita Ligure – Las arcadas de Santa Margherita Ligure – As arcadas de Santa Margherita Ligure – Die Arkaden von Santa Margherita Ligure – Các cung đường của Santa Margherita Ligure – Santa Margherita Ligure 的拱廊 – サンタ マルゲリータ リグレのアーケード
The alleys of Borgio Verezzi. Among the characteristic streets of the small village in Western Liguria. I was there this summer and it was truly a splendid place. Very small but truly splendid. The stone houses and the steep and narrow alleys.
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The municipal territory is made up of the two hamlets of Borgio (municipal seat) and Verezzi and the Verezzi nuclei of Crosa, Piazza, Poggio and Roccaro for a territorial surface of 2.73 km². It borders to the north with the municipalities of Tovo San Giacomo and Finale Ligure, to the south with the Ligurian Sea, to the west with Pietra Ligure, to the east with Finale Ligure. Continue and learn more on Wikipedia
The alleys and arches of Borgio Verezzi – Les ruelles et les arcs de Borgio Verezzi – Los callejones y arcos de Borgio Verezzi – As vielas e arcos de Borgio Verezzi – Die Gassen und Bögen von Borgio Verezzi – Những con hẻm và mái vòm của Borgio Verezzi – Borgio Verezzi 的小巷和拱门 – ボルジョ・ヴェレッツィの路地とアーチ
Viale Dante a Sestri Levante. Una delle vie sestresi nella quale resistono ancora gli antichi pini marittimi che erano stati messi lungo i capannoni dell’ex Fit. Mi piace molto questa via e a te? Aggiungi un comment or go to the bottom of the site to read what other visitors have written.
The tree-lined street in viale Dante in Sestri Levante – La rue bordée d’arbres de viale Dante à Sestri Levante – La calle arbolada en viale Dante en Sestri Levante – A rua arborizada em viale Dante em Sestri Levante – Die von Bäumen gesäumte Straße in der Viale Dante in Sestri Levante – Con đường rợp bóng cây ở viale Dante ở Sestri Levante – Sestri Levante 的 viale Dante 绿树成荫的街道 – SestriLevanteのVialDanteの並木道
Una delle porte d’ingresso del Castello di Sestri. Qualche tempo fa ho fatto una passeggiata sull’Isola di Sestri Levante e ho realizzato alcuni scatti in luoghi che non avevo mai osservato così bene. Questa, ad esempio, è una delle porte lungo le mura realizzate dal Signor Gualino ad inizio del secolo scorso. Non l’avevo mai guardata bene e fotografata. Come me magari ci sono altri sestresi che se la sono persa.
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One of the entrance doors of the Sestri Castle – Une des portes d’entrée du château de Sestri – Una de las puertas de entrada del Castillo de Sestri – Uma das portas de entrada do Castelo de Sestri – Eine der Eingangstüren der Burg Sestri – Một trong những cửa ra vào của Lâu đài Sestri
The Column of Sant’Oronzo in Ostuni. In Piazza della Libertà, in the center of the town of Ostuni, stands this 18th century column dedicated to Sant’Oronzo who seems to have protected the town from an epidemic of plague. Then there are other Saints such as San Biagio, Sant’Agostino, Santa Irene and San Giorgio Armeno.
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Sant’Oronzo also hid in a cave in Ostuni, in the place where the church and its Sanctuary were later built. The celebrations take place in the White City on 25, 26 and 27 August with the renowned Cavalcata di Sant’Oronzo, a procession in which members of the clergy and the municipal administration parade, followed by horses and riders, with red fabrics rich in embroidery and sequins Continue and learn more on Wikipedia
The Column of Saint Oronzo in Ostuni – La colonne de Sant’Oronzo à Ostuni – La Columna de Sant’Oronzo en Ostuni – A Coluna de Sant’Oronzo em Ostuni – Die Säule von Sant’Oronzo in Ostuni – Cột Sant’Oronzo ở Ostuni
The Garibotto hardware store in Sestri Levante. One of the historic shops on Via Nazionale in Sestri is the Garibotto Gio-Batta hardware store. You could (and still can) find everything. I always remember the long queue of customers that there was and when I was a kid I always had trouble getting served because everyone always passed me by.
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The Garibotto Hardware Store in Sestri Levante – La quincaillerie Garibotto à Sestri Levante – La ferretería Garibotto en Sestri Levante – A loja de ferragens Garibotto em Sestri Levante – Der Garibotto-Baumarkt in Sestri Levante – Cửa hàng phần cứng Garibotto ở Sestri Levante
Un piatto di ravioli al ragù da molto vicino. Un bel piatto di ravioli al ragù di carne sono, a casa mia, il piatto tipico della domenica. A dire la verità, dalle mie parti, anche al ristorante non possono proprio mancare. Poi mi sono anche messo a cercare qualche foto con qualche angolazione particolare visto che di foto di ravioli ce ne sono proprio già tante sul sito.
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Go see my article with my personal ranking of the restaurants where I ate the best ravioli al ragù in the Province of Genoa di Levante.
Ravioli with Ligurian ragù – Raviolis au ragoût ligure – Ravioli con ragú de Liguria – Ravioli com ragù da Ligúria – Ravioli mit ligurischem Ragù – Ravioli với ragù tiếng Ligurian – 利古里亚肉酱馄饨 – LigurianragùとRavioli
Spätzli or Swiss knöpfli. Every now and then my mother likes to make this Swiss dish, a type of egg pasta, which is normally used as a side dish for meat dishes or savoury dishes. We instead, taking note of the similarity to our palate with Ligurian trofie or gnocchi (which are made with potatoes), season them with Genoese pesto and they are truly delicious. The leftovers are put in the freezer to be enjoyed another day, always with pesto or (this time yes) as a side dish for a nice grill of meat and sausages.
Ingredients: – 500 g of 00 flour – 2 eggs – salt – half a glass of sparkling water – half a glass of milk
Attention: to make this pasta you need a special tool Spätzle sieve to ensure that the pasta drips into the water at the right size.
Preparation: you can knead everything by hand but we normally use a mechanical mixer. Put the flour, the two eggs and a pinch of salt in the mixer and slowly add the liquid ingredients so as to obtain an elastic and dry dough. At this point let everything rest for at least an hour. After an hour, boil some salted water (as if you were cooking normal pasta) and, using the sieve I told you about before (and which you can see in the first photo below) drop the pasta into the water.
The pasta should cook for about five minutes until it reaches a firm consistency.
Drain and season to taste with your favorite sauce!
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In addition to the attached photos I have several posts on the site, here, in which I show you this seasoned pasta.
Spätzle (a Swabian dialect term meaning little sparrows) are irregularly shaped dumplings (in Swabia the shape is elongated) made from soft wheat flour, eggs and water, originally from southern Germany (those from Stuttgart are particularly famous), also very popular in Tyrol, Alsace and Switzerland, Trentino-Alto Adige, despite their homeland par excellence being Swabia and Bavaria (south-western Germany). Continue and learn more on Wikipedia
Spätzli or Swiss knöpfli, the recipe – Spätzli ou knöpfli suisse, la recette – Spätzli o Swiss knöpfli, la receta – Spätzli ou knöpfli suíço, a receita – Spätzli oder Schweizer Knöpfli, das Rezept – Spätzli hoặc Swiss knöpfli, công thức – Spätzli 或 Swiss knöpfli，食谱 – シュペッツリまたはスイスのクネプフリ、レシピ
