Round 9: Tossup 19

In 2018, scuba divers in this region created Nemo’s Garden, the first underwater farm. A breed of bees named for this region and now only found on Kangaroo Island produced a honey highly valued in ancient times. It’s not in Spain, but this region’s biggest city added a sky-scraper nicknamed the “big pencil” while redeveloping its Old Harbor for a 1992 exposition. Since 1951, the RAI has broadcast this region’s (*) Sanremo Music Festival. (-5[1])Rail tunnels connect the terraced Cinque Terre (“CHEEN-kway TER-ray”) of this region with the city of (10[1])La Spezia. (-5[1])A variety of basil grown in this region defined the original recipes for pesto sauce. Corsica (-5[1])is directly south of this region, (-5[1])which meets the French Riviera east of the city of Nice. For 10 points, name this narrow coastal region of northwest Italy home to Genoa. (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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