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The Italian Riviera, from Genoa to Camogli
The Italian Riviera is a stunning stretch of coastline that runs along the Ligurian Sea from the French border to Tuscany. It covers all four provinces of Liguria with their capitals: Imperia, Savona, Genoa and La Spezia, spanning about 350 km (218 miles) in total. The Riviera is traditionally divided into two sections: the Riviera di…
La Strada Nuova and Palazzi dei Rolli, Genoa
Genoa (Genova in Italian) is the capital of Liguria, Italy’s greatest seaport and birthplace of Christopher Columbus. Since our time in Genova is very limited, we focused on one notable sight, Via Garibaldi, also known as “Strada Nuova” (New Street) or “Via Aurea”. Click ▶ to play Genova was a maritime power in the Middle…
Porto Antico, Genoa (Genova)
Continuing with our road trip in Italy, after Turin, the next stop is Genoa (Genova in Italian) … if you missed the start of our road trip, click here to join us on this epic road trip. We drove from Turin, the capital of Piemonte, to Genoa, the capital of Liguria, on the A7 motorway.…
NH Collection Hotels in Turin, Italy
For our stay in Turin (Torino), we took rooms in two hotels consecutively. This was unusual for us as we normally do not want to incur time overheads when travelling. Changing hotel is usually a chore that eats up leisure time. Both hotels happen to be in the NH Collection group. We want to clarify…
