Liguria

by Rosie Whitehouse

Overview

Liguria travel guide. Holiday tips and expert advice to this Italian region, featuring the Riviera, Genoa, Cinque Terre, local cuisine, wines, villages and hiking. Covers Savona, La Spezia, medieval architecture, palaces and art, pesto and olives, Portofino, Apricale, Taggia beaches, cruises, Alta Via dei Monti Liguri and Porto Venere’s islands.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781804691489
Publisher:	Bradt/Sawday/Wh
Publication date:	09/01/2024
Edition description:	4th Edition
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.65(d)

About the Author

Rosie Whitehouse developed a love of travel when her parents bundled her into the car and drove to Liguria in summer 1966. After studying at the London School of Economics, she had a successful career at the BBC World Service until becoming a mum. When her eldest son was just one month old, she made her second trip to Liguria and fell in love with this Italian region. Whitehouse has a long family connection with Liguria and spends part of the year in a longstanding family home there. For over thirty years she has explored every corner of Liguria with her family, enabling her to offer a real insider's view on what to do, where to eat and where to stay. An experienced journalist, author and a leading experts on family travel, Whitehouse speaks Italian but is frequently corrected by her daughters who speak Italian with an authentic Ligurian accent.

Table of Contents

Introduction 

PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION

Chapter 1 Background Information

Geography, Climate, Natural history and conservation, History, Government and politics, Economy, People, Language, Religion, Education, Culture 

Chapter 2 Practical Information

When to visit, Highlights, Suggested itineraries, Tour operators, Red tape, Embassies, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, What to take, Money, Budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays and festivals, Shopping, Opening times, Entertainment, Sport, Photography, Media and communications, Buying a property, Cultural etiquette, Travelling positively 

PART TWO GENOA 

Chapter 3 Genoa 

History, Getting there and away, Orientation, Getting around, Tourist information, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do, Further afield 

PART THREE THE RIVIERA DI LEVANTE 

Chapter 4 Recco to Sestri Levante 

Recco, Camogli, Santa Margherita Ligure, Portofino, Rapallo, Uscio, Chiavari, Sestri Levante 

Chapter 5 The Cinque Terre and the Val di Vara 

The Cinque Terre, Along the coast, Up in the mountains, The Val di Vara 

Chapter 6 La Spezia and the Gulf of Poets 

La Spezia, West along the Gulf of Poets, East along the Gulf of Poets, Sarzana 

PART FOUR THE RIVIERA DI PONENTE 

Chapter 7 Arenzano to Savona 

Arenzano, Varazze, Along the coast to Savona: Celle Ligure and Albisola, Savona 

Chapter 8 Bergeggi to Alassio 

Bergeggi and Spotorno, Noli, Capo di Noli and Varigotti, Finale Ligure, Along the coast from Borgio Verezzi to Albenga, Albenga, Zuccarello and Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena, Alassio, Beyond Alassio 

Chapter 9 Cervo to Taggia and the Valle Argentina 

Cervo, Diano Marina, Imperia, The mountains behind Imperia, Along the coast from Imperia to Bussana Vecchia, Triora 

Chapter 10 Sanremo, Bordighera and the Val Nervia 

Sanremo, Bordighera, Ventimiglia, Up in the mountains 

Appendix 1 Language 

Appendix 2 Further Information 

Index 

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