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  • CUBELETTO

    The Cubeletto of Rapallo. The cubeletto is a dessert of the Rapallina tradition, composed of soft shortcrust pastry with a quince heart. CUBELETTI. The cubeletti or gobeletti are shortbread desserts filled with fruit jam, generally quinces. They have the shape of small baskets, made up of special molds. Traditional specialty of some Ligurian towns such […]

  • Torta Pasqualina

    Torta Pasqualina

    Genoese Pasqualina cake Pasqualina is a savory cake typical of the Genoa area: it is baked in the oven and filled with vegetables, eggs and prescinseua typical Genoese cheese. Its flavor has exceeded the boundaries of the city of Genoa and is well known throughout Liguria. The name already explains the occasion and the time […]

  • Zoagli

    Zoagli

    Zoagli is a small village nestled between the coastal towns of Rapallo and Chiavari in the Gulf of Tigullio, east of Genoa. We discover Zoagli Along the Aurelia, between Rapallo and Chiavari, there is a seaside village that cannot be seen from the road but losing it would be a shame: Zoagli.Arriving by car from […]

  • Trofie with pesto

    Trofie with pesto

    Trofie, an ancient pasta The recipe for trofie is typical of traditional Ligurian cuisine.The basic dough is prepared with durum wheat semolina, water and salt.Trofie are a pasta that Ligurian women have always made at home, thanks to the fact that only three ingredients are needed to prepare them: water, semolina and salt.Trying to make […]

  • Farinata genoese

    Farinata genoese

    Farinata genovese Chickpea Farinata, also called “Fainà de çeixi or Turtelassu” in Genoa and Savonese, is a savory preparation, similar to a cake with a very thin and tasty dough. The mixture generally consists of chickpea flour, oil and salt, which is then cooked in a wood oven in circular tinned copper trays. Farinata di […]

  • Genoese Pesto

    Genoese Pesto

    Homemade Genoese pesto, the tips for a tasty preparation „Pesto, what goodness! Genoese pesto is mainly used as a condiment for pasta dishes such as trophies, gnocchi, or the famous lasagna. “ Ingredients: 2 clove of garlic, a bunch of coastal basil (otherwise it would take on the taste of mint), 1/2 hg. of grated […]

  • Genoese cake

    Genoese cake

    Il Pandolce genovese / genoese Cake, is a typical Christmas cake from Liguria: here is the easy recipe for this dessert stuffed with candied citrus, raisins and pine nuts. Ingredients: One Kg of flour, 1 hectogram of yeast, 250 gr. of butter, 300 g. sugar, 200 g. sultana raisins, 100 g. of zibibbo, 50 g. […]

  • NS Montallegro – Rapallo

    NS Montallegro – Rapallo

    We start this excursion using the cable car that allows us to admire the Gulf of Tigullio from above. The return is scheduled by going down the mountain with the ancient mule track, so we recommend appropriate shoes and clothing, otherwise you can return to Rapallo using the cable car again. We start this excursion […]

  • Rapallo 2° Tour

    Rapallo 2° Tour

    Let’s start from the Music Kiosk (1929). On the side there was the building that housed the Podesteria and the Capitaneato. It was the so-called “Court”, built before the thirteenth century. the political / jurisdictional activity of the Podesteria and from 1608 of the Capitaneato of Rapallo carried out the first. The building was demolished […]

  • Rapallo -1° Tour

    Rapallo -1° Tour

    We begin the walk from the “Music Kiosk” donated by Rapallese migrants returned from Chile and built in 1929, in Piazza Martiri della Libertà.The square that welcomes it has recently been restored and has brought to light some finds from the ancient pier of the “Marina delle Barche” (around 1800) partially visible right on the […]