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Sarzana Genoa Florence 5 Here we are We live in the province of La Spezia in the Liguria region, in the north west of Italy. We are on the border of Tuscany and Liguria, between Genoa and Florence

6 THE GULF OF LA SPEZIA La Spezia is one of the main Italian military and commercial ports and has one of Italy's biggest military industries

7 there is shipbuilding and it is a big navy base

8 The Gulf has clean water so we are able to grow mussels

sarzana 9 The name of our town is Sarzana a pretty medieval town, many people visit it

10 The Town council every year organizes many attractionsevery September an important Festival of the Mind which involves famous intellectuals.

11 From the first century the town has had a strong Roman Catholic culture, Pope Nicolò V was born here

“IL GENIO DELLA STIRPE” BY CARLO FONTANA 12 It is also the birthplace of famous contemporary artists like Carlo Fontana

colombani 13 And PIERO COLOMBANI

14 There are many beautiful squares

mercato A quite large weekly market

16 We have many fortifications, churches and castles, very closed to the see

17 THE CITADEL

THE BASILICA OF SANTA MARIA 18

19 THE CASTLE OF SANT TERENZO

THE CASTLE OF LERICI 20

21 We are near the sea, at the weekend we usually go to the seaside

MANAROLA 22

PORTOVENERE 23

24 BOCCA DI MAGRA

THE ISLAND OF PALMARIA 25

26 Behind us there are the Apuan Alps which protect us from cold north winds, so the climate is very pleasant, in fact the temperature is never too hot or too cold and we can usually spend a lot of time outside in every season

27 marmo Unique marble is quarried in the Apuan Alps. It is known as Carrara marble

28 Many famous statues were carved from this stone, for example Michelangelo’s David

29 We eat very well, different vegetables, fruits and food are produced and are served on our tables

30 Typical are special pancakes called “testaroli”, we eat them with “pesto” (a sauce made of basil erbs, pine nuts, parmesan cheese and olive oil).

31 Sliced testaroli

32 This is a traditional mortar made of marble, inside which the pine nuts are grown

33 “FARINATA” is a crepe made with chickpea flour the kids like it almost as much as pizza

34 “MESCHUA” is another main courses made of beans and cereals

35 Special pasta“TORDELLI” ” filled with meat or ricotta cheese. We often eat fresh fish and seafood with or without pasta.

36 “SPONGATA” is a cake usually eaten at Christmas time. It is made with dried fruits and spices.

37 The good weather allows our children to do a lot of outdoor sport activities such as: “SAILING”

38 A YACHT RACE

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40 The “FOOTBALL” is the most popular sport among boys

41 This is the jung basket team

42 “HOCKEY” Our town has a important team of hockey and many children start to play it

43 “SWIMMING” We can swim in the see and in many swimming pool

44 “ARCHERY” This is a Sarzana archery

45 There are many tennis court in the town

46 The roller skating is mostly for girls