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10  INTRODUCING THE IT ALIAN RIVIER A

DISCOVERING THE
ITALIAN RIVIERA

The following tours have been designed is a 14-day tour of the wonderfully scenic
to capture the highlights of Genoa, the Ligurian coast and its hinterland. Both
Riviera di Ponente, to the west, and the stretches of the Riviera are well con nected
Riviera di Levante, to the east. The first by train, the A10 and A12 motor ways and
itinerary outlined here is a two-day tour the slower SS1 road, which stretches to
of Liguria’s fascinating capital, Genoa. the coast from Balzi Rossi in the west and
Next, there is a seven-day tour, which as far as Sestri Levante in the east. Choose
includes visiting Genoa. This itinerary can a tour based on the time you have available,
be extended to ten days. Finally, there or just be inspired.

Via dell’Amore,
Cinque Terre
This 20-minute scenic Pentema Lago di
Brugneto
walk, known as the Torriglia
“Path of Love”, leads
from Manarola to
Riomaggiore, the
liveliest villages of Bormida Genoa
the Cinque Terre. Lavagna
Camogli Rapallo
San Fruttuoso
Ligurian
Noli Portofino
Sea
Grotte di Varigotti Sestri
Toirano Levante
Albenga Vara
Arroscia
Levanto
Monterosso
Impero
Alassio
A Week in the Riviera Vernazza Cinque Terre
Corniglia
Crosia Manarola Sarzana
Valley Armea Valley • Be charmed by the brightly Riomaggiore La Spezia
R i v i e r a d i L e v a n t e
Dolceacqua Oneglia painted houses and boats at Portovenere
R i v i e r a d i P o n e n t e
Balzi Porto the fishing port of Camogli.
Rossi Maurizio
Hanbury San Remo Bussana • Walk through the fabled
Vecchia
Botanical Bordighera Via dell’Amore between
Gardens the villages of Manarola
and Riomaggiore in the
pictur esque Cinque Terre.
• Go swimming or take a walk
at sunset along the beach at
Levanto.
• Stand in the loggia of the
Hanbury Botanical
Gardens and soak up the
pretty view of the sea.
• Admire the collection of
paintings, ivories and
enamels at the Museo
Amedeo Lia in La Spezia.
• Stroll the seafront boulevard
Hanbury Botanical Gardens, Riviera di Ponente and try your hand at the
Around 11 km (7 miles) west of San Remo, close to the French Casino at San Remo.
border lies the famed Hanbury Botanical Gardens, where exotic
plants grow in the grounds of a charming 14th-century palazzo.
A 19th-century painting of a Ligurian village Before the Duel by Francesco Vinea (1845–1902)
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