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The region (Liguria) is located in the north-west of Italy and nestles in a kidney shape on the Gulf of Genoa. The approximately 350 km long coastline of the Riviera di Levante and Riviera di Ponente stretches from the French border in the west to the northern edge of Tuscany. The largely rugged and stony land is difficult to cultivate.

History

The capital Genoa was already an important harbour on the Via Aurelia coastal road in ancient times. In the Middle Ages, it developed into the second most important transhipment centre for wine after Venice. The Greek historian Strabo (63 BC - 28 AD) already praised Ligurian wine. The famous naturalist Andrea Bacci (1521-1590) wrote that "the wines of Liguria could even make stones blossom"..

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