Eating your way through Genoa - A food lover’s guide to this Ligurian coastal city 💚

+ a few local genovese recipes

Right up at the top of Italy along the coast as the Mediterranean curves left along the Ligurian Sea you'll find the Liguria region and its best food and wine.

It's an arch of land above the Ligurian Sea made up of four different provinces: Imperia, Savona, Genoa, La Spezia. The coastline is full of delicious seafood and then as you leave the seaside heading inland towards the mountains you can try some incredible and quite unusual meat dishes. 

Photo credit: Emilio Scoti

You might think you know nothing about the Liguria region but actually you probably do: Christopher Columbus is from Liguria, classic Genovese pesto is from the Ligurian capital city of Genoa and if you've ever been to, or thought about visiting the breathtaking Cinque Terre, Liguria is exactly where it's located. The Ligurian coastline also happens to be one of the best surfing areas in Italy for all you surf buffs.

The Ligurian towns along the coast worth a visit are in the four provinces of the region: Imperia, Savona, Genoa and La Spezia.