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       bars offer a good choice
       of wine, as well light snacks.    The Genoa Derby
       In Genoa, one name that       Local football fans love to attend matches played
       emerges above the rest is     by the two city teams, Genova and Sampdoria,
       I Tre Merli, attractively located   a lively meeting known as the “Derby della Lanterna”.
       in the Palazzina Millo in the   Genova, set up by a group of
       Porto Antico. Also in Genoa    Sampdoria   Englishmen in 1893, is the
       are Monumento, with a bar    emblem  oldest football team in Italy, while
       and terrace overlooking the    Sampdoria was formed in 1946.
       sea at Quarto, and La Lepre, a   The two teams share grounds at the Luigi Ferraris
       popular place in which to chill   stadium, which means that on Derby Day neither
       out and enjoy a drink or two –   team has the home turf advantage.  Genova emblem
       both of these open late.
         Other famous names
       are Winterose in Portofino    the Lanterna, has live music    bands appear at Ju Bamboo,
       (a celebrity haunt), and La   in addition to some of the most   a club decked out in tropical
       Mandragola, housed in an    popular international DJs.    fashion, complete with palms.
       old mill in Santa Margherita.  For something rather different,
                           try the Louisiana Jazz Club, a
                           relaxed venue with a bar and   Water Parks
       Live Music          both local and international   Aimed at children, but also great
       There are all sorts of venues    musicians. In summer, there is   fun for adults is the water park of
       to visit to hear live music, from   usually a programme of jazz   Le Caravelle in Ceriale, a small
       the roof garden of San Remo’s   concerts all along the coast.  resort just north of Albenga. This
       casino (in the summer) to the     Sabot in Santa Margherita   is the only aquapark in Liguria
       so-called disco-pubs, where you   Ligure stages all manner of live   and has swimming pools with
       can have a drink, listen to some   bands that attract a predomi-  artificial waves, water slides,
       music, and maybe even    nantly young crowd. It also   chutes, waterfalls, whirlpools
       have a dance.       hosts popular live music   and all sorts of water entertain-
         In Genoa, DLF, in an old   evenings outside during the   ment, as well as animated
       converted cinema west of    summer. In Savona, the best   figures and shows.
                               DIRECTORY
        Theatres      Chez Vous      Defilla        Live Music
                      Lavagna        Chiavari
        Casino        Piazza Milano 14.    Piazza Matteotti.   DLF
        San Remo      Tel 0185 324 738.   Tel 0185 309 829.  Genoa
        Corso degli Inglesi 18.                     Via Degola 9.
        Tel 0184 5951.    Estoril Moonlight  Giacomel  Tel 010 593 650.
        ∑ casinosanremo.it  Genoa    Alassio
                      Corso Italia 7/D.    Via Mazzini 67.   Ju Bamboo
        Teatro Carlo Felice  Tel 010 362 37 54.  Tel 0182 640 474.  Savona
        Genoa                                       Via Famagosta 2.
        Passo Eugenio Montale 4.   Piscine dei Castelli  I Tre Merli   Tel 019 800 624.
        Tel 010 538 11.    Sestri Levante  Genoa    Louisiana Jazz Club
        ∑ carlofelice.it  Piazza Marinai d’Italia 3.   Porto Antico, Pal. Millo.   Genoa
                      Tel 0185 480 001.   Tel 010 246 44 16.
        Teatro Comunale   ∑ piscinedeicastelli.it   Via San Sebastiano 36r.
        Chiabrera                    La Lepre       Tel 010 585 241.
        Savona        Bars and Cafés  Genoa         Raggio di Luna
        Piazza Armando Diaz 2.       Piazza della Lepre 5r.    Albenga
        Tel 019 820 409.    Bar delle Rose  Tel 010 254 39 06.  Piazza Rossi 141.
        ∑ teatrochiabrera.it  San Remo  La Mandragola  Tel 0182 540 216.
                      Corso Imperatrice 80.    Santa Margherita Ligure
        Discos and Clubs  Tel 0184 53 91.  Via dei Mulini 1.    Sabot
                                     Tel 0185 284 900.  Santa Margherita Ligure
        La Capannina   Caffè Colombo                Piazza Martiri della Libertà
        Alassio Regione Serre 20.   Santa Margherita   Monumento  32. Tel 0185 280 747.
        Tel 0182 642 250.    Ligure  Genoa
        ∑ lacapannina alassio.  Via Pescino 13.    Via V Maggio 28.    Water Parks
        com           Tel 0185 287 058.  Tel 010 386 239.
                                                    Le Caravelle
        Carillon      Caffè Klainguti  Winterose    Ceriale
        Santa Margherita Ligure  Genoa  Portofino   Via Sant’Eugenio.
        Via Paraggi a Mare 10.   Piazza di Soziglia 98r.    Calata Marconi 42.    Tel 0182 931 755.
        Tel 0185 286 721.  Tel 010 860 26 28.  Tel 0185 269 500.  ∑ lecaravelle.com



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