The Italian Riviera or Ligurian Riviera ( ; ) is the narrow coastal strip in

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which lies between the

Ligurian Sea The Ligurian Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea. It lies between the Italian Riviera ( Liguria) and the island of Corsica. The sea is thought to have been named after the ancient Ligures people. Geography The sea borders Italy as far as ...

and the mountain chain formed by the

Maritime Alps The Maritime Alps ( ; ) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between the regions of France, French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and the regions of Italy, Italian regions of Piedmont and Liguria ...

and the

Apennines The Apennines or Apennine Mountains ( ; or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; or – a singular with plural meaning; )Latin ''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which would be segmented ''Apenn-inus'', often used with nouns s ...

. Longitudinally it extends from the border with France and the

French Riviera The French Riviera, known in French as the (; , ; ), is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France. There is no official boundary, but it is considered to be the coastal area of the Alpes-Maritimes department, extending fr ...

(or ) near

Ventimiglia Ventimiglia (; , ; ; ) is a resort town in the province of Imperia, Liguria, northern Italy. It is located west of Genoa, and from the French-Italian border, on the Gulf of Genoa, having a small harbour at the mouth of the Roia river, w ...

(a former

customs Customs is an authority or Government agency, agency in a country responsible for collecting tariffs and for controlling International trade, the flow of goods, including animals, transports, personal effects, and hazardous items, into and out ...

post) eastwards to Capo Corvo (also known as Punta Bianca) which marks the eastern end of the

Gulf of La Spezia The Gulf of La Spezia (; ), nicknamed the Gulf of Poets (; ), is a body of water on the north-western coast of Italy and part of the northern Tyrrhenian Sea, specifically of Ligurian Sea. It measures some 4.5 (length) by 3-3.5 (width) kilometers. ...

and is close to the regional border between

Liguria Liguria (; ; , ) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is roughly coextensive with ...

and

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...

. The Italian Riviera thus includes nearly all of the coastline of Liguria. Historically the "Riviera" extended further to the west, through what is now French territory as far as

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

. The Italian Riviera crosses all four Ligurian provinces and their capitals

Genoa Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...

Savona Savona (; ) is a seaport and (municipality) in the west part of the northern Italian region of Liguria, and the capital of the Province of Savona. Facing the Ligurian Sea, Savona is the main center of the Riviera di Ponente (the western se ...

Imperia Imperia (; or ) is a coastal city and ''comune'' in the Regions of Italy, region of Liguria, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Imperia, and historically it was capital of the ''Intemelia'' district of Liguria. Benito Mussolini create ...

and

La Spezia La Spezia (, or ; ; , in the local ) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second-largest city in the Liguria ...

, with a total length of about 350 km (218 miles). It is customarily divided into a western section, the Ponente Riviera, and an eastern section, the Levante Riviera, the point of division being the apex of the Ligurian arc at

Voltri Voltri is a quartiere of the Italian city of Genoa, located west of the city centre. It was formerly an independent comune. In 2015, Voltri and the nearby hamlets included in Genoa's VII Municipio (Crevari, Acquasanta, Vesima, Fabbriche) had a ...

. It has about 1.6 million inhabitants, and most of the population is concentrated within the coastal area. Its mild climate draws an active tourist trade in the numerous coastal

resort A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that aims to provide most of a vacationer's needs. This includes food, drink, swimming, accommodation, sports, entertainment and shopping, on the premises. A hotel ...

s, which include

Alassio Alassio (Ligurian: Arasce or Arasci) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Savona situated in the western coast of Liguria, Northern Italy, approximately from the French border. Alassio is known for its natural and scenic views ...

, Bonassola,

Bordighera Bordighera (; , locally ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Imperia, Liguria (Italy). Geography Bordighera is located from the land border between Italy and France, the French coast is visible from the town. Having the Capo Sant'Ampel ...

Camogli Camogli (; ) is a fishing village and tourist resort located on the west side of the peninsula of Portofino, on the Golfo Paradiso in the Riviera di Levante, in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, Liguria, northern Italy. its population was 5,332. C ...

Cinque Terre The Cinque Terre (; ; meaning 'Five Lands') is a coastal area within Liguria, in the northwest of Italy. It lies in the west of La Spezia Province, and comprises five villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggio ...

Lerici Lerici (, locally ) is a ''comune'' in the province of La Spezia, in the Italian region of Liguria, part of the Italian Riviera. It is situated on the coast of the Gulf of La Spezia, southeast of La Spezia. It is known as the place where t ...

, Levanto,

Noli Noli (; ) is a coast ''comune'' of Liguria, Italy, in the Province of Savona, it is about southwest of Genoa by rail, about above sea-level. The origin of the name may come from ''Neapolis'', meaning "new city" in Greek. It is one of I Borgh ...

Portofino Portofino (; ) is a ''comune'' located in the Metropolitan City of Genoa on the Italian Riviera. The town is clustered around its small harbour, and is known for the colourfully painted buildings that line the shore. Since the late 19th centur ...

