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Genoa's Sunny Ways and Opulent Palaces |
| Section: LIFE / TRAVEL |
| Author: Richard Slusser |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/2006 |
| Size: 2,880 Words, 17,662 Characters |
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I have heard that the best way to approach this great city is in winter by train from the gloomy, chilling lands on the other side of the mountains. Suddenly the train emerges from tunnels into glorious Liguria, where boxes of geraniums are still in bloom, where the sun is a bright spot in the gray European winter.
"In winter, we have a lot of weekend visitors from Milan," a guide tells me. "Their winter is so terrible, and they come here to see the sun. We have the sun all year."
Others have recommended arriving by cruise ship to this port, from which many Italians emigrated to North and South America before the days of trans-Atlantic air service. This is the best way for Genoa and the famous nearby Riviera towns to be seen, as they cling to cliffs and the sides of hills and mount...
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... from the focaccia col formaggio to small discs of pasta with designs stamped on them. Fresh local fish are served with olive oil, lemon and pine nuts. The address is via Roma 160, Recco; phone 018-574-029.
--Explore the towns inland, where many of the centuries-old crafts are still produced: handwoven velvet, Chiavari chairs, carvings and lace.
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