"Barche da Pesca"

Camogli, Italy

The Italian Riviera fishing town of Camogli has two meanings. The first translation, houses close together, is apparent when you stroll through the towns narrow streets, which are lined by tall columns of pastelcolored homes. The second meaning, houses of wives, refers to the fishermens wives, who traditionally spent their time at home while their husbands were out at sea. These resting fishing boats, or barche de pesca, dock for the evening and wait to fish another day.

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