Porto Venere Porto Venere (; until 1991 ''Portovenere''; ) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the province of La Spezia. It comprises the three villages of Fezzano, Le Grazie and Porto Venere, and the three islan ...

Santa Margherita Ligure Santa Margherita Ligure () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa, in the area traditionally known as Tigullio. It has a port, used for both tourism and ...

Sanremo Sanremo, also spelled San Remo in English and formerly in Italian, is a (municipality) on the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, in northwestern Italy. Founded in Roman times, it has a population of 55,000, and is known as a tourist destination ...

, San Fruttuoso, and

Sestri Levante Sestri Levante () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, Liguria, Italy. Lying on the Mediterranean Sea, it is approximately south-east of Genoa and is set on a promontory. While nearby Portofino and the Cinque Terre are pro ...

. It is also known for its historical association with international celebrity and artistic visitors; writers and poets like

Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley ( ; 4 August 1792 – 8 July 1822) was an English writer who is considered one of the major English Romantic poets. A radical in his poetry as well as in his political and social views, Shelley did not achieve fame durin ...

Lord Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English poet. He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, and is regarded as being among the greatest poets of the United Kingdom. Among his best-kno ...

Ezra Pound Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an List of poets from the United States, American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Ita ...

, and

Ernest Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway ( ; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Known for an economical, understated style that influenced later 20th-century writers, he has been romanticized fo ...

were inspired by the beauty and spirit of Liguria. As a tourist centre, the Italian Riviera benefits from over 300 days of sunshine per year, and is known for its beaches, colourfully painted towns, natural environment, food, and luxury villas and hotels, as well as for its popular resort facilities, major

yachting Yachting is recreational boating activities using medium/large-sized boats or small ships collectively called yachts. Yachting is distinguished from other forms of boating mainly by the priority focus on comfort and luxury, the dependence on ma ...

and cruising areas with several marinas,

festivals A festival is an event celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, Melā, mela, or Muslim holidays, eid. A ...

, golf courses, sailing, rock climbing and scenic views of centuries old farmhouses and cottages. Industries are concentrated in and around Genoa, Savona, and along the shores of the Gulf of La Spezia. Genoa and La Spezia are Italy's leading shipyards; La Spezia is Italy's major naval base, and Savona is a major centre of the Italian iron industry. Chemical, textile, and food industries are also important. A number of streets and palaces in the center of Genoa and the

Cinque Terre National Park Cinque Terre National Park (Italian: ''Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre'') is a protected area inducted as an Italian national park in 1999. Located in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northern Italy, it is the smallest national park in Ital ...

(which includes ''

'',

Portovenere Porto Venere (; until 1991 ''Portovenere''; ) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the province of La Spezia. It comprises the three villages of Fezzano, Le Grazie and Porto Venere, and the three islan ...

, and the islands Palmaria, Tino and

Tinetto Tinetto is an Italian island situated in the Gulf of La Spezia, in the eastern part of the Ligurian Sea. It is part of an archipelago of three closely spaced islands jutting out south from the mainland at Portovenere. In 1997, the archipelago, t ...

) are two of Italy's 58 World Heritage Sites.

Overview

The Riviera's centre is

, which divides it into two main sections: the Riviera di Ponente ("the coast of the setting sun"), extending westwards from Genoa to the French border; and the Riviera di Levante ("the coast of the rising sun") between Genoa and Capo Corvo. It is known for its mild climate and its reputation for a relaxed way of life, old fishing ports, and landscapes. It has been a popular destination for travellers and

tourists Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the Commerce, commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. World Tourism Organization, UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as ...

since the time of

Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English poet. He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, and is regarded as being among the greatest poets of the United Kingdom. Among his best-kno ...

and

Percy Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley ( ; 4 August 1792 – 8 July 1822) was an English writer who is considered one of the major English Romantic poets. A radical in his poetry as well as in his political and social views, Shelley did not achieve fame durin ...

. Many villages and towns in the area are internationally known, such as

and the

. Many villages of the Italian Riviera are counted among

I Borghi più belli d'Italia () is a non-profit private association of small Italian towns of strong historical and artistic interest, that was founded in March 2001 on the initiative of the Tourism Council of the National Association of Italian Municipalities, with the a ...

("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). The part of the Riviera di Ponente centred on

, is called the Riviera delle Palme (the Riviera of palms); the part centred on

, is the Riviera dei Fiori, after the long-established

flower Flowers, also known as blooms and blossoms, are the reproductive structures of flowering plants ( angiosperms). Typically, they are structured in four circular levels, called whorls, around the end of a stalk. These whorls include: calyx, m ...

growing industry. Places on or near the Italian Riviera include:

Islands of Liguria

* Bergeggi * Isola Gallinara * Palmaria * Tino *

* Scola

History

Aquarium

Aquarium of Genoa The Aquarium of Genoa () is the largest aquarium in Italy. Located in the Old Harbour area of Genoa, Italy, the aquarium is a member organization of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), and welcomes more than 1.2 million visitors ...

