346 NERVI. 



that the place was caUed Nervi "Per che da ai nervi" ! 

 because it gets on one's ner\'es ! 



Xer^'i is particularh- well sheltered from the north, 

 west and east, so that practically onh' sontlierh* winds 

 reach it. ^Phe parade, \\hich is further protected from 

 the nortli b\ high garden \valls, is free from dust, and 

 affords for invalids a shelter which is exceptionally good 

 even for the Riviera. Other visitors to Nervi, who come 

 merel\- for rest and change, complain of the limited 

 nnmf)er oi walks round the place. .And there is cer- 

 tainly no great variety, for even the ascent to the church 

 of St. Ilario, beautiful at it is, opens up no new vic\\-s. 

 The ]ianorama is still shut in to the west, north and east 

 bA' the same high mountains which can be seen from the 

 shore. Tlie high r(.)ad is certainh' less dust\- than those 

 ol the western Ri\iera, but not attractive to pedestrians 

 after long drought. Thus \'\'e must fall back upon the 

 shore whose rocks we ne\'er tire of visiting, ^^'e love to 

 linger here till e\'ening. when the sun begins to sink 

 behind the Ajjennines beyond (jenoa, and the headland 

 ol Portolmo glows purple in its light, when ever"\' little 

 hamlet on its slopes is touched AAitli lire and reflects 

 long streaks of gold across the sea. This is the liour of 

 Titian colouring, when all things are bathed in rich gold, 

 and seem rather t(.) illuminate tlie sky than to receive 

 light from it — the hour A\'hic]i awakens in the slumber- 

 ing soul of the artist harmonies (.)! colour that rouse him 

 to achievements he is himself surprised at. 



Adolf Stahr and Fann\' Lewald have sat here on 

 the shore, enchanted by the splendour of the scene before 



