1. It is Christopher Columbus' birthplace
2. Traces of the Neanderthal Man were found here
3. The city was awarded a gold medal for military valour in WWII for its struggle against German occupation
More importantly, it's the land where foccacia, meringues, pesto, panettone and other such yummy things originate. After all, Genova is the capital and Liguria is best known for the Cinque Terre aka the Italian Riveria and as such, knows how to have a good time.
And so do we. Or at least, we know how to eat.
So, the menu for Liguria was:
1. Triofie al Pesto (both nut and nut-free versions for yours truly)
2. Veal roll-ups and stuffed zucchini
3. Olive oil raspberry cake with meringue topping (not from our Cucina Italian cookbook but thanks to Martha Stewart)
Yum yum in my tum...
*Souce: Wikipedia (ie read: disclaimer for not-my-fault-if-this-is-not-strictly-factually-true).
