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Genoa: Romance and revolution | 24 comments (24 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
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For a Valentine's Day diary, you should have included the beautifully named Vicolo (or vico) dell'Amor Perfetto in the old city. There are conflicting accounts of the origin of the name, some involving some romantic story concerning the nobility, others to the presence of brothels on this street...
by gk (gk (gk quattro due due sette @gmail.com)) on Fri Feb 20th, 2009 at 09:31:05 AM EST
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Clearly my affection for the city is far from perfetto :-)

Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice.
by Ted Welch (tedwelch-at-mac-dot-com) on Fri Feb 20th, 2009 at 09:50:08 AM EST
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I forgot to include this relevant fact about the site where Strada Nouva, the street of palaces, was built:


This area known as the Maddalena had, at least since the 14th century, been enclosed for the use of prostitutes ...


Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice.
by Ted Welch (tedwelch-at-mac-dot-com) on Fri Feb 20th, 2009 at 10:00:13 AM EST
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Genoa: Romance and revolution | 24 comments (24 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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