After pulling our luggage through 6" of snow to get to the airport shuttle bus in Stockholm, and after enduring the criminals at the Plaza Hotel in Pavia Italy, it was a delight to reach the Italian riviera.
I highly recommend Sportorno for its long crescent beach, gorgeous blue ocean waters, pretty buildings, and just plain A+-ness for the sights.
This is the view from our hotel--Aqua Novella, a Best Western hotel in an old building; they have a funicular to get up to the hotel from the street; the rate was pretty decent for that view (about 110E, and since it was off season they put us in one of the top-floor suites for the same price as a regular room!). The room is gorgeous. Breakfast is panoramic overlooking the sea and coast.
The other pic shows me with our chef at Cantinone Mare, on the beach. He cooked up amazing fresh fish dishes (but with no veggies, a common European problem, even in France). He makes his own limoncello and recommended Pigato, a local white wine that was excellent--good body, fresh citrus notes, nice floral nose, and it dispelled my belief that this was a weak wine region. Our chef owns the restaurant and staffs it for the summer, then cooks and windsurfs in Brazil for 6 months. Nice work if you can get it ;)
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