Grand Hotel Capo Ampelio
Travel Blogs from Bordighera
Day 16 - The Monte Carlo
... to sand beaches. Getting hungry we found a super market and following in the baguette trend we brought some cheese and game and avocado and sat on the curb eating delicious baguettes after searching for ages to find a laundromat and not a dry cleaning we gave up and went back to the hotel. We asked the lady who ran the hotel if she knew of any places and she said she could do it for cheaper. We were delighted but later we found that the price she ...
We return to the ancestral manse
... that serves as a barrier to keep non-residents from driving into the village. It’s about the width of a telephone pole, two feet tall, and sinks down into a hole in the road to allow passage when the nearby card reader is activated. (As residents, we were proud to have one of the coveted cards). When we lived there, a prime source of entertainment for Emily and me was to sit on the terrasse of the Café de la Place, drinking coffee or having frites and beer, and ...
Switzerland to France to Italy and back to France
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Eventually we arrive at our hotel in Beaulieu Sur Mer, Hotel Comte de Nice. The lady at the reception said if we had called her she would have directed us over the phone. Problem with that is we are phone less, and when you don’t know where you are how do you ask for directions?
Every hotel we have stayed in has it’s own uniqueness. This one is very comfy but…… no toilette in the room. Yeah you have to walk down into ...
Transit Strike & Uncertainty About Reaching Trail
... to sit in the front seat so we'd have a good view of where we were going, but once we started our ascent into the Alps, I was glad our gear wouldn't fit and we opted for seats about 5 seats back from the driver. The driver was an expert. not like the bus drivers in Thailand who took each trip as a testosterone challenge as to which bus could go the fastest. The roads seemed perfect for perhaps 2 Smart cars, but the bus stopped at most curves ...
We'll be back!
... down the other side of the mountain…only question, will I end up in Villefranche or Nice. I look at my watch, it’s now 2:00pm and decide I might as well see where it leads; based on the fact that Lisa said she would not start worrying until 8:00pm, that means even if I do end up in Nice, I should be able to make it back before the “worrying hour begins”. Turns out the road did lead down to the outskirts of Villefranche. I saw ...
Location
Other places to stay in Bordighera
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Aurora
Via Pelloux 42/B, Bordighera | 3 star hotelfrom $111 -
Villa Elisa
Via Romana 70, Bordighera | 3 star hotelfrom $130 -
Piccolo Lido
Lungomare Argentina 2, Bordighera | 3 star hotelfrom $118 -
Hotel Astoria
Via Torquato Tasso 2, Bordighera | 3 star hotelfrom $109 -
Hotel Parigi
Lungomare Argentina, 16, Bordighera | 4 star hotelfrom $156 -
Hotel Enrica
Via Noaro 1, Imperia, Bordighera | Hotel -
Grand Hotel Del Mare
Via Portico della Punta 34, Bordighera | 3 star hotelfrom $244 -
Centro Hotel
Piazza Eroi Della Liberta 10, Bordighera | Hotelfrom $77 -
Hotel Della Punta
Via S. Ampelio 27, Imperia, Bordighera | 3 star hotelfrom $123 -
Hotel Marligure
Via Aurelia 22, Bordighera | 3 star hotelfrom $103 -
Hotel Garden
Via Roberto 10, Imperia, Bordighera | Hotel -
Capo
Via Al Capo 3, Bordighera | Hotel -
Pensione Miki
Via Lagazzi, Bordighera | Hotel -
Bordighera & Terminus Hotel
Corso Italia 21, Imperia, Bordighera | Hotel
