Sea, Pesto, Food and culture of Liguria

While staying in Genoa you simply must visit the Ligurian coast, witness its breathtaking panoramas and exceptionally rare naturalistic landscapes.

The first starts in Genoa and leads you on a journey of discovery of the Riviera di Levante with Portofino and Cinque Terre. Camogli is nestled on Gulf Paradiso, right next to the Portofino promontory, part of a breathtaking landscape. Here we have the San Fruttuoso monastery, a place of extraordinary beauty hidden by the promontory, where you can admire the wonderful Mediterranean scrub. An unforgettable postcard of the area.

Monterosso al Mare marks the beginning of the Cinque Terre, where nature has created a perfect harmony of sea and mountain landscapes. The area is devoid of any roads to avoid ruining this wonder of nature, so the only way to discover Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore as well as other nativity scene like towns on the sea is along paths or by train. As we approach the end of Riviera di Levante we reach Portovenere, just before La Spezia. An absolutely unmissable town, home to the Church of San Pietro.