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12 February 202111 March 2025

The alleys and arches of Varese Ligure

The alleys and arches of Varese Ligure.
After Piazza Fieschi, which is immediately to the left of this photo, this is one of my favorite views of Borgorotondo.
I really like the flying buttresses between one house and another and, to tell the truth, I have never understood their meaning (whether they have an aesthetic or structural use).
Maybe I already took a very similar photo a few years ago but this one is definitely more beautiful in terms of colors and visual angle.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

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Commissioned by the Fieschi family for the control and defence of the Varese area, it is made up of identical stone houses arranged along the perimeter which, with an elliptical shape, enclose the two main squares (Piazza Fieschi and Piazza Castello), where the commercial activities, warehouses and laboratories were located in the porticoes below.
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The alleys and arches of Varese Ligure – Les ruelles et les arches de Varese Ligure – Los callejones y arcos de Varese Ligure – Os becos e arcos de Varese Ligure – Die Gassen und Bögen von Varese Ligure – Những con hẻm và mái vòm của Varese Ligure

8 February 20212 August 2024

The little square named after Meloria in Finalborgo

The little square named after Meloria in Finalborgo.
One of the most beautiful villages in Italy is in the province of Savona and is called Finalborgo (a hamlet of Finale Ligure).
This is one of the many little squares in the town but the peculiarity is the undulating shape of the alley and the buildings.
I was looking for something about Meloria, to understand if it was a known name and I discovered that it is also the name of a shoal, in the sea between Liguria and Tuscany, where there was also a famous battle in 1284 in which Genoa overwhelmed Pisa.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

I took dozens of photos in the beautiful western town, click here to see them all:

The Battle of Meloria was a historic naval battle involving the fleet of the Republic of Genoa and that of the Maritime Republic of Pisa. The battle, which took place on August 6, 1284 off the coast of Porto Pisano, greatly weakened the Pisan naval fleet, beginning the slow decline of Pisa as a maritime power in Italy during the Middle Ages.
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The small square named after Meloria in Finalborgo – La petite place du nom de Meloria à Finalborgo – La pequeña plaza que lleva el nombre de Meloria en Finalborgo – A pequena praça com o nome de Meloria em Finalborgo – Der nach Meloria benannte kleine Platz in Finalborgo – Quảng trường nhỏ được đặt tên theo Meloria ở Finalborgo – Finalborgo 以 Meloria 命名的小广场 – ファイナルボルゴのメロリアにちなんで名付けられた小さな広場

31 January 202120 July 2024

A glimpse of Verezzi, the famous Ligurian village

Uno scorcio di Verezzi, il famoso borgo ligure

A glimpse of Verezzi, the famous Ligurian village.
After a long time that I had promised myself to visit some town of Western Liguria, some time ago I finally managed to organize a Sunday.
In addition to Finale Ligure, with friends, we went to see the small village of Verezzi (which together with Borgio create the famous town); its narrow streets, closed between the stone houses and the sea a short distance away.
Now I understand why many consider it one of the most beautiful villages in Italy.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

I took several photos in the village and if you want to see them all click here:

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.
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A glimpse of Verezzi, the famous Ligurian village – Un aperçu de Verezzi, le célèbre village ligure – Un vistazo a Verezzi, el famoso pueblo de Liguria – Um vislumbre de Verezzi, a famosa aldeia da Ligúria – Ein Blick auf Verezzi, das berühmte ligurische Dorf – Một cái nhìn thoáng qua về Verezzi, ngôi làng Ligurian nổi tiếng

26 January 202122 July 2024

Da qualche parte nei vicoli di Genova

Da qualche parte nei vicoli di Genova.
L’incontro di tre vicoli del centro storico: via San Luca (il vicolo da cui provengo e che ho alle spalle), via San Siro a destra e via di Fossatello che prosegue.
Un bel palazzo al centro dell’incrocio che non è una piazza (o comunque non sono riuscito a trovarne il nome).
Anche questa è Genova, Zena, e probabilmente è la più vera.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

Here is the spot where I took these photos:

Somewhere in the alleys of Genoa – Quelque part dans les ruelles de Gênes – En algún lugar de los callejones de Génova – Algures nos becos de Génova – Irgendwo in den Gassen von Genua – Đâu đó trong những con hẻm ở Genoa

19 January 202121 March 2025

A creuza on the island of Sestri Levante

A creuza on the Island of Sestri Levante.
A typical Ligurian alley, a creuza in fact, made of bricks in the center and round stones on the sides.
Here we are on the Island of Sestri (which is actually a Peninsula) and precisely in via Cittadella perhaps the least known of the three streets that go up to the Castles of Sestri.

