Connecticut western news., 1872-03-01
OUR EUROPEAN CORRESPONDING NCE.

= city of Genoa, ''Genona Superba," as the proud citizens who inhabit it, are pleased to call it. We admit that they have some fair claim thus to designate it, for it IS in- deed beautiful. But before enlarging upon its merits, allow me to say, that we have finally accomplished something over l25
 miles of the celebrated "Cornice road, y (pronounced here, Cornechie,) which in it's whole extent of some 200 miles, forms one of the grandest carriage rides probably, in all Europe. After spending month of delightful summer weather in Mentone, Ga border town in France, in mid winter, and which is celebrated for it's equsble and temperate climate, we concluded to move on towards Rome. It was optional with us whether to go back Is miles to Nice, and take steamer which accomplishes the trip to this city in l2 to If hours, or to take the hundred and odd miles over the road have alluded to. The latter was the unanimous choice of our party, and on the morning of the 18th inst, if you had occu
 pied proper position, you might have seen four horse getturG, well loaded with full blooded loyal Americans, wheeling out of the beautiful yard of the ''Hotel Des Anglais," under the crack of French mans whip, and underneath the orange, palm and lemon trees, responding with nat and handerchiefs to the adieux from balcony and windows, that we shall prob. ably never look upon again. But partings must take place among the most agreeable acquaintances, and as we galloped along over road smooth as a house floor, and solid as rock, we endeavOred to forget the past, in anticipations of the future. A oettatra, as you doubtless know, is large coach with liberal seats for four persons inside, and an elevated one in front of these above and behind the driver with seats for two more with top that may be thrown up or down, as the top ot the main body may be also. These six seats We occupied for our exclusive use for three days. when. ever we chose to be on the road. Ii ever a ride was enjoyable this was. The north. ern shores of the Mediteranian is full of deep indentations and bold and lofty head lands, that jut most formidably and ab, ruptly into the sea. This celebrated Cor nice road winds up and around these fear
 full headlands, and circles through these unique and beautiful valleys, revealing scenery every moment that keeps the eye and the mind constantly upon the stretch
 In many places the road is simple gulley cut out of the rocks which overkang il
 hundreds of feet above you, and the wave: break against the almost purpendiculal rocks hundreds of feet below. Miles upor
 miles of substantial parapet walls guard tn, most fearful looking places, notwlthstand ing which the pulsations are quickenet occasionally in view of the possibilities o
 the situation. Good drivers ard relays 0
 we'll tried horses trundled us along throusl many delightful hours, over roads tha
 know no such obstruction as stones beneatl carriage wheels Old Roman fortresse
 crowned many hill, and the crumbin.
 walls of Sarascenic towers often told tn
 story of contending dynasties and blood, strifes, or of fearful piratical raids. w.
 wheeled through the iron gates of one olt
 Roman fortress kept in fine state of pres
 ervation, occupying many elevated acre
 of ground, and guarded by the soldiers 0
 Victor Emmanuel. There are many ol,
 weather beaten towers and cities along thi
 coast through which we passed, almos
 every one of which bore some testimony
 m the form of walls, acqueducts, towers
 or fortresses to the ambition and proves
 of those formidable old Romans. Tn
 iowns along the sea coast are far nor
 numerous than l imagined, and age ]
 stamped upon all of them. The remain
 of Gefenses are also around almost ever
 one of them, and the buildings are clus
 tered so closely that few of the street
 admit the passage of two carriages. Gu
 large one drove through the principal street
 of all, and in most instances we couI touch the two sides with our hands, an