11 Jul Parish of Santa Giulia di Centaura
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The church of Santa Giulia Centaura is located in an extraordinary panoramic position, on a hill 254 meters above sea level, right in the center of the Gulf of Tigullio....
11 Jul Basilica dei Fieschi in San Salvatore di Cogorno
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The Basilica of San Salvatore dei Fieschi was built in 1244 at the behest of Pope Innocent IV, born Sinibaldo Fieschi....
11 Jul Church of San Bernardo Abate
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The small church of San Bernardo Abate stands gracefully on the first hill behind Lavagna, offering a spiritual refuge and a picturesque view....
11 Jul The religion of work
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In Ligurian peasant life, a sort of "religion of work" developed, social recognition for dedication to hard work....
11 Jul On the back of a man
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In the lands of the Ligurian farmers everything needed for agricultural activity and daily needs was transported on man's back....
09 Jul The “damned families”
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Hereditary divisions and continuous conflicts caused by fragmented agriculture are at the origin of the quarrelsomeness of the "damned families"....
09 Jul Environmental evolution of abandoned terraces
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Useful for adapting steep slopes to agricultural and building use, abandoned terraced slopes are fragile and vulnerable....
09 Jul The maritime slate trade
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The slate industry, especially that of Monte San Giacomo, depended on shipping for medium- and long-range distribution....
09 Jul On the heads of ‘cogornine and lavagnine’ women
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Barefoot, along the paths that lead from the mountain to the sea, the porters carry the precious load of slate on their heads....
09 Jul Architectural uses of slate
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Skilfully overlapped, the slate "tigules" are an iconic element of the use of black stone in architecture....