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Santa Margherita Ligure Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy
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Sistine Chapel, Pisa, lovely Santa Margherita!
... stretch on open roads saw us make our way to an absolute gem of a place on the Italian Riviera coastline, in Santa Margherita....we were immediately struck by how relatively quiet, picturesque & friendly the place felt......our nice old elevated ...
A quick update
All of my photos have now been updated with titles and captions, if you're so inclined to read them. I am heading to Nice tomorrow and trying my luck at a hostel. They call it a "mixed room" which I think may mean boys and gals together. Eben, Jen, is ...
Johnny AutoStrada
... up into the mountains. The main difference comes from the terrain. Southern Germany, Switzerland and most of western Italy are all heavy mountainous regions. The difference is the ruggedness of the terrain. Very steep hills and ...
Life's a beach here, too!!
And I'm off to Nice next, which apparently is also a beach. Here is what I can't get over. I LOVE THE SEA! By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea... I went swimming again today! And this time not just sort of getting in the water, marveling at the ...
Please get comfy
I have wifi in my room and 100 pictures to upload. Not facetiously 100, actually 100+ photos from my hike yesterday. I don't expect anybody to look through ALL of them but I also knew that if I only uploaded a handful, I would get yelled at for not ...
Lovin' Pizza
This is a top pick! ... and pay the tolls to save our sanity and hightail it to our next destination. 130kms and 10 Euro later we arrived in Santa Margherita Ligure, which is just up the road from Portofino. This place is a bit larger than we are used to and Italian ...
Here Comes the Sun...!
... . After having a tasty lunch and working most angles of the Quadrilatero we head south to the little fishing village of Santa Margherita, Ligure. This is the place from our honeymoon that I chose to return to. But let's back up for just ...
Ah, Life on the Italian Riviera
... called the Riviera di Levante, also the "Italian Riviera", they're picturesque villages along the water and we found Santa Margherita Ligure to be our favorite. S. Margherita L. is just north of Portofino. Unlike Portofino, a more prestigious port ...
Life on the Italian Riviera......
so after getting through the Genova traffic because of the yearly boat show.....we arrived in the nice italian riviera.....had a really nice lunch and decided to stay here the night before heading to florence tomorrow. found a hotel and with a bit ...
Our First Day In Santa Margherita
... one tunnel after another, many over a mile in length from Genoa to Rapello. We arrived at noon, and decided to explore Santa Margherita. What a beautiful town. We are staying at the Hotel Metropole and were given a room with a view of the Ligurian Sea. ...
Absolutely nothing and we liked it
Firstly happy mothers day to all the mums out there! Hope everyone had a great weekend. Today we woke up without an alarm, the best way to be. A well deserved relax day was on the cards for us. We ate in the hotel by ourselves, another highlight of ...
From one postcard to the next
... . You guessed it coffee and Nutella croissants. We packed up the bags and met up with Lorenza. She had found a direct train to Santa Margherita for us which wasn't leaving until 12:31pm. Lorenza promised to meet us at the station at 12 to drop off our ...
Riomagiorre
In the Cinque Terre we were able to relax for a few days. This place was beautiful and so precious. Justine and I had our first experience in the Medeteranian and laughed for about 15 minutes when we got in the water cause we were so excited. I fell in ...
Speechless
... . So the train pulls away from the station and that's it. I was speechless. The train ran along the coastline headed toward Santa Margherita. The coastline is rocky like Maine, but the water. Oh my. Indigo, teal, turqouise, crystal clear. I think I am ...
Chilling by the Mediterranean Sea
... just a limitless credit card). 23 June Based on the current prices we've been charged, we reckon that a couple holidaying in Santa Margherita Ligure for 4 days would spend about 1,700 to 2,000 Euros (this covers a double room with a balcony in a 3 ...
The Italian Rivieraaaaaaahhh
... to some tickets using my first stab at broken Italian, the platform and then the train bound for La Spezia, stopping at Santa Margharita Ligure, our first stop on the journey, for three nights. It’s a pretty basic regionale train, but the trip ...
Jour 45 (15) - Italiaaaaa!
... en manches courtes et camisoles avec des lunettes soleil, incroyable! Après la petite relaxation, on s'enligne pour une randonnée entre Santa Marguerita et Portofino. La marche dura un peu plus d'une heure mais elle en valait la peine le panorama était ...
Portofino to Cinque Terre
We arrived in Santa Margherita Ligure on Monday night and have just loved it. Its a pretty little town by the sea side - with a great atmosphere. On Tuesday we walked from SML to Portofino, then visited Rapallo Wednesday we spent the day exploring Cinque ...
Relaxing on the Riviera
Day 8 - Santa Margherita, Italy Our last day in Italy begawith an early breakfast in our stateroom and then a few snapshots of the rising sun over the Italian Riviera. The early morning was a little misty, but by the time we came into the harbour of the ...
Money money money
... had mussels just steamed in wine, garlic and lemon juice Yum! We don't want to leave but we must. On the train to Santa Margherita then a boat (finally) to Portifino to look for celebrities and rich husbands/wives. No luck but we had a bottle of bubbles ...
Italian Riviera Here I come
... and ocean scenery became more spectacular. I got off at Rapallo and waited 6 minutes for the next train which took me to Santa Margherita Ligure were I will spend the next 3 days. Well big mistake. 3 days in this town, should have made it 3 weeks! I love ...
More Italian Coast...
... amazing aqua colour and quite warm! The next day was our final full day of the tour and we had a more relaxed 2 hour walk from Santa Margherita around to the next town, Portofino. It is quite a famous place and I was expecting it to be much bigger, but ...
Where the love affair began
... and culture course for the second time in 2008. He is part of a singing group called il Coro Voci d'Alpe di Santa Margherita Ligure (Alpine choir). First and foremost they are FANTASTIC singers, but they are also very entertaining. It’s a group of ...
Stop 5: Santa Margharita, July 14,15
... by groups of onlookers. When we returned to the hotel, we were very pleased, but nonetheless had a discussion about leaving early from Santa Margherita. The next day we had planned to take a boat to Portofino, but then what ? Had we known then about ...
Madrid to SML
Despite the best attempts of the Italian transport systems, we actually arrived at our destination. First, we had a plane that sat on the tarmac for 40 minutes, for no discernable reason; the nearly dead guy in the front seat wasn't appreciative, ...
Pictures of santa Marguerita & Portofino
A selection of the pictures that we took with my father during our trip in Santa Marguerita & ...
Here Come the Clouds
So... Just kidding about the clouds. Today we arrived in Santa Margherita Ligure after several train changes and a trip lasting several hours. And what do we find? Rain clouds. Not just those ones that float by, sprinkle a little and offer reprieve from ...
SML
The hotel is definitely not worth $500-a-night, but the location is great; right on the beach (really just a rocky outcrop, no sand), and with a salt-water swimming pool, as well. We spent the day lazing at the beach, and at the pool, listening ...
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