Pasquetta walk: Alpicella - Mount Beigua - Alpicella (ring-route)

Pasquetta (literally "Little Easter) is an Italian holiday and occurs the monday after Easter Sunday. It's a day you spend outdoors and of course there's always eating involved. Many choose a beach destination that day, but because we don't like the big crowds we went for a big Pasquetta walk on Mount Beigua, a very charming itinerary with fantastic vieuws. One time you can admire the Apuanian Alps, on other places you can see the Maritime Alps and of course there's the never ending sea.

You find a full description of the itinerary here.

Here's a little slideshow of our walk:

If you're in Liguria and you like walking, you really have to do this one. It's not like Cinque Terre were the whole world walks around, most of the year it is very quiet and it's only you, nature and impressive views. Just the way we like it !

Pietra Ligure

Today we went to Pietra Ligure, a sea town on the west of the Italian Flower Riviera, between Imperia and Savona (a one hour drive from our agriturismo).

Every last sunday of the month there's a little antiques market and jumble sale.

Heavy Snowfall

They had predicted the snow, but 40 cm ... that's a little too much.

Arenzano

Sunday we explored Arenzano, a coastal town in Liguria, Italy.
This ancient fishing village is now a seaside resort and a popular holiday resort for Italians, close to Genoa.

The little streets are very charming with a lot of medieval accents: votive niches, ancient portals and small squares.
The city hall is situated in an elegant park with rare trees. Here you can also find a centuries-old watch tower, build to prevent sudden incursions of pirates and a monumental glass and wrought iron green house. The city has a lot of villas and prestigious residences.

Arenzano has one of the most popular sanctuaries in Liguria: The Santuario del Bimbo di Praga.

Bomba di riso

Today I made a bomba di riso, ... why they call it a bomb?

Well, I think I understand now after eating it: the amount of cheese in it make it, well, very very heavy.

But it's delicious, and that's what food is all about in my opinion. Sorry, no counting calories for me.

Cairo Medievale

Cairo Montenotte is a municipality in the province of Savona in the Italian region of Liguria, located about 50 km west of Genoa and about 20 km northwest of Savona.

Every year there are Medieval festivities in the historic centre of Cairo Montenotte.
We went to the last evening where they held very beautiful fire works.

Intro

Far away from the hustle and bustle of the big city, standing on a hill with a magnificent view of the surroundig nature, a medieval tower and little church ...

A corner of paradise in an unspoilt part of Italy between Langhe and Monferrato, Piemonte and Liguria, see and mountain ...

That's where we will live and open our agriturismo where we hope to receive guests from all over the world ...




"WE" means:

• Natascha : an Italo-Belgian psychologist with even a little bit of Dutch blood ... a real European citizen


• Nicolas: in a former life he was a lawyer, now he will be responsible of the herbs (lavender, thyme and rosmarin)


• Indy: dalmatian dog who will be our P.R.-manager as she is unbelievable charming