Liguria. 4th edition

1952

Special Collections DG975 L68 LQ19 1952

Milano: Touring Club Italiano

Liguria is a region in the north-west of Italy which shares a border with France to the west, and the Italian regions of Piedmont, Emilia Romagna, and Tuscany to the north and east. The Maritime Alps form the top half of the region while the jagged coastline looks out onto the Ligurian Sea (part of the Mediterranean). The region’s coastline is known as the Italian Riviera and is famous for its mild climate, pastel-coloured houses, quaint fishing villages and amazing landscapes. Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD) wrote that the town of Portofino was established by the Romans and from the end of the 19th century the little fishing village has been a popular tourist destination, especially for the ‘rich and famous’ of Northern Europe.