, Porto Antico

Main Buildings

Doge's Palace, Genoa The Doge's Palace (Italian: ''Palazzo Ducale'') is a historical building in Genoa, northwest Italy. Once the home of the Doges of Genoa, it is now a museum and a centre for cultural events and arts exhibitions. It is situated in the heart of th ...

Palazzo San Giorgio The Palazzo San Giorgio or Palace of St. George (also known as the Palazzo delle Compere di San Giorgio) is one of the most important and well-known historic buildings in Genoa. It currently houses the headquarters of the Port System Authority of ...

* Palazzo della Regione Liguria,

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

The Italian Riviera contains the following

UNESCO World Heritage Site World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...

s: * Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli *

, and the Islands ( Palmaria, Tino and

)

Museums and Galleries

* Treasure Museum of St. Lorenzo Cathedral,

* Museum of Sant'Agostino,

* Museo di Archeologia Ligure,

Pegli Pegli () is a neighbourhood in the west of Genoa, Italy. With other eighteen autonomous municipalities, in 1926 it ceased being independent and was merged into the municipality of Great Genoa, Genoa. With a mild climate and a promenade, Pegli is ...

* Museo Archeologico del Finale – Convento di Santa Caterina,

Finale Ligure Finale Ligure (, locally ; ) is a ''comune'' on the Gulf of Genoa, in the province of Savona, in Liguria, Italy. It is considered part of the Italian Riviera. Part of its historical center ("Finalborgo") is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("Th ...

* Museo del Clown – Villa Grock,

* Galleria Nazionale della Liguria, Palazzo Raggio,

Abbeys, Basilicas, Cathedrals, Churches and Sanctuaries

San Fruttuoso Abbey San Fruttuoso Abbey () is a Romanesque religious building located in a secluded bay in the Italian Riviera near Genoa, between Camogli and Portofino, The abbey used to be under the patronage of the Genoese aristocratic Doria family, who prote ...

, San Fruttuoso,

* Cathedral of San Lorenzo,

* Santuario di Nostra Signora della Guardia,

* Basilica di Santa Margherita Vergine e Martire − Santuario di Nostra Signora della Rosa,

* Santuario di Nostra Signora di Montallegro,

Rapallo Rapallo ( , , ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, in the Italy, Italian region of Liguria. As of 2017 it had 29,778 inhabitants. It lies on the Ligurian Sea coast, on the Tigullio Gulf, between Portofino and ...

* Santuario del Bambino Gesù di Praga,

Arenzano Arenzano (local ) is a coastal town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, Liguria, northern Italy, facing the Ligurian Sea. , it has a population of 11,445. This varies during the holiday seasons due to tourist flow. There are a num ...

* Santuario di Nostra Signora di Montenero,

Riomaggiore Riomaggiore (, locally ) is a village and ''comune'' in the province of La Spezia, situated in a small valley in the Liguria region of Italy. It is the most southerly of the Cinque Terre villages. The village, dating from the early thirteenth c ...

* Santuario di Nostra Signora della Salute, Volastra,

* Santuario di Nostra Signora delle Grazie, San Bernardino,

Vernazza Vernazza (, locally ; ) is a town and located in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northwestern Italy. It is one of the five towns that make up the Cinque Terre region. Vernazza is the fourth town heading north, has no car traffic, and remai ...

* Santuario di Nostra Signora di Reggio,

* Santuario di Nostra Signora di Soviore,

Monterosso al Mare Monterosso al Mare () is a town and ''comune'' in the province of La Spezia, part of the region of Liguria, Northern Italy. It is one of the five villages in Cinque Terre. Overview Twinned to Saint-Genès-Champanelle, France, Monterosso al Mare ...

Basilica di Santa Maria di Nazareth, Sestri Levante Santa Mary of Nazareth, Maria di Nazareth is a Renaissance architecture, Renaissance church in the town of Sestri Levante, in the Gulf of Tigullio in the Metropolitan City of Genoa. Located in the center of the old village of Sestri Levante, ad ...

* Cattedrale di Nostra Signora dell'Orto,

Chiavari Chiavari (; ) is a seaside comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, in Italy. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It has a beachside promenade and a marina and is situated near the river Entella (river), Entella. History Pre-Rom ...

* Collegiata di Sant'Ambrogio,

Cattedrale di San Michele Arcangelo Albenga Cathedral (, Duomo di Albenga) is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Michael in the city of Albenga, in the province of Savona and the region of Liguria, Italy. It is the seat of the Diocese of Albenga-Imperia. A church has oc ...

Albenga Albenga (; ) is a city and ''comune'' situated on the Gulf of Genoa on the Italian Riviera in the Province of Savona in Liguria, northern Italy. Albenga has the nickname of ''city of a hundred spires''. The economy is mostly based on tourism, loc ...

* Chiesa di San Pietro,

* Chiesa del Divo Martino,

* Chiesa di San Giorgio,

Forts, Towers and castles

* Torre degli Embriaci,

Renzo Piano Renzo Piano (; born 14 September 1937) is an Italian architect. His notable works include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (with Richard Rogers, 1977), The Shard in London (2012), Kansai International Airport in Osaka (1994), the Whitney ...

