123 guides published in Liguria: what to see, where to go, how to get around, itineraries and practical tips.
Albenga
No matter which stretch of Albenga's beach you look out from, you see the same thing: Gallinara Island. And underfoot is sand—which isn't obvious in Liguria.
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Albenga
In Albenga, the sandy beach and one of Liguria’s best-preserved medieval centers are just a seven-minute walk apart. It’s a combination rarely found along this coast.
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Sanremo
Day one is spent in the city of the Tsarinas, by the sea; day two takes you up into the Middle Ages or out along the coastal cycle path. It’s a two-day plan with just one choice to make.
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Sanremo
The best thing about Sanremo for families isn't an attraction: it's a 24-kilometer car-free track where a six-year-old can cycle safely.
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Sanremo
In Sanremo, the train station is underground and the old railway line has become a 24-kilometer cycle path. Everything about getting around here depends on that change from 2001.
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Sanremo
Sanremo's beaches have a unique feature not found on any other Ligurian coast: they are all accessible via a flat cycle path that follows the old railway line.
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Sanremo
Sanremo is two overlapping cities: one of the Festival, which lasts a week, and one built by the Russian Empresses, which exists all year round. The latter is the reason to visit.
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Rapallo
Two days in Rapallo with a single decision to get right: which day to give to the boat. Day one the town and the cable car, day two the sea and San Michele.
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Rapallo
Why Rapallo works with children: a flat seafront you can do with a pushchair, a park with a locomotive and a play castle, and a cable car that is the outing in itself.
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Rapallo
Rapallo has no single stretch of sand: it has the town seafront, the castle area and three coves beyond the harbour. Which ones are free, what the shore is like and which to pick.
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Rapallo
Train, motorway, boats and cable car, and above all the car parks: where they are, how many spaces they have and why in Rapallo a car is more a problem than a convenience.
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Rapallo
What to see in Rapallo in order of importance, and how long each takes: the castle on the water, the sanctuary of Montallegro and the altarpiece almost nobody looks for.
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Rapallo
What Rapallo offers, who it suits and who it does not, and why it works as a base for the Tigullio: a town that lives all year round, a short hop from Portofino.
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Alassio
Centre, station, east, west and beyond the harbour compared: real distances from the sea and the Budello, pros and cons, and what to ask before booking.
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Alassio
The galleries with their real opening hours, exhibitions, the library, the gardens in the rain and the trip to Albenga. Plus the thing nobody says: Alassio has no cinema.
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Ventimiglia
Guide to Ventimiglia: the medieval upper town, the Friday market, the Hanbury Botanical Gardens at La Mortola and practical tips for your visit.
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Imperia
Imperia is two cities in one, and the station isn't by the sea: what to know before booking and how to organize your arrival and stay.
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La Spezia
Train, motorway and ferry to reach La Spezia, the two-station catch, and what to ask about parking before you leave.
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Sestri Levante
The station is in town and both bays are within walking distance: why the train makes more sense here than elsewhere, and what to ask about parking.
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Varazze
About four flat kilometres between Varazze and Cogoleto, on the route of the late-19th-century railway: tunnels, cliffs and the coves of Piani d'Invrea, on foot or by bike, in every season.
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Laigueglia
Guide to Laigueglia: one of Italy's most beautiful villages, the sandy beaches, the walk to Alassio and practical tips for your stay.
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Triora
A route to Triora and the Valle Argentina: the village of the witches, the ethnographic museum, the carruggi, Triora bread and tips on getting there.
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Spotorno
Guide to the beaches of Spotorno and Bergeggi: sand, the seafront walk between the two towns, the island of Bergeggi and the nature reserve, with practical tips.
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Santa Margherita Ligure
Guide to Santa Margherita Ligure: the seafront, Villa Durazzo, the harbour, the bay of Paraggi and the connections to Portofino on foot, by bus or by boat.
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Soggiorna