Liguria offers culture, numerous itineraries, breath-taking panoramas and not-to-be missed partial views. Exhibitions, events and must-see shows. The best destinations in Liguria in March are as follows.
Destinations in Italy for those in love
Discover romantic Liguria – Liguria which has inspired the works of artists, authors and poets.
A romantic itinerary must start in Alassio, also known as the “Town of Lovers”, according to ancient legend; the name of the town is linked to lovers Adelasia and Aleramo who after eloping founded the community of Alaxia. The legend is clearly portrayed by the famous Muretto (small wall) with its coloured tiles, the bronze statue of the “Innamorati” (Lovers) by Eros Pellini, the opera “Les Amoureux” by Raymond Peynet and the post box which on St. Valentine’s Day fills up with poems and love letters.
Albissola Marina, is a favourite choice for those in love, its Lungomare degli Artisti (the Artists’ Promenade), a kilometre long route is considered an ideal place to walk hand in hand while admiring ceramic mosaics dating back to the Sixties. More than four million tiles make up the mosaics of the town’s promenade. The artwork was conceived and signed by artists like Gambetta, Rossello, Fontana, Lam, Luzzati, Salino, Fabbri, Porcù, Caldanzano, Capogrossi and Sassu.
Going further west we come to Imperia which also has its own lovers walk (a panoramic route along the “Domenico Moriani” sea-front which from Borgo Foce leads you towards Borgo Marina), and Montalto Ligure, the backdrop for the legendary love story of Giacomo and Francesca. The couple, who had escaped from Conte Oberto and his illiberal law of jus primae noctis (the right of the first night), reached Motalto Ligure in order to establish a village where love reigned. The famous spouses’ lodge, an ancient building situated inside the characteristic historic centre, where couples come from all over the world to get married, stands out among the hamlet’s narrow alleys, stone houses, arches, underground passages and the extremely high belfry of St. John the Baptist church.
In Sestri Levante, undoubtedly the most romantic place is the Baia del Silenzio – Bay of Silence, a real jewel that looks out over the Ligurian Sea.
Genoa provides two beautiful promenades, the Lungomare di Nervi and Boccadasse where the silence and the delightful views enchant couples.
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Exhibitions
From the Impressionists to Picasso “The masterpieces of the Detroit Institute of Arts”
Palazzo Ducale – Doge’s Palace, Genoa
Until the 10 of April 2016
The exhibition, with 52 masterpieces coming from the Detroit Institute of Arts, will be on show for the first time in Italy. The exhibition retraces the European history of art between the eighteen and nineteen hundreds, from impressionism to Van Gogh and Cézanne, the École de Paris – The Paris School, to the famous European avant-gardes, from the movement towards Kandinsky’s abstract art to the exceptional artistic trend of Picasso, offering a unique occasion to observe the grand masters who revolutionised the entire world culture close up.
Curated by Salvador Salort-Pons and Stefano Zuffi
Body Worlds, a journey through human anatomy
Magazzini del Cotone – Cotton Wharehouses, Genoa – 18 February to 15 June
The human body is the undeniable star attraction of Body Worlds, the show-event of the year which will be in Genoa after touring the world and awed more than 40 million visitors. Open to the public from the 18 February to 15 June at Modulo 1 of the Magazzini del Cotone, Genoa, the exhibition will take visitors on a journey through human anatomy in the most direct and astonishing manner. A form of artistic expression, fascinating and audacious aesthetics but above all a new way of teaching, children and adults alike, how the human body works using plastination techniques on more than 200 samples and an extraordinary guided tour.
Shows
Teatro Carlo Felice – Carlo Felice Theatre – Genoa
Roberto Devereux
Tragedia lirica in tre atti – Lyrical Tragedy in three acts
Libretto di Salvadore Cammarano
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
From Thursday 17 March 2016, repeat performances 20, 23, 24, 29 March.
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