Lerici (Liguria)

Panoramic view of Lerici's Castle from the sea

View of the port of Lerici in the night

Lerici is a town and comune in the province of La Spezia in Liguria (northern Italy), part of the Italian Riviera. It is known as the place where the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned. The town is connected by ferry to the Cinque Terre and Portovenere. One of the main sights of Lerici is its castle which since its first founding in 1152 was used to help control the entrance of the Gulf of La Spezia. Today the castle contains a museum of palaeontology.

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Recipes From Liguria

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This lovely pasta sauce hails from the region of Liguria, a type of "pesto bianco" made with walnuts, garlic, and ricotta.

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Corzetti (also called curzetti and croxetti), an especially uniquely shaped pasta, has been popular since the middle ages and get its name from corzetto, a 14th century Genoa coin.
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This appetizer or fun party dip is made with Taggiasca olives, which are typically grown in the region of Liguria.
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