A day-trip devoted to the fascinating world of nursery gardening which is one of the main sources of income in our region.

If you feel brave, then you should wake up at dawn just to visit the market of flowers in Sanremo - the most important centre of this type of marketing in the Mediterranean area - where you can simply plunge in a sea of flowers and see the engaging phases of bargaining.

During the morning visit to Albenga where you can find some businesses which are in the forefront of nursery gardening. Here you will find out how the famous Ligurian herbs - such as lavender, rosemary, basil, and sage - are cultivated and then exported the all world wide in millions of little vases.

In the afternoon visit to the Patrucco Nursery in Diano Castello. The Patrucco family has a long tradition in hybridization. It was them who invented the famous "Dallas" red rose and they have been the official suppliers of flowers to the Santa See for years. As a matter of fact every year their roses deck the altar in St Peter's Cathedral and the stage for the famous concert on Christmas Day.