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WARM NIGHTS ON THE BAY OF THE SUN
Laigueglia - Romantic Hideway on the Italian Riviera
The
road which follows the edge of the Ligurian Sea, halfway between Savona
and San Remo, the
Via Aurelia (named for Emperor Marcus Aurelia) passes through
the ancient fishing
village of Laigueglia (easier
to find than it is to spell). The small town consists of narrow old roads
and small elegant squares where daily markets used to be held in times
past. The old part of the village pinched between the coast road, and
the sandy beach of the “Baia del Sol” maintains the old
world charm painted in typical Ligurian colors. (See also SEASIDE
SILENCIO Villa Balbi Hotel on Liguria Coast)
Set
in the center of this old seaside town where spice traders once plied
their sea trade in the middle ages,
the Hotel
Splendid del Mare inhabits the
old walls of an original 14th Century structure converted into a convent
in the 1500’s, perfect for an out of the way romantic hideaway
vacation or honeymoon on the Italian Riviera. The 4 star Charme & Relax
property still maintains the early architectural details of the past
in it’s
quiet and elegant modern form. With a history dating to the English wars
of
the 1700’s, apparently the skeletons of two missing British officers
who had been missing for 150 years were discovered in the walls during
the last renovation. The sword of one of the officers is on display in
the hall.
The sea and renowned sandy beaches are steps away for sailing, wind-surfing,
or just soaking up the sun for which the bay is named. A stroll through
the calm warm night along the pedestrian street of the old village past
some intimate restaurants and small and the local jazz club takes you
to the main pier, where toward midnight, the weathered fishermen who
still ply their trade in traditional wooden boats prepare their nets
to lay out in the bay under the moonlight.
The hotel has it’s own private beach area, a pool and a restaurant serving fresh seafood and traditional Ligurian dishes around an original stone well from the monastery days known as “the nun’s well”
By road, Laigueglia is about an hour from Genoa or the Italy/France border, 20 minutes by cab from San Remo or Savona rail stations. © Bargain Travel Europe
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