Gilded beaches, gaily coloured buildings and serene, leafy hills have long made Liguria beloved by international homebuyers. With property prices at a temporary nadir, now is the optimum time to buy, says Fleur Kinson Photos by iStock Hugging the Mediterranean in the northwest corner of Italy, Liguria forms a rainbow-shape on the map. You […]
Casa Verdeggia is a totally restored rustic detached house consisting of 2 separate 1-bed apartments in an oasis of peace just a 5-minute walk from the medieval village of Verdeggia in Liguria. Part of a small group of houses on the edge of a nature reserve, the house offers views to the mountains and has […]
A fantastic opportunity to purchase an independent house which would make an ideal second home or rental property. This easy-to-look-after property is 900m from the centre of Oneglia and the sea. A train service runs from Nice to Oneglia. The property consists of 2 bedrooms, bathroom, living room and open-plan kitchen that opens onto a veranda. […]
This extremely spacious 3-bedroomed detached villa is located close to the village of Villa Viani, just a few kilometres from Pontedassio, about 8km from Imperia and the sea, and just over an hour from Nice airport. The main part of the villa provides accommodation over 2 floors and is laid out as follows: Ground floor […]
This lovely 2-bedroomed totally renovated apartment, which forms part of a residence of only 4 apartments, with a superb and large terrace facing the sun and providing magnificent sea views, is located between Imperia and Diano Marina, in a sheltered area, within easy reach of the sea and yet only about an hour from Nice […]
The scenic village of Alassio on the Ligurian Riviera was once a magnet for Britons. They left when war broke out, and never came back. Mary Novakovich wonders why… (Photos by Adam Batterbee) Wintering on the Riviera… The phrase immediately conjures up images of well-to-do 19th-century British families promenading along seafronts on the northern Mediterranean […]
Situated in Italy’s northwest, Liguria is the third smallest Italian region, after Molise and Valle d’Aosta. It has borders France to the west, Piedmont to the north and Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany along its eastern edge. In the hinterland you’ll find the Ligurian Alps in the west and the Ligurian Apennines to the east. Liguria lies […]
Max and Barbara Fenton from Nottinghamshire own a two-bed house on the edge of a small village in the hills of western Liguria. They spend a month there in summer, and make several one- or two-week visits throughout the rest of the year. What drew them to Italy, and to Liguria in particular? “We’re both […]
Like a rainbow of painted plaster, the village of Manarola hangs onto the cliffs above the swirling seas of the Gulf of La Spezia on the coast of Liguria – the home of fine wines and a one-time haunt of Byron’s. The Gulf of La Spezia is also known as the Poet’s Gulf – and […]
Famed for its white sand beaches and dramatic sea views, the Ligurian resort of Finale Ligure is popular with sun-seekers – and also with cyclists, of both the on-road and off-road variety… In stark contrast to the lazy days and white linen lifestyle of the French Riviera just a few miles down the road from […]