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We’re almost there. In less than 2 months a new edition of the “pink race” is going to start its tour along roads and mountains of the Italic peninsula. But this year it starts just a few kms from here!

The first stage, a team time trial, will depart May, 9th from San Lorenzo al Mare (5 Kms from here) ending in Sanremo, riding along the bike path, flagship structure of the province of Imperia.

We could name it “The Ride of the Saints”: from Saint Lawrence (San Lorenzo) to Saint Remus (San Remo), passing through Saint Stephen (Santo Stefano), in an ideal procession of brotherhoods that marks the beginning of the annual liturgy of the big stage races.

So, on more than 17 Kms of flat path, overhanging the whale sanctuary, looking at the Monaco coastline peeping out in the afternoon haze, 22 teams will compete to win the title of first winner of Giro d’Italia 2015.

But it doesn’t end there: the second stage will start from Albenga, will turn back toward the province of Imperia reaching Andora, then it will climb to Testico before definitely turning to Genoa.

It’s a super opportunity to watch twice champions and wingmen challenge each other on the roads of Liguria.

What if, races ended, we drank a beer on the patio? Stow the bike in our safe and secure storehouse and let’s spend the evening telling us about the emotions of the day.

Seeking ideas to spend Christmas Eve other than bright sun, warm temperature and good food? What about the characteristic Nativity Scenes here in Riviera?

You have to know that Nativity Scene is an important and still alive tradition.

Let’s start from the Dome of Porto Maurizio square, where in the Nativity Museum you’ll find the artistic Scene of the 18th century made by Maragliano, recently restored to its original splendor.

In every church, parishioners compete for setting up the most impressive Scene: in Oneglia, visit the animated Nativity Scene of Padri Minimi or the artistic one in the church of Borgo Peri, where, in its picturesque frame, every year Jesus’ birth is associated to different aspects of our culture.

We’re used to devote an afternoon of our Christmas holidays to tour Nativities in the villages of the valley: starting from the closest in Sant’Agata continuing to Torria in the Impero Valley or to Valloria and Tavole in the Prino Valley.

One specific characteristic of all these Nativities is they’re set inside our territory, in a hilly landscape with dry stone walls, olive trees and persimmon with orange fruits still hanging on, and the characters employed in traditional activities, often mechanically animated.

There is poetry in wandering the hills in the cold but clear days of the end of the year, along the narrow alleys (“caruggi”) of the villages saturated by the smell of olive wood burning in stoves, entering the ancient parish who live in these days of the wonder in children’s eyes at the beauty of light and color. We too return children for a moment: the magic of the Nativity.