's Torre dei Piloti,

* Castello Brown,

* Castello San Giorgio,

* Castello di Paraggi,

Paraggi Paraggi is a bay between Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino. Paraggi beach is a tourist attraction known for its crystal clear blue water. Paraggi beach is a fishing location and a popular attraction for tourists because it is the only sandy bea ...

* Castello di Santa Margherita Ligure,

* Castello di Punta Pagana,

* Castello di Rapallo,

* Castello di Monte Ursino,

* Castello di Lerici,

* Castello di San Terenzo,

San Terenzo San Terenzo is a seaside village (frazione) in the comune of Lerici in the province of La Spezia. It sits on the Gulf of La Spezia, just two kilometres north-west of Lerici, and about five kilometres south-east from the city of La Spezia, the pro ...

* Castello di Ameglia,

Ameglia Ameglia (; , locally ) is a (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region of Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa and about southeast of La Spezia. Ameglia borders the municipalities of Lerici and Sarzana. History Am ...

* Castello Sem Benelli,

Zoagli Zoagli () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa. Zoagli is a popular destination during all seasons of the year by tourists from all over the world. It is ...

* Castello Türcke,

Castello Mackenzie The Mackenzie Castle (Italian: ''Castello Mackenzie'') is a historical manor in the Castelletto quarter of Genoa, northern Italy. It is an example of Gothic Revival architecture. Registered as a cultural space Genoa Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...

Castello d'Albertis D'Albertis Castle () is a historic residence located in Genoa, in the north-western region of Italy. The castle was the former home of sea captain Enrico Alberto d'Albertis and was donated to the city of Genoa upon his death in 1932. Today, it ...

* Castello della Dragonara,

* Castello di Chiavari,

* Castello di San Giorgio,

* Castello di Porto Venere,

* Fortezza di Sarzanello,

Sarzana Sarzana (, ; ) is a town, ''comune'' (municipality) and former short-lived Catholic bishopric in the Province of La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. It is east of La Spezia, on the railway to Pisa, at the point where the railway to Parma diverges to the ...

* Fortezza del Priamar,

* Castello di Spotorno,

Spotorno Spotorno () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about southwest of Savona. Today the town is an important holiday center of Riviera delle Palme, but in th ...

* Castello di Andora,

Andora Andora () or Marina di Andora is a town on the Italian Riviera in the region of Liguria, included in the province of Savona. Geography and climate Andora is situated in the western part of the Italian Riviera between Capo Mele in the east and ...

* Castelfranco,

* Castel Gavone,

* Castelletto,

* Forte San Giovanni,

* Castello di Albisola,

Albisola Superiore Albisola Superiore ( Genoese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about northeast of Savona. Main sights *Medieval castle *Sanctuary of ''Madonna della P ...

Lighthouses

* La Lanterna,

* Portofino Lighthouse,

* Capo Mele Lighthouse,

Parks

Manarola NW Cemetery Corniglia Monterosso Cinque Terre Sep23 A7C 06872

* Parco naturale regionale di Portovenere *

Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre Cinque Terre National Park (Italian language, Italian: ''Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre'') is a protected area inducted as an Italian national park in 1999. Located in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northern Italy, it is the smallest nat ...

* Parco naturale regionale di Portofino *

Parco naturale regionale del Beigua The Beigua Natural Regional Park (in Italian ''Parco naturale regionale del Beigua'') is a natural park located in province of Savona and the Metropolitan City of Genoa, both in Liguria (Italy). It's the largest protected area of Liguria, the regi ...

* Parco naturale regionale di Bric Tana * Parco naturale regionale di Piana Crixia *

Parco naturale regionale dell'Antola The Antola Natural Regional Park (in Italian ''Parco naturale regionale dell'Antola'') is a natural park in Metropolitan City of Genoa (Liguria, Italy). It gets the name from the highest mountain of the area, Monte Antola. History The natural ...

* Parco naturale regionale dell'Aveto * Parco naturale regionale di Montemarcello - Magra *

Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Liguri The Regional Natural Park of the Ligurian Alps (in Italian ''Parco Naturale Regionale delle Alpi Liguri'') is a natural park in Province of Imperia (Liguria, Italy). It was established in 2007 by the '' legge regionale'' nr.34 of 15/11/2007. Geo ...

Trekking and Hiking

Alta Via dei Monti Liguri The ''Alta Via dei Monti Liguri'' (AV, literally "High Route of the Ligurian Mountains") is a long-distance waymarking, waymarked hiking trail in the Italy, Italian region of Liguria. In about and 44 day hikes, it runs through the arc forme ...

Caves

* Toirano Caves,

Toirano Toirano () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about southwest of Savona. Geography Toirano borders the following municipalities: Balestrino, Bardineto, ...

* Borgio Verezzi Caves, Borgio Verezzi,

* Caverna delle Arene Candide,

* Balzi Rossi Caves,

Gardens

Giardini Botanici Hanbury The Giardini Botanici Hanbury, also known as Villa Hanbury, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. They are located at Corso Montecarlo 43, Mortola Inferiore, several km west of Ventimiglia, Italy. History The gar ...

