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Levanto used to be a little village set
amongst the rolling green hills and the crystal
blue sea. Today not much has changed, its
“jewels” are still conserved with the ancestral
spirit by the local people. Impressive rocks and
sandstone banks welcome the visitors from the
sea; the paths are hidden by chestnut
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pine trees, scented by thymus
and spartium junceum – “the solar broom “, and
shaded with red arbutus and arboreous heather.
As in many Ligurian churches, the “leit motiv”
is expressed with a rich Roman architectural
patrimony. Inside the temples, the paintings
witness the splendour of the 14th and 16th Genoese century, while the smaller tabernacles
offer their humble prayer to the Lord.
Going back in time one can find the castle, the
dock and the tower walls; all remnants of the
strenuous defence and the will for survival by
the local people, always linked to the sea but
impossible to ignore the call of the land. The
rural life still continues today, with vineyards
and olive groves, but above all in the cellars
that preserve the barrels and wine-skins, full
of the precious liquid you will be able to taste
in visiting the small villages surrounding
Levanto.
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