The first article of the new year, welcome to Genova's historic goldsmiths and jewelers district.

Genova is a city in northern Italy's Riviera, and its historic downtown is one of the biggest in Europe. Overlooking the water and the harbor, and bordered by hills, a maze of tiny streets called "caruggi," squares, churches, buildings, some dating back 2000 years. One of the old downtown streets is Via Orefici (Goldsmiths Street)....