Mortola Inferiore Mortola Inferiore, often known as La Mortola, is a frazione of the comune of Ventimiglia, in the province of Imperia, in Liguria, Italy. It lies on the road from Ventimiglia to the French border. It is home to the Giardini Botanici Hanbury, ...

. *

Giardino all'italiana Giardino is Italian for ''garden''. It may refer to: * Giardino (album), 2011 album by Finnish krautrock band Circle A circle is a shape consisting of all point (geometry), points in a plane (mathematics), plane that are at a given distanc ...

Cervara Abbey Cervara Abbey ( or ''Abbazia di San Gerolamo al Monte di Portofino'') is a former abbey in Santa Margherita Ligure, Liguria region, northern Italy. It is on the coastal road to Portofino. The abbey complex is a designated National Monument of It ...

. * Giardini di Villa della Pergola,

. * Giardini Botanici Caneva,

. *

Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini The Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini is a villa with notable 19th-century park in the English romantic style and a small botanical garden. The villa now houses the Museo di Archeologia Ligure, and is located at Via Pallavicini 13, immediately next to t ...

. * Villa Durazzo-Centurione, Santa Margherita Ligure,

. *

Villa Grimaldi Fassio The Villa Grimaldi Fassio is an 18th-century rural palace, now museum, and rose garden located on Via Capolungo 9 of Nervi, the eastern coastal quarter of the city of Genoa, region of Liguria, Italy. The property was purchased by the municipalit ...

Nervi Nervi is a former fishing village 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Portofino on the Riviera di Levante, now a seaside resort in Liguria, in northwest Italy. Once an independent ''comune'', it is now a ''quartiere'' of Genoa. Nervi is 4 miles ( ...

. *

Villa Saluzzo Serra The Villa Saluzzo Serra is a civil building in the Nervi district, in via Capolungo, in the municipality of Genoa. Municipal property, and located in the parks of Nervi, it has been the seat of the Genoa's Gallery of Modern Art (GAM) since 1928. ...

Events and festivals

* Campionato Mondiale di Pesto Genovese al Mortaio * Slow Fish,

* Carnevalöa - Carnival of Loano * Carnevale di Diano Marina * Barcarolata in Sestri Levante * Sanremo in Fiore - Corso Fiorito - Carnival of Sanremo *

Euroflora Euroflora is an exhibition of flowers and ornamental plants. It represents one of the main events that take place in the Mediterranean and in the world on research to plant hybridization, cut flowers, potted plants, arboriculture, gardening and ...

* Yacht & Garden,

* Festival Internazionale del Balletto e della Musica in

Festival della Scienza The Festival della Scienza is an annual science festival held in Genoa, Italy. It was launched in 2003 combining hundreds of different initiatives and events, designed to fulfill and stimulate the interest of visitors of all ages and all levels o ...

Genoa International Boat Show The Genoa International Boat Show () is one of the world's premier boat shows, held annually in Genoa (Italy, EU). The exhibition is organised by Confindustria Nautica, the Italian Marine Industry Association. History Owing the popularity o ...

Premio Paganini The Paganini Competition (aka Premio Paganini or Paganini Concore) is an international violin competition named after the famed virtuoso and founder of contemporary violin technique Niccolò Paganini. Created in 1954 it has been carried out ever s ...

Sanremo Music Festival The Sanremo Music Festival ( ), officially the Italian Song Festival (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria, organized and broadcast by (RAI). It is the longest-running ...

Rallye Sanremo Rallye Sanremo is a rally competition held in Sanremo, Italy. Except for the 1995 event, the event was part of the FIA World Rally Championship schedule from 1973 to the 2003. It was a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge and is current ...

Riviera International Film Festival The Riviera International Film Festival (RIFF) is an annual film festival held in Sestri Levante, Italy, which previews new films of various genres from around the world. The invitation-only festival is held annually at the end of April/beginning ...

* Milan-Sanremo annual cycling race * Palio Marinaro di San Pietro in Genoa *

Regatta of the Historical Marine Republics The Regatta of the Historical Maritime Republics (or Palio of the Historical Maritime Republics) is a sporting event of historical re-enactment. It was first established in 1955, with the aim of recalling the rivalry of the most famous Italian mar ...

Palio del Golfo The Palio del Golfo is a rowing challenge that is held every year, on the first Sunday of August, in the sea of the Gulf of La Spezia. History The Palio founded in 1932. There are 13 borgate that challenge in the regatta: Porto Venere, Le Grazie ...

The Ocean Race The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Whitbread, in 2001 it became the Volvo Ocean R ...

