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Stella

Recipes, places and stories — it all starts just outside the door.

Places2 min read

Lo Sciabecco, and the pizza we've never managed to replicate

A European champion, a pizza with spaghetti on top, and a family mystery: Salvatore Saiola's pizzeria, five minutes from Oneglia.

Stories3 min read

The feast of San Giovanni in Oneglia

On June 24th Oneglia celebrates its patron saint: a procession, the Ineja Food stalls, and fireworks over the sea at night. For those who grew up here, it was the day school ended and summer began.

Places5 min read

The beaches of Imperia, zone by zone

The sea in Imperia is gravel and rock, with a few ribbons of sand toward the west. Here's the precise picture zone by zone — Borgo Peri, Marina, Foce, Prino — with free beaches and lidos, sand and stones, and where I go myself. Plus Diano and Cervo, for a change of scene.

Recipes2 min read

Trofie al pesto

As a boy I ate it in a hurry, defrosted at the last minute. Now it's my Sunday luxury. The real recipe, in a mortar, and my mother's freer one.

Stories4 min read

The Unfinished Road, Finished: the seafront path Imperia waited decades for

It's been called the Unfinished Road forever, because that's exactly what it was. For a few days now, around Capo Berta, you can walk or cycle from Imperia to Diano Marina without a single break. Here's what it is and why it's a quiet celebration around here.

Places2 min read

Oneglia's market

As a child I hated it, today it relaxes me. Oneglia's market, behind the church of San Giovanni: trombette, broad beans, basil, and the flavour you won't find up North.