Hotels in Liguria
Italy

Hotels in Liguria, Italy

Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy popular with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and food.

Liguria borders France to the west, Piedmont to the north, and Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany to the east. It lies on the Ligurian Sea. Liguria is a narrow strip of land, enclosed between the sea and the Alps and the Apennines mountains, it is a winding arched extension from Ventimiglia to La Spezia and is one of the smallest regions in Italy.

Liguria is were pesto is originally from, one of the most popular sauces in Italian cuisine. Seafood is a major staple of Ligurian cuisine, as the ocean has been part of the region's culture since it's beginning. Another important aspect of the culture there is the beach. Tourists have been flocking to the Italian Riviera for decades to experience its calm, deep blue water.

The capital of Liguria is Genoa, and is one of the most important ports in the Mediterranean; home to Christopher Columbus, was already a powerful maritime state in the Middle Ages.

San Remo is one of Italy's most famous bathing resorts and the place where the annual Italian pop music festival takes place.

Portofino is a small Italian fishing village, comune and tourist resort located in the province of Genoa on the Italian Riviera. The town crowded round its small harbour is considered to be among the most beautiful Mediterranean ports.

Portofino, the favourite glamour destination of the international jet-set, is so fascinating with its small roads, crammed with multicoloured houses, and with its little square where anyone can pretend to be a celebrity, for once at least.

An environmental friendly holiday. Liguria is a cyclo-tourism paradise, a pink jersey region for bike lovers. Here cyclists and families will find muletracks, deserted and silent valleys, and trails along the sea.

Nice sea winds blow into your face every day of the year while you walk along the Italian Riviera. That same wind ripples the waves of the sea, creating perfect conditions for sports enthusiasts to practice kitesurfing, windsurfing or sailing.