The risseu of the churchyard of the Basilica of Santo Stefano in Lavagna.
The beautiful basilica of Lavagna has a splendid churchyard, the part closest to which, the part closest to the church, is decorated entirely with the very typical risseu (the pebbles usually white and black) with geometric and regular embroidery.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 11-22.

The material available in different areas has influenced in the past the laying techniques and the possibility of also creating decorations, based on the shapes and colors of the available stone elements. In the alluvial plains, rounded pebbles taken from riverbeds are preferred; near the sea, pebbles with a lenticular morphology, taken from the beaches, are preferred; in the mountains, elongated pebbles from streams.
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