Actually Sanremo is bigger and is a pretty lively town troughout the year, while Alassio is smaller and gets very crowded especially during the summer months. Somehow, Sanremo is more formal than Alassio: many old villas (many britons had one in the 19th/earlky20th century) and almost a "city". ... more

... by Edoardo Chiossone a Genoese that worked as direction in the Japanese Imperial Mint from 1875 to 1898. The museum is located in one of the most manificent Villas in the centre of Genoa called Villetta di Negro: http://www.museochiossonegenova.it/template.asp?page=Villetta_Di_Negro$1#Immagini ... more

... your budget is higher Santa Margherita (30 km from Genova) is really nice. In this case you canfind also villas with the pool (go to website www.columbusvillage.com and look for "Il Fienile" and "B&B Portofino", but hold steady since prices are quite high in that period). Ciao ... more

... at you and seeing money. They are unusually polite. Tourist facilities have people who speak English. Side trips are Dolce Aqua.. which is a village behind San Remo. I think between San Remo and Genoa,,, Genoa has much better art and history. San Remo has nice villas... and wonderful climate ... more

Moneglia - the Villa Edera/Castello di Monleone two minutes from the train station which is easily accessible from Genoa. This gives marvellous connections to Cinque Terre/Portofino. It is a family run hotel which a great restaurant. There is a swimming pool and the staff are very friendly ... more

... and some of the ancient villas around it. From the area of "Porto Antico" (ancient port) leave a boat for Portofino, to reach Milan the travel take a little more of an hour (you can find it at www.trenitalia.it ) if you need more information write me at f ... more

... and some of the ancient villas around it. From the area of "Porto Antico" (ancient port) leave a boat for Portofino, to reach Milan the travel take a little more of an hour (you can find it at www.trenitalia.it ) if you need more information write me at f ... more

We have an apartment just outside the walls that has it's own pool . We are all keen cyclists too and expect to be out and about exploring every day. I've been to Lucca three times already and won't find a problem filling my time, probably the opposite ... more

... t have a car. (I otherwise know nothing about it.) http://www.vacation-apartments.com/10923.htm Chiavari has some really wonderful amenities: A completely pedestrianized core so kids can run around, a very long beach promenade with swimming, lots and lots of supermarkets and nothing but good train connections ... more