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Eurostar to Paris, and then and nearby suburbs. Tourist DIRECTORY
the TGV right down to Nice tickets, valid for 24 or 48 hours,
(a journey of around 12 hours), are also available. Tickets, sold Airports
from where the coastal line by newspaper kiosks and
runs east into Liguria. tobacconists, must be bought Genoa
Both fast and slow trains in advance and validated in the Tel 010 60151.
serve the towns along the machine once on board. ∑ airport.genova.it
Ligurian coast. In general, trains Genoa also has a developing Nice
from the north or west arrive at metro, and two funiculars,
Genoa’s Stazione Principe, while which link Piazza del Portello Tel 00 33 17 2000.
those from the south and east and Largo della Zecca with ∑ nice.aeroport.fr
arrive at Stazione Brignole. Genoa’s upper districts. From Pisa
Both stations have good Piazza del Portello you
bus connections. can also take the lift Tel 050 500 707.
The historic up to the belvedere ∑ pisa-airport.com
Genoa–Casella line, at Castelletto.
which runs inland to Car Hire
the Apennines, is a Ferries and
rare example of a Avis
narrow-gauge railway Marinas Tel 010 650 72 80.
(see p92). Logo of It is possible to travel ∑ avisautonoleggio.it
Riviera Trasporti to Liguria by sea,
though most services Hertz
Travelling by Coach Tel 010 651 24 22.
are from within Italy. Genoa’s
Eurolines runs coaches to splendid Stazione Marittima is ∑ hertz.com
Liguria from elsewhere in the main hub for ferries, with
Europe, but travelling by train connec tions to Cagliari and State Railways
or air doesn’t cost much more. other ports in Sardinia, and
Within Liguria, coach travel Palermo in Sicily. Overseas links Information
(often more expensive than are with Corsica, Tunis and Tel 892 021.
train travel) is most useful Barcelona. Ferries from Corsica ∑ trenitalia.com
for journeys into the mountains: also arrive at Vado, near Savona.
in many inland areas coaches Several companies operate Coaches
are the only means of transport. these services, including Tirrenia
Coach services from Genoa and Grimaldi. Regional Companies
(run by different companies) In summer, local ferry services La Spezia Tel 0187 522 511.
leave from Piazza Acquaverde run along the Ligurian coast, ∑ atclaspezia.it
and Piazza della Vittoria, close primarily in the Golfo del Tigullio, Rapallo (Tigullio)
to Stazione Principe and the Golfo dei Poeti and along
Stazione Brignole, respectively. the coast of the Cinque Terre. ∑ tigulliotrasporti.it
For those with their own boat, San Remo Tel 0189 592 706.
there are more than 60 landing ∑ rivieratrasporti.it
City Transport points and marinas along the Savona Tel 019 220 12 31.
Buses in Genoa, run by the coast, including the famous tiny ∑ acts.it
Azienda Mobilità e Trasporti harbour at Portofino. The marinas
(AMT), are easy to use since are generally well-equipped City Transport
they charge a flat rate for and can accommodate a total
trips within the city limits of around 16,000 boats. Genoa (AMT)
Tel 848 000 030.
∑ amt.genova.it
Ferries

Stazione Marittima
∑ stazionimarittimegenova.it
Tirrenia Tel 892 123.
∑ tirrenia.it
Grimaldi Tel 010 209 45 91.
∑ gnv.it
Information
∑ ferriesonline.com
San Remo Train Station

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