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TRIP HIGHLIGHT
7 Italian Riviera 1 Genoa
Like Dr Jekyll and Mr
Hyde, Genoa (Genova) is
a city with a split person-
The contrast between sun-washed, ality. At its centre, medi-
eval caruggi (alleyways)
sophisticated coastal towns and a deeply untangle outwards to the
rural, mountainous hinterland, full of heritage Porto Antico and teem
with hawkers, merchants
farms, olive oil producers and wineries, gave and office workers. Along
rise to the Riviera’s 19th-century fame, when Via Garibaldi and Via
XXV Aprile is another
European expatriates outnumbered locals. Genoa, one of Unesco-
They amused themselves in lavish botanical sponsored palaces, smart
shops and grand archi-
gardens, gambled in the casino of San Remo tectural gestures like
and dined in style in fine art-nouveau villas, Piazza de Ferrari with its
much as you will on this tour.

Bormida
Tanaro
# ] Cuneo # \ Mondovi / · # \
A6
Millesimo
# \ Varazze
Altare # \
# \
0 ¸ PIEDMONT LIGURIA *² #
#
# ] Savona
2
SS20
E80
Parco Naturale Monte *² # \ Porto Vado
A10
dell'Alta Valle Carmo
Pésio e Tanaro Garessio # \ (1389m) # \ Spotorno
# \ R # \ Noli
Limone
Piemonte RPunta Marguareis # \ Varigotti
# \ #
3
c (2651m) #
Colle di Monte / · Finale Ligure
SS1
Tende
Bello
0 ¸ (1871m) (1316m) Balestrino # \ Loano
\
#
D6204
R
Gorges de Bergue (2200m) Lavina # \ Albenga
Tende # \ Nava # \ *² # Ceriale
\
E80
FRANCE R Monte *²
A10
Saccarello
#
\
Passo di
# \ #
4
Triora
Pietravecchia 0¸ \ # c Teglia # Alassio Riviera Di Ponente
R
Monte
(1387m)
SS548
# Laigueglia
(2040m) H \
#
Pigna # \ p106 # Montalto # \ \ # Andora
\
Apricale 0¸ Ceriana Ligure # ] # / · Cervo Ligurian Sea
Baiardo
SS1
# \
# SP63
0 ¸ Monte R # \ Taggia *² # Imperia
5
\
E80
SP64
A10
0 ¸
Dolceacqua # \ Bignone # \ *²
F G SS20 (1299m) *² # ] # # \ Bussana
12
E80
6
Mortola # *² / · # Vecchia
A10
SS1
# \ # 7
# \ # ] San Remo
m K
20 km
Ventimiglia Bordighera # e 0 0 10 miles