Madonna Bianca: a miracle in Portovenere
Gulf of Poets, Highlights, History and culture, La Spezia local insider, Portovenere, madonna bianca di portovenereThe feast of the Madonna Bianca that every year on August 17 animates the village of Portovenere, has ancient origins. The birth of the Marian devotion in PortovenereĀ dates back to a summer night in 1399 when the house of one Luciardo occurred a miracle “August 16, 1399, the voice goes around from street to street:” […]
The numbers of the Palio del Golfo
Gulf of Poets, Highlights, La Spezia, La Spezia local insider, what to do in la spezia, What to see in La SpeziaFezzano is the winner of the 2018’s Palio del Golfo edition. What are the numbers of this old La Spezia’s tradition, set by the Gulf’s fishers?