* Regate di Primavera in

Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...

cycling race *

Mille Miglia The Mille Miglia (, ''Thousand Miles'') was an open-road, motorsport Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance race established in 1927 by the young Counts :it:Franco Mazzotti, Francesco Mazzotti and Aymo Maggi. It took place in Italy 24 times f ...

in Genoa * Millevele in

* Vele d' Epoca in

* Red Bull Cerro Abajo in

Trofeo Laigueglia The Trofeo Laigueglia is an early season road bicycle race held annually in Liguria, Italy. It is held about ten days after the opening to the Italian season, the Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi. From 2005 to 2014, the race was organised as a ...

cycling race in

Laigueglia Laigueglia (; , ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Savona, in Liguria, nearby the Capo Mele Lighthouse. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). International relations Twin towns – Sister ...

* Megacon -

Comics a Media (communication), medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of Panel (comics), panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, Glo ...

Videogames A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, mo ...

and

Pop culture Popular culture (also called pop culture or mass culture) is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of practices, beliefs, artistic output (also known as popular art pop_art.html" ;"title="f. pop art">f. pop artor mass art, some ...

event in

* Liguria Golf Experience Tour * Golf in Fiore * Golf senza barriere * Aromatica,

Diano Marina Diano Marina (, or simply ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region of Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about northeast of Imperia. Geography The municipality of Diano Marina contains the ' ...

* Genova Design Week,

* Festa dello Sport,

* Festa della

Marina Militare Italiana The Italian Navy (; abbreviated as MM) is one of the four branches of Italian Armed Forces and was formed in 1946 from what remained of the ''Regia Marina'' (Royal Navy) after World War II. , the Italian Navy had a strength of 30,923 active per ...

Casino

Sanremo Casino Sanremo Casino (official ) is a gambling and entertainment complex located in Sanremo, on the Italian Riviera. History The Casino's building was designed by French architect Eugène Ferret, opening 14 January 1905. Seven different projects we ...

Yacht clubs

Yacht Club Italiano The Yacht Club Italiano is a yacht club in Genoa, Italy. History It was founded in 1879 and is one of the oldest sailing clubs in the Mediterranean. This club was bestowed Royal Patronage by HRH King Umberto I of Italy since its inception. This c ...

* Yacht Club Tigullio,

* Yacht Club Rapallo,

* Yacht Club Marina di Loano,

Loano Loano () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about southwest of Savona. Loano borders the following municipalities: Bardineto, Boissano, Borghetto Sant ...

* Yacht Club Imperia,

* Yacht Club Sanremo,

Golf clubs

* Sarzana Golf Club,

* Golf Club Marigola,

* Circolo Golf e Tennis Rapallo,

* Garden Golf,

Albaro Albaro is an affluent residential neighbourhood of the Italian city of Genoa, located east of the city centre. It was formerly an independent comune, named San Francesco d'Albaro, included in the city of Genoa in 1873. At present, together w ...

* Cus Genova Golf Quarto Alto,

* Golf della Pineta di Arenzano,

* Sant´anna Golf Lerca,

Cogoleto Cogoleto () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about west of Genova. Its territory extends from the sea to the Ligurian Apennines; it is part of the Natural Regional Park of Mon ...

* Golf Club La Filanda Carpineto,

* Golf Club Garlenda,

Garlenda Garlenda is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about southwest of Savona Savona (; ) is a seaport and (municipality) in the west part of the north ...

* Golf Club Castellaro,

Castellaro Castellaro () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,083 and an area of .All demogra ...

* Golf degli Ulivi Sanremo,

Scuderia Ferrari clubs

* Scuderia Ferrari Club Rapallo * Scuderia Ferrari Club Portofino

Typical cuisine, food and wine

Pesto Pesto (), also known as ''pesto alla genovese'' () or ''pesto genovese'', is an Italian paste made with basil leaves, crushed garlic, pine nuts, olive oil, salt, and grated hard cheese such as Parmesan or '' pecorino sardo''. It originated ...

Trofie Trofie (), less frequently ''troffie'', ''strofie'' or ''stroffie'', is a short, thin, twisted pasta from the Liguria region of Italy. These thin, twisted shapes are believed to have originated in Sori, a town in the province of Genoa. Interest ...

al Pesto *

Trenette ''Trenette'' () is a type of narrow, flat, dried pasta from Genoa, Liguria; it is similar to both linguine and fettuccine. ''Trenette'' is the plural of ''trenetta'', but is only used in the plural and is probably a diminutive of the Genoese ' ...

al Pesto *

al Pesto con patate *

al Pesto con patate e fagiolini *

Linguine Linguine (, ; English: ; sometimes anglicized as linguini) is a type of Italian pasta similar to fettuccine and trenette, but elliptical in section rather than flat. It is about in width, which is wider than spaghetti, but not as wide as fettu ...

al Pesto * Mandilli al Pesto *

Pansoti Ravioli (; : ''raviolo'', ) are a type of stuffed pasta comprising a filling enveloped in thin pasta dough. Usually served in broth or with a sauce, they originated as a traditional food in Italian cuisine. Ravioli are commonly square, though o ...

alla salsa di noci *

Ravioli Ravioli (; : ''raviolo'', ) are a type of stuffed pasta comprising a filling enveloped in thin pasta dough. Usually served in broth or with a sauce, they originated as a traditional food in Italian cuisine. Ravioli are commonly square, though ...

di borragine alla ligure *

di pesce alla ligure *

di carne alla genovese *

alla genovese *

alla genovese con il sugo di funghi * Focaccia Genovese * Focaccia di Recco (focaccia col formaggio) * Focaccia di Recco con

prosciutto crudo Prosciutto ( ; ), also known as ''prosciutto crudo'', is an uncooked, unsmoked, and dry-cured ham. It is usually served thinly sliced. Several regions in Italy have their own variations of ''prosciutto crudo'', each with degrees of protected ...

