Rapallo: A Giant Outdoor Chessboard [1169]
Rapallo is a handsome seaside town set in a series of curving bays. It’s backed by the 1,900-foot-tall Montallegro, a mountain refuge with a historically important and also stunningly beautiful Baroque sanctuary.
Rapallo was among the Italian Riviera’s first tourist resorts. Early on it drew European and Russian aristocrats and American nouveaux riches. Frederich Nietzsche wrote the bulk of his masterpiece Thus Spake Zarathustra while staying in Rapallo and visiting Montallegro, among other nearby sites.
7 Places to Go on the Italian Riviera [3832]
Seven of the best seaside towns and villages to visit in along the Italian Riviera in Liguria.
The "Rock Villages" of Western Liguria Part Four [1058]
Baiardo: one of the Western Riviera’s most astonishing “Rock Villages.” A paradise Baiardo may be today, but it has experienced hellish times…
Genoa: Monthly Regional Food Market [1417]
Genoa is one of the great food cities of Italy, and now it has begun hosting a monthly artisanal specialty food market featuring local Ligurian products and those of the many regions of Italy. You’ll find everything from Ligurian basil to taralli savory biscuits from Puglia, plus cheese and mortadella from Emilia, and porchetta (spit-roasted pork) from central Italy.
Cinque Terre: Getting there, Staying, Getting Information [1338]
Practical information about the Cinque Terre including trekking, hiking, eating, hotels, vineyards and wineries, plus Cinque Terre lodging, train and ferry information.
Winter Wander Land: the Riviera in Winter [1243]
Winter is often a delightful time to be in Liguria: the crowds thin, the prices come down, and the weather is often mild and invigorating.
