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Frolicking in the Mediterranean Sea, soaking up the sun, sipping perfectly chilled rosato (Italian-style rosé), and savoring seafood spaghetti is the stuff of summer vacation fantasies. At least it was for me, and that’s why I planned a holiday to the Italian Riviera in late June. We stayed in a quaint fishing village on the Golfo Paradiso in Ligur...

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Ah Italy, the land of pizza, pasta and plenty of tomato sauce. At least, that's the impression many visitors have when planning a trip to the Bel Paese. But if they're planning to visit popular tourist sites like Cinque Terre or Portofino, they might be in for a shock -- because the traditional food of Liguria, the northwest coastal region where bo...

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There are 169 Geoparks in the world, including as many as 11 in Italy. The third one in Italy to be recognized by UNESCO was the one headed by Monte Beigua (Mount Beigua) in Liguria, and it covers an area far larger than the Natural Park of the same name. In addition to its extreme geological importance, the Beigua Geopark is also a place that leav...

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Sipping a chilled Vermentino while overlooking the Ligurian Sea or the Golfo dei Poeti as the sun slides beneath a richly colored horizon is one of the best ways to enjoy the Italian Riviera. This crisp, citrusy white, the flag bearer for the region’s wines, is produced throughout Liguria, both in vineyards clinging to sea-facing cliffs or amid ter...

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Located in Northern Italy, Cinque Terre is made up of five villages. Cinque Terre, which stands for the five lands, is a string of old fishing villages that date back to the middle ages nestled into the cliffs along the coastline of the Italian Riviera in the region known as Liguria. The villages were linked by mule tracks and could only be reached...

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Ventimiglia, an Italian Riviera town, is just across the border from France making it a convenient place to stop when entering or leaving Italy. Ventimiglia’s attractions include the archaeological site with remains of a Roman theater and baths, the medieval hill town, Hanbury Gardens, prehistoric caves, and of course the beach and seaside promenad...

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Bullets and ordnance headed to U.S. service members in Europe and Africa now cross a 16th-century Italian waterway that has been transformed by a recently completed $42 million project. A swing rail bridge over the Navicelli canal near the port of Livorno allows the U.S. military to better connect the Army’s Pisa Ammunition Storage Area at Camp Dar...

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It’s mid-morning in the medieval town of Sarzana, slowly waking to what will be another hot summer day. I’ve traveled here from Lerici to get to know the southern Riviera countryside better, an area getting more attention from visitors enamored of the nearby coast. (I’ve also heard there’s a great pastry shop to visit, and, as someone who is no str...

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Camogli, with its characteristic harbour, is one of the most beautiful villages in Liguria. It is located about 20 kilometres away from the "Superb" city of Genoa and will immediately impress you with its colourful buildings. Camogli is a typical seaside village, known as "City of a Thousand White Sailboats". The centre of the village occupies the...

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Sometimes, windows are not windows, doors are not doors, and even balconies and flower boxes are not balconies or flower boxes at all. They’re simply painted on for effect. Such is the case in Portofino, where the gelato-coloured houses, each with uniform forest-green shutters, have graced more postcards and travel brochures over the years than can...

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