Liguria (/ l ɪ ˈ ɡ (j) ʊər i ə /, Italian: [liˈɡuːrja]; Ligurian: Ligûria [liˈɡyːɾja]) is a region of north-western Italy; its capital is Genoa.Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennines mountain range and is roughly coextensive with the former territory of the Republic of Genoa.Liguria is bordered by France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) to the west, Piedmont to the ...

History. In ancient times, the Celts lived in what is now France. In those days, the land was called Gaul (Latin: Gallia).The Romans conquered Gallia and divided it into provinces. Because the Romans spoke Latin, the local people learned Latin and began to speak it.Their own language, Gaulish, tended to be spoken less often, although Breton is a language still spoken today in the …