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The church of Saint Peter in Portovenere, in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, juts out from a rock spur onto the Gulf of Poets, an area that was dear to great artists such as George Sand, David Herbert Lawrence, and Percy Bysshe Shelley.   After his visit here, Lord Byron wrote a poem that begins, "There is a pleasure in the pathless wood...

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by Morena Pivetti   Containers boom for La Spezia Port Authority, one of the Ligurian ports, in the first four months of 2015. La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT), the number one terminal operator, has scored a 20% increase in container traffic over the same period of last year.   Between January and April, LSCT has managed more than...

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Twenty years ago, Varese Ligure, a small town in Italy, moved into the 21st century ahead of schedule. By skipping over chemical focused farming techniques and transitioning towards renewable energy, this village in the La Spezia province of Italy found a way to survive economic decline.   Traditionally a conservative and isolated farming co...

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The Italian Environmental Fund (FAI) opens Italy's most hidden wonders for FAI Spring Days March 22nd-23rd, offering guided visits of 750 places of art all up and down the Peninsula. We're talking about sites that are almost never open to the public, including Rome's Mausoleum of Augustus, the interior of Teatro Marcello, and the Forum of Augu...

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A yellow bell tower that warned of pirates in past centuries stands sentinel in Italy's seaside village of Manarola. A bit farther down the hill in a town is a house with a water-wheel, which gives the town its name in the local dialect. The sunny walk across the hillside above town is spread with olive groves and vineyards of glistening green...

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Castiglione della Pescaia, in Tuscany, is the Italian seaside destination with the best tourist offering in terms of quality and environmental sustainability. The ranking is published every year by the "Blue Guide" of Legambiente (Italy's largest environmental group), in collaboration with the Italian Touring Club, which for 2015 awarded the T...

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The parent company of the Baglietto shipyard said it signed a letter of intent to buy Bertram Yachts from the Ferretti Group.   Several Italian publications are reporting that the Gavio Group, which took over Baglietto in 2012, expects the transaction to close by March 31 and that it is conditioned on due diligence. Baglietto is located in L...

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A trip to Varese Ligure, Italy, will bring you face to face with a charming town of pastel-colored houses and a plethora of restaurants serving dishes with organic porcini mushrooms and chestnuts.   Stop at the bustling markets and you will see Italians who have traveled from far and wide to purchase the locally produced organic meats, chees...

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