Place details
Place nameLiguria
Other namesLigurian
CountryItalia
Latitude44.5
Longitude8.833
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Fertile coastal strip (Italian Riviera) & inland mountains; home to prehistoric Ligurii people, who inhabited Mediterranean coast from Rhône to Arno rivers; visited by Phoenicians & Greeks; taken by Rome 2nd cen. BC; ruled by Genoa from 13th cen.