12 Jul Slate: the sweet stone
An essential element in the life and culture of Ligurian communities, slate is called "sweet stone" or "sweet rock"...
An essential element in the life and culture of Ligurian communities, slate is called "sweet stone" or "sweet rock"...
The "fasce" of Tigullio are not only an example of agricultural engineering, but also a testimony to the ingenuity of local farmers...
Tigullio olive growing has been able to reinvent itself, keeping alive an agricultural and cultural heritage that characterizes...
Viticulture in the Tigullio is an example of how tradition and innovation can give life to quality products and unique landscapes...
The hills of Cogorno and Lavagna are an example of how natural resources and agricultural practices have been integrated over the centuries...
In Liguria, terraces built with dry stone walls highlight the balance between respect for nature and human needs....
As a consequence of demographic growth, Ligurian agriculture was characterized by the conquest of marginal and hilly lands....
The character of the landscape in the Cogorno and Lavagna basin derives from the perfect integration between agriculture and mining....
In Liguria, agriculture was faced with exceptional challenges, including the famous "fasce", terraces of arable land....
Useful for adapting steep slopes to agricultural and building use, abandoned terraced slopes are fragile and vulnerable....