There aren’t just maritime traditions at the National Park of Cinque Terre: at Monterosso al Mare walnuts, once a rare and precious fruit now a symbol of Ligurian cuisine, are celebrated. Gioco delle Noci (The Game of Walnuts), passed down for centuries from mother to daughter, is played today with no limitations regarding sex or age: the community of Monterossina for the safeguarding of Gioco delle Noci keeps its ludic tradition alive with a championship each September.