Parma Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...

* Focaccia con le cipolle * Focaccia con le olive * Focaccia con le patate * Focaccette al formaggio di Sori,

Recco Recco (Latin: ''Ricina'' / ''Recina'') is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, region of Liguria, Italy. Recco is home to the September 8 fireworks festival honoring the Virgin Mary. The town is also known for being home to the most ...

Uscio Uscio () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, in the Italian region of Liguria, located about east of Genoa. Uscio borders the following municipalities: Avegno, Lumarzo, Neirone, Sori, Tribogna Tribogna () is a ' ...

Focaccia Focaccia is a Flatbread, flat leavening agent, leavened oven-baked Italian cuisine, Italian bread. In Rome, it is similar to a type of flatbread called (). Focaccia may be served as a side dish or as sandwich bread and it may be round, rectang ...

ligure con pomodori e olive taggiasce *

ligure con pomodori, olive taggiasce e acciughe *

Sardenaira ''Sardenaira'' (also known as ''pissalandrea'', ''pizza all'Andrea'', ''piscialandrea'', ''pizzalandrea'', ''pissadella''. or ''sardenaira''.) is a pizza dish, without cheese, from the Liguria region of Italy.Elizabeth David, ''Italian Food'' (P ...

Pizzata *

Farinata ''Farinata'' (), ''socca'' (), ''farinata di ceci'', ''torta di ceci'', ''fainé'', ''fainá,'' ''cecìna'' or ''cade'' is a type of thin, unleavened pancake or crêpe made from chickpea flour. ''Farinata'' is a typical preparation of the no ...

di ceci * Taggiasca olives (

Taggia Taggia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Imperia. It has around 13,000 inhabitants. Taggia borders the following municipalities: Badalucco ...

) *

Spumante Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it, making it fizzy. While it is common to refer to this as champagne, European Union countries legally reserve that word for products exclusively produced in the Champagne ( ...

Bisson Abissi * Sciacchetrà * Pigato * Rossese *

Vermentino Vermentino is a light-skinned wine grape variety, primarily found in Italian wine. It is widely planted in both Sardinia and Liguria, to some extent in Corsica, in Piedmont under the name Favorita, and in increasing amounts in Languedoc-Roussillo ...

Colli di Luni Colli di Luni is an Italian (wine), Italian ''Denominazione di origine controllata'' (DOC) located in both Liguria (wine), Liguria and Tuscany (wine), Tuscany in northwest Italy. The DOC produces both reds and white wines made primarily from Sangi ...

Rosso Rosso is the major city of south-western Mauritania and capital of Trarza Region, Trarza region. It is situated on the Senegal River at the head of the river zone allowing year-round navigation. The town is 204 km south of the capital Nouakc ...

Painters

Genova Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato Interno Cupola 4

Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo (1584 – August 18, 1638) was an Italian painter active mainly in Genoa. Life Ansaldo was born in Voltri, now part of the ''comune'' of Genoa, the son of a merchant. He trained under Orazio Cambiasi and possibly collabor ...

(1584–1638) *

Bernardo Strozzi Bernardo Strozzi, named il Cappuccino and il Prete Genovese (c. 1581 – 2 August 1644), was an Italian Baroque painter and engraver. A canvas and fresco artist, his wide subject range included History painting, history, Allegory, allegorica ...

(1582–1644) *

Gioacchino Assereto Gioacchino Assereto (1600 – 28 June 1649) was an Italian painter of the early Baroque period and one of the most prominent history painters active in Genoa in the first half of the 17th century. Life He initially apprenticed at age 12 with Lu ...

(1600–1649) * Giovanni Lorenzo Bertolotto (1640–1721) *

Giovan Battista Gaulli Giovanni Battista Gaulli (8 May 1639 – 2 April 1709), also known as Baciccio or Baciccia (Genoese nicknames for ''Giovanni Battista''), was an Italian Baroque painter working in the High Baroque and early Rococo periods. He is best known for h ...

(Baciccio) (1639–1709)

Musicians

Niccolò Paganini Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (; ; 27 October 178227 May 1840) was an Italian violinist and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique. His 24 Caprices ...

(1782–1840) *

Michele Novaro Michele Novaro (; 23 December 1818 – 20 October 1885) was an Italian composer. Novaro was born on 23 December 1818 in Genoa, where he studied composition and singing at the Scuola Gratuita di Canto (now the Genoa Conservatory). Novaro is ...

