Recco
Recco | |
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Città di Recco | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 16036 |
Dialing code | 0185 |
Patron saint | San Giovanni Bono |
Saint day | 10 January and 8 September |
Website | Official website |
Recco (Latin: Ricina / Recina) is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, region of Liguria, Italy.
Recco is home to the September 8
History
Historically, Recco was populated by the Casmoriti, part of the Ligurian family. Later, it was conquered by the Romans who founded this ancient town, and gave the town the name of Recina or Ricina. At one point in time, it served as a Roman castrum (camp) on the Via Aurelia.[3]
In 1943, during
Sport
The city is home to the water polo team Pro Recco, winner of winner of 34 championships (the first in 1959, the last in 2022) in the Italian Serie A1, 16 Italian Cups, 10 LEN Champions League Cups and 8 LEN Super Cups. It is also the only Italian team for five times to have won the grand slam (Championship, Italian Cup, Champions Cup, European Super Cup).[6]
Cuisine
Recco is known for its
Twin towns
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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- ^ "About Liguria - Visit Recco". www.aboutliguria.com.
- ISBN 9781441159366– via Google Books.
- ^ "Il bombardamento del ponte Recco" [The bombardamento of Recco Bridge]. www.webuildvalue.com. September 27, 2016.
- ^ "La Pro Recco vince la Supercoppa europea e fa il pieno di trofei per la quinta volta". ilsecoloxix.it. ilsecoloxix.it. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "FOCACCIA DI RECCO COL FORMAGGIO IGP ~ Ricetta Ufficiale". 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Focaccia al Formaggio di Recco". www.ricettedi.it.