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Genoa Fountain in the Piazza de Ferrari

The Drive » If you have Dante, with its arcaded West of Oneglia is
time take the scenic coast walkways, is a pleasant pirate haven Porto Mau-
road, SS1 (Via Roma), from place to grab a coffee. rizio, perched on a rocky
Alassio through Laigueglia and This is also where the spur that overlooks a
Marina di Andora to Imperia. great olive-oil dynasties yacht-filled harbour.
It is a shorter and more scenic made their name. Visit
jaunt when traffic is light. The The Drive » Rejoining the A10
alternative, when traffic is heavy, the Museo dell’Olio (www. at Imperia, the landscape begins
is to head back to the A10. museodellolivo.com; Via to change. The olive terraces
Garessio 13; adult/reduced are dense, spear-like cypresses
€5/2.50; h9am-12.30pm & and umbrella pines shade
5 Imperia 3-6.30pm Mon-Sat), housed the hillsides, and the fragrant
maquis (Mediterranean scrub)
Imperia consists of two in a lovely art-nouveau is prolific. Loop inland around
small seaside towns, mansion belonging to Taggia and then descend slowly
Oneglia and Porto Maur- the heritage Fratelli Carli into San Remo.
izio, on either side of the factory. The museum is
Impero river. surprisingly extensive TRIP HIGHLIGHT
Oneglia, birthplace and details the history
of Admiral Doria, the of the Ligurian industry 6 San Remo
Genoese Republic’s from the 2nd century BC. San Remo, Italy’s wan-
greatest naval hero, is Buy quality oil here or nabe Monte Carlo, is a
the less attractive of the anywhere in town. sun-dappled Mediterra-
two, although Piazza nean resort with a grand

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