Liguria
Bradt Travel Guides (Verlag)
978-1-84162-473-0 (ISBN)
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The only in-depth guide to Liguria, a mountainous region of dizzy passes and breath-taking views where mountains plunge down into the sparkling blue waters of the Mediterranean. Liguria will leave you awestruck by its beauty. The narrow strip of coast includes the gems of the world famous Italian Riviera, the great port city of Genoa, the glitzy resort of Portofino and the charms of the Cinque Terre. Yet in the hinterland there are many beautiful villages and mountain walks that have yet to be discovered by tourists. The walks vary in difficulty so are accessible to all. Many of the walks and cycle routes featured in the book are through beautiful wilderness.
Unlike other guides to the region, Liguria includes a detailed description of the mountains and their hilltop villages. With a strong regional identity all of its own, Liguria is almost a country within a country. The spectacular scenery, the mediaeval towns, quaint fishing ports and the wonderful food have attracted some of the world's most famous writers among them Byron, Mary and Percy Shelley, Henry James, Dickens, Maupassant, D H Lawrence, Virginia Woolf and Dylan Thomas. Tourists flock to the Cinque Terre and Portofino but many of the other resorts have few foreign visitors so Liguria has the best of both world's to offer the visitor the big names on the Mediterranean destination list and mountain villages and small fishing ports which are almost exclusively Italian.
Rosie Whitehouse is one of the UK's leading experts on family travel and has written for many of newspapers and magazines. She spends part of the year in Liguria.
Introduction vi
PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION 1
Chapter 1 Background Information 3
Geography 3, Climate 3, Natural history and
conservation 4, History 5, Government and politics 11,
Economy 12, People 13, Language 14, Religion 14, Education 15, Culture 16
Chapter 2 Practical Information 19
When to visit 19, Highlights 19, Suggested itineraries 20,
Tour operators 20, Red tape 21, Embassies 21, Getting there and away 22, Health 23, Safety 25, What to take 26, Money 27, Budgeting 27, Getting around 27, Accommodation 29, Eating and drinking 30, Public holidays and festivals 34, Shopping 35, Opening times 35,
Entertainment 36, Sport 36, Photography 37, Media and communications 37, Buying a property 38, Cultural etiquette 38, Travelling positively 38
PART TWO GENOA 41
Chapter 3 Genoa 43
History 45, Getting there and away 47, Orientation 49, Getting around 49, Tourist information and maps 50, Where to stay 51, Where to eat 53, Entertainment and nightlife 61, Shopping 62, Other practicalities 63, What to see and do 63, Further afield 76
PART THREE THE RIVIERA DI LEVANTE 81
Chapter 4 Recco to Sestri Levante 83
Recco 83, Camogli 85, Santa Margherita Ligure 90, Portofino 93, Rapallo 96, Uscio 100, Chiavari 101, Sestri Levante 108
Chapter 5 The Cinque Terre and the Val di Vara 111
The Cinque Terre 111, Monterosso al Mare 117,
Vernazza 120, Corniglia 121, Manarola 123,
Riomaggiore 124, Along the coast 125, Up in the
mountains 127, The Val di Vara 128
Chapter 6 La Spezia and the Gulf of Poets 135
La Spezia 135, West along the Golfo dei Poeti 141, Porto
Venere 141, East along the Golfo dei Poeti 144,
Sarzana 150
PART FOUR THE RIVIERA DI PONENTE 155
Chapter 7 Arenzano to Savona 157
Arenzano 157, Varazze 159, Savona 167
Chapter 8 Bergeggi to Alassio 173
Bergeggi and Spotorno 173, Noli 175, Capo di Noli and
Varigotti 178, Finale Ligure 180, Along the coast from
Borgio Verezzi to Albenga 182, Albenga 184, Zuccarello
and Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena 187, Alassio 188
Chapter 9 Cervo to Taggia and the Valle Argentina 191
Cervo 191, Diano Marina 193, Imperia 193, The
mountains behind Imperia 199, Along the coast from
Imperia to Bussana Vecchia 204, Triora 208
Chapter 10 Sanremo, Bordighera and the Val Nervia 213
Sanremo 213, Bordighera 220, Ventimiglia 223, Up in the
mountains 227
Appendix 1 Language 231
Appendix 2 Further Information 236
Index 238
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.4.2013 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Buckinghamshire |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 135 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Europa ► Italien |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84162-473-X / 184162473X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84162-473-0 / 9781841624730 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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