Hiking the Cinque Terre: Montenero to Volastra, Corniglia [2032]
This is one of the top walks in the Cinque Terre.
Above the village of Manarola the same ancient hiking trail that links Riomaggiore to La Madonna di Montenero changes directions and cuts midway across the slope to reach the villages of Volastra and Corniglia.
Hiking the Cinque Terre, Riomaggiore to Monterosso [4920]
If you have only one day to discover Liguria’s Cinque Terre, for sheer hiking pleasure nothing beats the seven-mile coast trail linking all five villages.
Dolceacqua: Sweet water, superb wine and Monet [1756]
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.
Genoa Favorites: A Fabulous Food Shop and Café [1480]
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 Province Map & Guide [6240]
The Savona province of the region of Liguria offers some interesting opportunities for travelers, from a geopark with monastery to the wonders in the less touristed town of Noli.
Medieval Sarzana: A Castle Festival [1457]
See a video of a typical medieval festival inside one of Sarzana’s two castles.
