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Liguria
Chief town:
Genova
Surface:
Kmq 5.421
Montagna 65,1%
Collina 34,9%
Pianura 0,0%
Inhabitants Liguria:
1.571.783
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| Genova | Imperia | La Spezia | Savona |
Cinque Terre
Liguria is a very old name, dating back to pre-Roman times. Ancient Ligures settled the Mediterranean coast from Rhône to Arno, but later Gallic migration mixed and produced the Gallo-Ligurian culture.The region was officially subdued by the Roman Republic during the 2nd century BC. During the Middle Ages, Genoa gradually gained control of most of Liguria, which shared most of the city's history, and, with a few breaks in the 15th and early 16th century when the area was under either Milanese or French control, the Republic of Genoa ruled the area until 1796, when the French Revolutionary general Napoleon Bonaparte reorganized the area into the Ligurian Republic.
The Ligurian Republic proved short-lived, however, and was annexed directly by France in 1805. Following the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, the area was annexed by the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Liguria borders France to the west, Piedmont to the north, and Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany to the east. It lies on the Ligurian Sea, a part of the Tyrrhenian Sea (northern Mediterranean Sea). The coastal strip forms the Italian Riviera; further inland are the Ligurian Alps, on the west, and the Ligurian Apennines on the east. It is noticeable that, despite the high population density, woods cover half of the total area.
The Ligurian coast enjoys a typical mediterranean climate, compared to the semi-continental climate of the Po valley to the north; in January, Genoa records an average temperature of about 8-10°C, with no frost, which can occur only in the mountainous interior. Summer averages about 25-30°C. Rainfall can be very abundant at times; mountains very close to the coast create an orographic effect, so Genoa can see up to 2000 mm of rain in a year; other areas instead show the normal values of the Mediterranean area (500-800 mm).
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| Genova |
 Genoa's history goes back to ancient times. The first historically known inhabitants of the area are the Ligures, an Italic tribe. The attribution of its foundation to Celts in 2500-2000 BC has been recently recognized as wrong.A city cemetery, dating from the 6th and 5th centuries BC, testifies to the occupation of the site by the Greeks, but the fine harbor...
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| Cinque Terre |
 The Cinque Terre area very particular, where land and sea merge into a unique and spectacular landscape. The rocky coast, rich of bays, beautiful beaches and deep water is long and clear about eighteen miles. At the top there is the mountain range that runs parallel to the coastline, with terraces planted with vines and olive overlooking the sea...
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| Lerici |
 Lerici è una bellissima località della liguria facente parte del Golfi dei Poeti e comprende anche la frazione di Tellaro, recensita come uno dei borghi più belli d'Italia. Lerici si trova al centro di una piccola insenatura naturale, dominata da un promontorio su cui spicca l'imponente castello, oggi sede museale. Quasi di fronte al borgo, troviamo la località...
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| Levanto |
 Levanto is part of the town of La Spezia, each and every year for many Italian and foreign tourists attracted by the beauty of its landscapes, such as the protected area of Cinque Terre National Park, which not only occupy the three towns of the Cinque Terre , ie, Vernazza, Monterosso and Riomaggiore, he also takes a portion of the town of Levanto...
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| La Spezia |
 La Spezia is a point of departure for the Cinque Terre, either by train or boat. The boat also leads you to Lerici and Portovenere before turning into the open sea towards the Cinque Terre.Both Lerici and Portovenere are reachable by public transport (15 km) from the central station of La Spezia. Cristo Re dei Secoli Christ the King of Centuries, cathedral...
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| Savona |
 Savona is the Roman Savo of the Ingauni, where, according to Livy, Mago stored his booty in the Second Punic War.The place was outshone in importance in Roman times by the harbor at Vada Sabatia (Vado), from which a road diverged across the Apennines to Placentia. In 1191 the commune of Savona bought out the territorial claims...
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| Alassio |
 The town of Alassio is identified with the tower of Borgo thigh and the St. Clare. To admire the particularity of the church of Santa Croce that rests in a cave just above the sea. To see the collegiate church of Sant 'Ambrogio (which dates to the fifteenth century. And turned into Baroque style in the seventeenth century.), The church of Sant' Anna...
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| Sanremo |
 San Remo is located in the Riviera of flowers, has a location in a cove sheltered by the mountains and this particular makes the mild climate of the city and therefore nice particoalrmente especially in winter months. To see the Sanctuary of the Madonna della Costa, resting on a hill a few dozen meters from the sea, its position on the Pigna...
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| Diano Marina |
 Diano Marina is located on the coast of the Riviera di Ponente and an ideal location for a relaxing beach holiday. St. Anne's Church in Baroque style, with the particularity of the roof dome made of slate, a variety of allotigena metamorphic rock of sedimentary origin, which is widespread in particoalrmente 'northern Italy that is extracted from...
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| Imperia |
 Imperia consists of the two historical districts Porto Maurizio and Oneglia, divided by the River Impero, which gives the city its name.Porto Maurizio is situated on a peninsula to the west of the river, stretching along the coastline. It is the more colourful and wealthy district of the city, threaded by narrow lanes known as carrugi, and its economy...
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