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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Alassio
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
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
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
The village takes a few hours: it has 470 inhabitants. Two days do work, but not inside Cervo β they work if you use it as a base for the Diano gulf. Here is how.
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Genova
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
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
Guide to Sestri Levante: Baia del Silenzio, Baia delle Favole, historic center, Punta Manara, Riva Trigoso, and tips.
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Alassio
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
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
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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Genova
The Aquarium is why people come, but it is not the only thing: the children's city, the Galata submarine, the Bigo, and the public lifts, which at six years old are a fairground ride.
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Genova
Genoa is not a tourist city that happens to have a port: it is a port that became a city. Grasping that changes how you visit it β and what you expect.
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Genova
Genoa is a vertical city and the map lies. A metro line, two funiculars, twelve public lifts and a rack railway from 1901: how they work and when you actually need them.
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