Do you know this little street in Sestri?
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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

In another situation I made a nice video along the way:

A creuza, the typical Ligurian narrow street, on the island of Sestri Levante – A creuza, la rue étroite typique de la Ligurie, sur l’île de Sestri Levante – A creuza, la típica callejuela de Liguria, en la isla de Sestri Levante – A creuza, a típica rua estreita da Ligúria, na ilha de Sestri Levante – Eine Creuza, die typisch ligurische Gasse, auf der Insel Sestri Levante – Creuza, con phố hẹp điển hình của vùng Ligurian, trên đảo Sestri Levante – 一条 creuza，典型的利古里亚狭窄街道，位于塞斯特里莱万特岛 – セストリレバンテ島の典型的なリグーリアの狭い通り、クレウザ

30 December 202030 December 2020

Vicoletti di Genova Nervi

Vicoletti di Genova Nervi.
In Liguria quasi ogni borgo è splendido e fotogenico.
Qualche mese fa sono stato a passeggiare nei parchi e lungo la passeggiata a mare di questo borgo genovese.
Essendoci il porticciolo le strade che dal mare vanno alle case sono le tipiche cerule liguri, di mattoni e pietre arrotondate.
Mi piaceva molto questo scorcio.

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

Click here se vuoi vedere tutte le foto che ho scattato tra Nervi, Quinto al Mare e Quarto dei Mille:

27 November 202025 July 2022

Un vicolo stretto di Riomaggiore

Un vicolo stretto di Riomaggiore.
La partenza del sentiero che da Riomaggiore va a Portovenere comincia decisamente in salita.
Questa era la prima scalinata che ho dovuto affrontare e vi devo proprio dire che ero moro dopo pochi minuti.
Molto suggestiva la creuza però.

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

This is just one of the many images I took during the walk along the path that goes from Riomaggiore to Portovenere and of which I have made a special page, here:

A narrow and steep alley in Riomaggiore, the splendid seaside village of the Cinque Terre in Liguria – Une ruelle étroite et escarpée à Riomaggiore, le splendide village balnéaire des Cinque Terre en Ligurie – Un callejón estrecho y empinado en Riomaggiore, el espléndido pueblo costero de Cinque Terre en Liguria – Um beco estreito e íngreme em Riomaggiore, a esplêndida vila costeira de Cinque Terre na Ligúria – Eine schmale und steile Gasse in Riomaggiore, dem prächtigen Küstendorf der Cinque Terre in Ligurien – Một con hẻm hẹp và dốc ở Riomaggiore, ngôi làng bên bờ biển lộng lẫy của Cinque Terre ở Liguria – 里奥马焦雷狭窄陡峭的小巷，利古里亚五渔村壮丽的海滨村庄 – リグーリア州のチンクエテッレの素晴らしい海辺の村、リオマッジョーレの狭く急な路地

22 September 202010 December 2020

Vicolo di Chiavari a maggio

Vicolo di Chiavari a maggio.
I sempre affascinanti vicoli chiavaresi. Questo era il Carruggio Dritto in tempi di post lock down ed infatti potete vedere che non c’è molta gente che passeggia.

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S10.

7 August 202022 July 2024

Alley called Bottone in the historic center of Sestri Levante

Vico del Bottone in the historic center of Sestri Levante.
Access to one of the most hidden "budelli" of the historic center of Sestri Levante is through this alley and its arch.
From the Sestrese carruggio you have to pass through here to go to the Mandrella path or to go to the splendid Piazzetta Bellotti (with its Torre dei Doganieri) and Vico Macelli.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

The characteristic alley called del Bottone in Sestri Levante – La ruelle caractéristique appelée del Bottone à Sestri Levante – El característico callejón llamado del Bottone en Sestri Levante – O beco característico chamado del Bottone em Sestri Levante – Die charakteristische Gasse namens del Bottone in Sestri Levante – Con hẻm đặc trưng có tên del Bottone ở Sestri Levante – Sestri Levante 的特色小巷 del Bottone – セストリ・レバンテのデル・ボットーネと呼ばれる特徴的な路地

21 July 202026 May 2024

Uno dei vicoletti del borgo di Trigoso

Uno dei vicoletti del borgo di Trigoso.
Uno scorcio di Trigoso il piccolo borgo di Sestri Levante.
Le belle creuze con il tipico aspetto: mattoni rossi al centro e ciottoli grandi ai lati.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

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