Bordighera Weather and Climate for Tourists [1821]
Perfect weather for gardens, flowers, and olive trees on the Italian Riviera.
The Latest on the Cinque Terre after Flash-Flooding [969]
The Cinque Terre are bouncing back from the devastating flash-floods of October 2011. This is the latest update, plus a video shot from above showing the spectacular scenery in this national park area.
Genoa Favorites: A Fabulous Food Shop and Café [2260]
One of my favorite shops along Sottoripa in Genoa’s port area is Armanino, a specialty foods boutique founded in 1905. Nearby it is Klainguti, a pastry shop and cafe. It opened for business in 1826, the brainchild of a pair of Swiss brothers—which explains the utterly un-Genoese name. The Klainguti brothers were pastry makers. They had planned to sail to America from Genoa to make their fortune. But they literally missed their boat, opened a shop here instead, and the rest is history.
Savona Weather and Historic Climate Information [1637]
Savona is capital of the Savona Province of Liguria and along with a fine, Mediterranean climate, has a medieval core with lots to see.
Dolceacqua: Sweet water, superb wine and Monet [2912]
Filling the bottom of the Nervia Valley Dolceacqua was the fiefdom and birthplace of the powerful Doria clan.
A medieval stone footbridge arches over the Nervia River, which is more a creek clogged with boulders than the rushing river I’d expected from the tourist brochures—and from umpteen photos and paintings, including a famous one by the Impressionist Claude Monet.
Camogli: Swimming Weather in Late September [1877]
Swimming on the Italian Riviera in September is ideal, and Camogli is a fine place to do it.
