We are within easy reach of beautiful Portofino, with it's exclusive designer shops, and the lovely seaside resorts of Rapallo, and Santa Margherita Ligure. In the other direction, are the five villages of the "Cinque Terre", famous for the wonderful panoramic walks between each one, and also for their delicious wine. All of these places can be visited by regular boat service.

Genoa, which is the main town of the area is 1 hour by car, it has a wonderful Medioeval centre with narrow twisting streets and excellent museums. Also in part of the old port, where once the cotton, coffee and other exotic merchandise was stored, you can now wine, dine and be entertained by musicians, while sipping a glass of excellent Italian wine, visit the famous aquarium, or just sit and watch the world go by! This is a popular Italian pastime which you can do nearly anywhere!!

Going further afield, Lucca and Pisa are of course, worth a visit, both Florence and France are approximately a 2 hour drive, and either can be visited in a day. Right on the doorstep, in fact, passing the gate, is a mountain bike trail, and a five minute walk brings you to stables, where you can hire horses, and explore the immediate area on horseback, you can do the same thing on foot, of course. There are many excellent restaurants from simple trattorias, to much more sophisticated.