I was born in Milan, but raised in Liguria. I’ve spent every summer since I was a little boy in a small village next to Cinque Terre. When the holidays ended and I inevitably had to return to my hometown for the start of school, my heart was filled with nostalgia for the sight of the sparkling cobalt blue and sound of waves crashing onto the beach.

This feeling lingered through the gray clouds and long days of study until the following summer brought more sun and sea.  Liguria is that c-shaped region on the northwest Italian coast, known for focaccia, pesto, and towns like Cinque Terre and Portofino. But this region is more than just this. Liguria has a poetic atmosphere that envelops the whole landscape.