Camogli: the pearl of the Ligurian Riviera

 Hello, my friends! Welcome to My Own Italy to discover Italy  with my personal touch!
Our travel today is to Liguria.
Let's go for a walk that I do consider one of the best I've ever made: we start from Recco to get to Camogli, the pearl of the Ligurian Riviera. 

Once you are in Recco, in the province of  Genoa, I suggest you to park your car and star your walk along the sea.
 The beach here is of tiny colored stones: they all gives the inlet a very special light.

You can't miss a break to eat the famous cheese focaccia warm and freshly baked!

Now, you can continue walking along the beautiful promenade that runs alongside the road, leading directly to the bay of Camogli.
The center of Camogli occupies the valley to the west of Portofino.

 Camogli is built along the slopes of a relief almost to the sea.
 This aspect has the orographic effect of ensuring a temperate climate, typical of some parts of the east of Genoa, failing the cold winds coming from the Po Valley to the coast.
 Also for this Camogli is so appreciated by tourists!

 Many beautiful trails depart from Camogli for excursions. In an hour's walk, passing through the village of San Rocco di Camogli, you can reach the summit of Mount Portofino to enjoy the beautiful view of the Gulf of Genoa.
 Also from San Rocco, you can go to Porto Pidocchio, charming little harbor at Punta Chiappa, popular destination for tourists throughout the year.

Leisure me: this is my tourism!

Genoa and the Aquarium: the fantastic emotion of diving into the world of cetaceans

 Hello, my friends! Welcome to My Own Italy to discover Italy with My Personal Touch!
Our travel today is in Liguria to visit Genoa and I'd like to invite you to experience something truly extraordinary.
Follow me then to visit the Acquarium and its wonderful and new Cetaceans Pavilion.

 

Designed by the famous architect Renzo Piano, the Pavilion of Cetaceans of the Aquarium of Genoa is an important extension of the preexisting structure.

 Located between the main body of the Acquario and the Grande Nave Blu, the new Pavilion is perfectly integrated inside the Porto Antico Area with minimum visual impact thanks to the glazed wall on the south side and the height of the visitors’ path that rises at only 3 metres above sea level. 

Consisting of four open tanks - main tank for exhibition, nursery, bath tub and medical curatorial - the Pavilion can accommodate up to 10 dolphins!
  The tour is structured on two levels and allows the public to admire the animals either from above, or from a diving perspective.

  

 However, the thing that excited me the most, was the passing through a glass tunnel about 15 meters long, which, thanks to the shape of the curve, goes partially into the volume of the tank main exhibition, offering glimpses and views of unusual and exciting of aquatic life, swimming with dolphins also just above the 

 The experience of the visit is so incredibly magic because it allows a true "immersion" underwater thanks to the large panels acrylic of the lower level of the main tank. 

 This tank is equipped with a long wall with a glass door and, thanks to the location of the platform just made for the work of trainers, and designed just beyond this window, you can also admire the incredible work done by the dolphins in the early stages of training: indeed, the cetaceans can be observed from the front, enjoying a particular point of view as these intelligent animals are in the very spotlight! 

At the end, a visit to the Acquarium of Genoa is the discovery of an integrated system of knowledge, science, studies, respect, and consistency: everything is thought so that the sea, the theme of this journey, will be life; and life, and the whole universe, can be tasted and you can enjoy it!

Carlotta  Tenneriello

A so special emotion that may offer a unique experience suitable for everyone: we can call it  '"edutainment", that is information processed with entertainment, in a formula that really involves and captures visitors.
Leisure with me: this is my tourism!