LIGURIA / RADIANT LAND / admirals colombus / doria & bresse

+"ALONG THE RIVIERAS+

>(written & illustrated<

>>by gordon home / )<

+OF >FRANCE & ITALY"+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>(this wonderful book was<

>published in 1928 and is<

>radiant w/ >color plates)<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+LIGURIA WAS THE LOCUS+

+OF >ADMIRAL de BRESSE+

>(our ancestors from genoa<

>and villefranche sur mer)<

+>VILLEFRANCHE-sur-MER+

+ANCIENT LINK to GENOA+

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>catherine de bresse >our great<

>grandmother married john ray<

+(ART STRONG >HER+

+NIECE was >FAMED)+

>(her father from villefranche)<
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 >over a five-year period researching our<
>de bresse & de guy ancestors< it is very<
+(GRUY & BRESSE LINKS w/+
+VILLE FRANCHE sur MER)+
>synchronistic that both ancestral family<
>histories >can be traced to villefranche<
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 >count de gruyere was w/ king francois I<
>at the >de bresse fortress in villefranche<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / COCTEAU CHAPEL)+
>jean cocteau used sion priory symbolism<
>at villefranche w/ links to degruy history<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >over many years i combed many great<
>bookshops looking for >books like this<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / LIGURIAN COAST)+
>the french & italian blazons represent a<
>linked nature of >ligurian coast history<
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+MONACO / (GRIMALDI CASTLE)+
>the prince of monaco's ancestors bought<
>the valentinois title many decades ago /<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / VALENTINOIS)+
>(valentin verloin degruy< was the >full<
>degruy name and links w/ the grimaldi)
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+VILLEFRANCHE / NICE+
>this illustration looks like villefranche<
>in the >mid distance w/ nice in the far<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+KNIGHTS TEMPLAR SHIP)+
>background / villefranche deep water<
>caused >knights templar fort & ships<
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+CANNES (HOTEL "SPLENDID"+
>marianne and i stayed in a wonderful hotel<
>about where this view is from / the walk to<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / CANNES, FRANCE)+
>the castle is filled w/ >many restaurants of a<
>great riviera seafood quality, fine ambience<
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 +EZE & the FRENCH RIVIERA+
>eze (eagles nest) the most dramatic hill town<
>on the french riviera is >above cap ferrat and<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+<<<< / CAP FERRAT)+
>reflects the need to >defend against saracens<
>who originated on the >tunis< african coast<
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 +MENTONE / (for MARIANNE & MARIAN)+
>one of the most beautiful hotels we ever stayed in<
>was in old mentone / "l'aiglon" >(eagle w/ ref to<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / MENTONE (MENTON)+
>napoleon) "gault millau" our favorite guide book<
>led us to this 19th C chateau w/ swimming pool<
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 +MENTONE / ITALIAN FRONTIER+
>so many >radiant memories< of old mentone<
>on the >french-italian border / >cocteau was<
+(MENTONE HAS GREAT+
+WARMTH >IN WINTER)+
>a >mentone enthusiast / >there is a museum<
>of his work here / mentone has much history<
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+FRANCE seen from BORDIGHERA+
>claude monet made radiant paintings of this<
>great place (much color) / eiffel retired here<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / EIFFEL / BEAULIEU)+
>after beaulieu / we loved his beaulieu home<
>now a residence hotel & dined there w/ joy<
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 +SAVONA & TORRE PANCALDO+
>this is where >colombus lived much of his<
>life / the three admirals colombus, doria &<
+(TWO ABBEYS  >WERE+
+the >SPIRIT of SAVONA)+
>bresse are famed here / the saracens raided<
>& took the town over 10th until 11th cent.<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 +GENOA / COLUMBUS BIRTH+
>genoa is the star of sea faring liguria and<
>legend in our >ray family tells of bresse<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>>> / OLD GENOA)+
>origins / although research reveals that to<
>be villehtanche locus of admiral bresse st<
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+GENOA / PORT OF LIGURIA+
>such history of the >admirals here but very<
>close to the east is the >ancient fishing port<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / OLD PORTOFINO)+
>of portofino which is the most poetic of all<
>ligurian ports / >(hotel eden is affordable)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+GORDON HOME+
>did a wonderful job >illustrating the romance<
>of >old liguria< and for me in particular using<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / GENETIC MEMORY)+
>the power of "genetic memory" it touched my<
>psychic heart explaining the ligurian attraction<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  

+DISCLAIMER+
>"to each his own"< / >liguria may do nothing<
>for you as say ireland means so much for my<
+(BRITISH DEVOTION GAVE+
+RIVIERA ITS GREAT FAME)+
>beloved marianne / however it was expatriate<
>english travelers who caused riviera devotion<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+LOOKING SOUTH+
>in new orleans the yucatan was a great draw<
>and is for me to this day / english, french &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / MAYAN YUCATAN)+
>american archeologists >paved recognition<
>of mayan genius / the cosmic eye so special<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu