Top Things to do in Italian Riviera
Top 10 Ancient Ruins in Italian Riviera, Liguria
Liguria, or the Italian Riviera, boasts a bounty of beaches and resort towns, such as tiny but tony Portofino and stylish Rapallo. Hiking trails lead from Portofino to the villages of Cinque Terre. The Riviera of the Setting Sun runs north from Genoa to the French border. Connected by an extensive rail network, most towns make easy daytrips from one another. Genoa is the region's principal city and is home to attractions from its famous Cathedral and the Palazzo Reale to an excellent aquarium.
Restaurants in Italian Riviera
1. Old Bussana (Bussana Vecchia)
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Devastated by an earthquake and abandoned, this unique medieval village has been reborn and is now inhabited by an international artists community.
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It is a whole little authentic medieval village abandoned in 1894 after an earthquake and repopulated by artists in the '60. Ever since it is a secret tourist attraction. It is and exclusively walking area with stone streets and houses. You need good shoes. This romantic landscape consists in half ruins and half artists workshops, boutiques and residences. It has a big restaurant at the entrance and another smaller one in the middle as well as a coffee/bakery shop. It has a romantic atmosphere. You can spend between 1 and 4 hours there, depending how interested you are.
2. Mura della Citta
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4.0 based on 33 reviews
Genoa boasts the longest wall of any city in Europe, with major sections dating from the mid-12th to early 17th centuries intact and recalling highlights of the city's history, protecting itself against invasions from land and sea. Exploring the walls is not complete without going to the Parco urbano delle mura -- a 13-km stretch of wall (only the great wall of China is longer) and its string of forts.
3. Area Archeologica di Nervia - Citta Romana di Albintimilium
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Along the ancient Via Julia Augusta visitors can find what has been left of the roman city of "Albintimilium", which means its walls, streets and some publi and private monuments, as the spa and the theatre for instance. The theatre remains are still some of the most remarkably conserved in Northern Italy. In the Antiquarium visitors will also be able ti see and extraordinary roman "Swiss Army knife" made of silver.
4. Area Archeologica di San Paragorio
5. Monumenti Funerari della Via Iulia Augusta
6. Villa Romana
7. Caverna delle Arene Candide - Museo Archeologico del Finale
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4.0 based on 5 reviews
