Culture and pleasure:
The flower riviera offers diversity for young and old. Aquarium and shipping museum in Genoa, Hanbury Gardens, Vele d'Epoca in Imperia, golf courses, caves of Toirano, museums, collections, churches, art village Busanna Vecchia, week and flea markets, Formula 1 in Monaco, excursions, wine testing in Piemont, San Remo music festival, casino in Monaco and San Remo, dancing events in the Ligurian villages, mega discos. Film festivals in Cannes, the world championship for fireworks in San Remo, whale watching, Rally Monte Carlo.
Liguria is the ideal starting point for excursions in Piemont, Cinque Terre, Genoa, Cannes, Nice, Monte Carlo.
Olive oil museum in Imperia (Olio Carli)
Arrival options:
Arrival tips: the nearest airport is Nice. It is flown into daily by 'cheap airlines' from a lot of European cities. For example Cologne/Bonn - Germanwings, Hamburg, Berlin, Stuttgart, Dusseldorf - German DBA. From the airport in Nice, it is about a one hour drive to the house by car.
Culinary paradise:
The Ligurian cuisine is characterized by the close proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, the alps and the Apennines. Thanks to the closeness to France, there was often an exchange of specialties. Since Liguria is the smallest region in Italy, but still has the highest population density, the cuisine is very frugal. The climate is mild, but moist because of the sea so that a lot of wild plants are often used for fillings in samosa made of puff pastry (Tortellli)(borage, Swiss chard, spinach). Vegetables are mixed with cheese, eggs, pine cones, pistachios, etc. Basil dominates the seasonings. The most famous preparation is the pesto alla genovese. The harbour and trade city of Genoa promotes a worldwide influence on the Ligurian cuisine.
Liguria has a sea cuisine with fish and crustaceans from the Ligurian Gulf. Fish like sardines, anchovies, mackerel and garfish and crustaceans like the large shrimp or lobster.
Golf:
There are six golf courses available in Liguria: Liguria - Alassio Albenga Garlenda Golf ClubGarlenda Golf Club - Between Alassio and Albenga 1965) course: 18 holes, length – 6,085 yards/5537 m, par 72 height: 70 m above sea level Season: always Day closed: Wednesday Liguria - San Remo Circolo Golf degli UliviCircolo Golf degli Ulivi - 5 km. from San Remo Course: 18 holes, length – 5,203 yards/4,735 m, par 69 height: 160 m above sea level Season: continuous Liguria - Genova Arenzano Golf ClubArenzano Golf Club - in Arenzano, 15 km West of Genova Course: 9 holes, length - 5527 m, 6047 yards, par 72 Season: closed in October Day closed: Wednesday Liguria - La Spezia Marigola Golf ClubMarigola Golf Club - in Lereci, 10 km southeast of La Spezia course: 9 holes, 2116 m/2,325 yards, par 54 Season: constant Day closed: Wednesday Liguria - San Remo Castellaro Golf ResortCastellaro Golf Club - in Castellaro, 10 km from San Remo Course: 9 holes, Yellow(men) 34 2415 m, Red (women) 34 2140 m Season: continuous Liguria - Rapallo Rapallo Golf ClubRapallo Golf Club - in Rapallo, 15 km southeast of Genova Course: 18 holes, 5638 m/6,196 yards, par 70 height 50 m above sea level Season: constant Day closed: Tuesday