(1818–1885)

Poets and Writers

Goffredo Mameli Goffredo Mameli (; 5 September 1827 – 6 July 1849) was an Italian patriot, poet, writer and a notable figure in the Risorgimento. He is also the author of the lyrics of "Il Canto degli Italiani", the national anthem of Italy. Biography The ...

(1827–1849) * Mario Novaro (1868–1944) * Ceccardo Roccatagliata Ceccardi (1871–1919) * Pietro Sbarbaro, aka Camillo Sbarbaro (1888–1967) *

Eugenio Montale Eugenio Montale (; 12 October 1896 – 12 September 1981) was an Italian poet, prose writer, editor and translator. In 1975, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 'for his distinctive poetry which, with great artistic sensitivity, has ...

(1896–1981)

Cycling paths

* Albenga - Passo del Ginestro (71 km)

road A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are paved. Th ...

asphalt Asphalt most often refers to: * Bitumen, also known as "liquid asphalt cement" or simply "asphalt", a viscous form of petroleum mainly used as a binder in asphalt concrete * Asphalt concrete, a mixture of bitumen with coarse and fine aggregates, u ...

* Albenga - pista ciclabile (1 km)

cycle path A bike path or a cycle path is a bikeway separated from motorized traffic and dedicated to cycling or shared with pedestrians or other non-motorized users. In the US a bike path sometimes encompasses ''shared use paths'', "multi-use path", or "C ...

* Albissola - Ellera - Stella - S.Martino di Stella - Alpicella (19 km)

* Albissola - San Martino - Varazze ( ring route) (33 km)

Alessandria Alessandria (; ) is a city and commune in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. It is also the largest municipality of the region. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, ...

(

Piedmont Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...

) - Passo del Faiallo ( ring route) (133 km)

(3 km)

/ pedestrian path mixed surface *

Tellaro Tellaro is a small fishing village, perched on a cliff on the east coast of the Gulf of La Spezia in Liguria, northern Italy. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' (municipality) of Lerici. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most ...

(7 km)

San Lorenzo al Mare San Lorenzo al Mare () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,409 and an area of .All ...

(13 km)

/ pedestrian path

* Pista ciclabile della Riviera Ligure

Oneglia Oneglia ( or ) is a former town in northern Italy on the Ligurian coast, in 1923 joined to Porto Maurizio to form the Comune of Imperia (city), Imperia. The name is still used for the suburb.Roy Palmer Domenico, ''The regions of Italy: a refere ...

Ospedaletti Ospedaletti () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region of Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about southwest of Imperia. Ospedaletti borders the following municipalities: Bordighera, Sanremo, ...

(32 km)

/ pedestrian path

Healthcare

Hospital A hospital is a healthcare institution providing patient treatment with specialized Medical Science, health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically ...

* Santa Maria di Misericordia Hospital, Albenga * Santa Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure * San Paolo Hospital, Savona * La Colletta Hospital, Arenzano * Evangelico Hospital, Voltri,

* Antero Micone Hospital, Sestri Ponente,

* Villa Scassi Hospital, Sampierdarena,

* Galliera Hospital, Genoa * San Martino Hospital, Genoa * Villa Montallegro Private

Clinic A clinic (or outpatient clinic or ambulatory care clinic) is a health facility that is primarily focused on the care of outpatients. Clinics can be privately operated or publicly managed and funded. They typically cover the primary care needs ...

Istituto Giannina Gaslini The Istituto Giannina Gaslini is the biggest pediatric hospital of North Italy, located in Genoa Quarto dei Mille and founded by the Italian industrialist, politician and philanthropist Gerolamo Gaslini (Count of Saint Jerome) in 1938. It is ...

(

Children's hospital A children's hospital (CH) is a hospital that offers its services exclusively to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults from birth up to until age 18, and through age 21 and older in the United States. In certain special cases, the ...

* Sant'Antonio Hospital, Recco *

Lavagna Lavagna is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, in the Italian region of Liguria. History and culture The village, unlike nearby Chiavari which has pre-Ancient Rome, Roman evidence, seems to have developed in Ancient ...

* Sant'Andrea Hospital, La Spezia

Airports

* Aeroporto di Genova "Cristoforo Colombo" *

Riviera Airport Albenga - Riviera Airport , former known as Villanova d'Albenga Airport, is in northwest Italy, in the region of Liguria. It is on the Italian Riviera between Savona and Imperia, approximately west of the town of Albenga, in the community of Vi ...

, Villanova d'Albenga

Hotels

* Hotel Splendido,

* Imperiale Palace Hotel,

* Grand Hotel Miramare,

* Villa Gelsomino,

* Grand Hotel Arenzano,

* Hotel Portofino Kulm, Ruta,

Firefighters

References

External links

Riviera dei Fiori, a sea of colors
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Riviera () is an Italian word which means , ultimately derived from Latin , through Ligurian . It came to be applied as a proper name to the coast of Liguria (the Genoa region in northwestern Italy) in the form , then shortened in English. Riviera may a ...

Ligurian Sea Seaside resorts in Italy