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Sanremo

Sanremo Beyond the Festival: Pigna, Villas, Sea, and Cycle Path

What to see in Sanremo beyond the Festival: Pigna, Via Matteotti, Russian church, Villa Nobel, Villa Ormond, sea, and cycle path.

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Liguria

Liguria without a car: how to get around between Genoa, Alassio, and Cervo

Practical guide to visiting Liguria without a car: trains, urban transport, arrival in Cervo, luggage, and choosing a base between Genoa and Ponente.

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Liguria

Cinque Terre by Train: How to Visit the Five Villages Without a Car

How to visit the Cinque Terre by train: choosing your base, order of the villages, trails, luggage, crowds, and practical tips.

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Liguria

The most beautiful villages in Liguria: how to choose and how to get there

Discover the Ligurian villages, places rich in history, fascinating architecture, and local traditions. A journey through culture and breathtaking landscapes.

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Cervo

Walking at Cervo: the short routes that start in the village

The paths that start at Cervo and come back to it, through olive groves and scrub. The Sentiero Rosso, the climb the regional trail uses to enter the village, and what you see from up there.

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Liguria

Three Days in Liguria Between Genoa, Alassio, and Cervo

A three-day itinerary in Liguria between the historic center of Genoa, the sea in Alassio, and the village of Cervo, with realistic timings and practical tips.

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Liguria

Genoa, Alassio or Cervo: which destination to choose in Liguria

Comparison between Genoa, Alassio, and Cervo to choose where to stay in Liguria based on sea, culture, children, transportation, and trip duration.

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Cervo

Cervo: a guide to the Ligurian village above the sea

A village of 470 people on a spur above the sea, with a church built on the proceeds of coral fishing. Who it suits, who it does not, and how long you actually need.

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Cervo

How to get to Cervo and where to park

Cervo has no railway station and cars do not enter the village: the two things to know before setting off. The motorway exit, the train to Diano, parking and the climb.

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Portofino

Portofino: what to see and how to organize your visit

Practical guide to Portofino: Piazzetta, harbor, San Giorgio Church, Castello Brown, trails, and tips to avoid traffic and crowds.

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Alassio

Alassio with children: beach, walks, and ideas for families

What to do in Alassio with children: beach, walks, activities, transportation, and tips for families.

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Liguria

Lerici and Tellaro: itinerary in the Gulf of Poets

Itinerary between Lerici, San Terenzo, Fiascherino, and Tellaro: castles, seaside villages, beaches, transportation, and tips.

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Liguria

Finale Ligure and Finalborgo: sea, history, and outdoor activities

Guide to Finale Ligure and Finalborgo: medieval center, sea, Santa Caterina, Archaeological Museum, trails, and tips.

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Liguria

Dolceacqua and Val Nervia: villages, castle, and Monet's bridge

Guide to Dolceacqua and Val Nervia: Romanesque bridge, Doria Castle, carruggi, Rossese, Apricale, Pigna, and tips.

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Alassio

Alassio beaches: free, serviced and private

Where the free stretches of Alassio really are, the eight serviced public beaches one by one, which to choose with children or a dog, services and 2026 prices.

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Genova

Genoa in two days: an itinerary with one decision to make

Day one decides itself: old town, the Rolli and sunset from Castelletto. Day two does not, and that is where people go wrong: the Aquarium or the eastern sea, not both.

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Alassio

Alassio: what to see, beaches, parking and where to stay

What to see in Alassio, which stretch of beach to choose, where to leave the car including for free, how far everything really is on foot and which area to stay in.

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Cervo

Cervo in two days: the village in a few hours, the rest in the gulf

The village takes a few hours: it has 470 inhabitants. Two days do work, but not inside Cervo — they work if you use it as a base for the Diano gulf. Here is how.

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Genova

Genoa's old town and the Palazzi dei Rolli: a walking route

The Rolli are not just handsome palaces: they are a public mechanism of 1576 by which the Republic drew lots to billet state guests in private houses. Knowing that changes the visit.

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Genova

The sea at Genoa: Boccadasse, Corso Italia and Nervi

Genoa's sea is not at the Porto Antico: it is to the east. Corso Italia, the village of Boccadasse, the alternative locals choose, and the Nervi promenade.

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Sestri Levante

Sestri Levante: guide to the two bays and Punta Manara

Guide to Sestri Levante: Baia del Silenzio, Baia delle Favole, historic center, Punta Manara, Riva Trigoso, and tips.

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Alassio

Alassio in two days: a weekend itinerary

Two days in Alassio with times, walking distances, three options for the second day, what to book and a concrete fallback plan in case of rain.

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Liguria

Liguria's hidden beaches: which ones are real, and how to check access

Guvano, Cala dell'Oro, San Fruttuoso, Punta Chiappa, Punta Crena and Punta Corvo: what they actually are, why access is hard or forbidden, and who to ask before you set off.

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Cervo

What to see in Cervo: the Corallini church, the castle and the lanes

Cervo is a visit of a few hours and it is four things: the church built by coral fishermen, the twelfth-century castle, the lanes, and the forecourt that is a balcony over the sea.

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