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Photo Gallery of Arenzano
Riviera Ponente, Liguria, Italy.

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Picture Gallery RT19 - Arenzano
Images of Arenzano to give a photographic tour of this Ponente Riviera seaside town.
Recommended time needed: allow at least a half day.
Suggestions: Now and again, it is just nice 'to be'. Here is a place to just stroll through the narrow shopping streets and gaze out to sea from the beach. Peaceful, colourful and far away from the pace of modern life.
Walking Holidays along the Italian Rivieras. Stay in this dramatic seaside location and experience 'I Mare e Monte' - Liguria, an intense flavour of Italy in one of Europe's most unique 'sea and mountain' locations.


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Arenzano - Photo Gallery 01

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 Xtrallusion photo gallery of Italy. Photos, pictures, images and photographs of the Italian Rivieras, the Italian Lakes, the Italian Alps, the Cinque Terre, the Amalfi coast and some of the most beautiful corners of Italy. Plus photos of Italian cities such as Pisa, Milan, Genoa and Rome.

 Xtrallusion photo gallery of Italy. Photos, pictures, images and photographs of the Italian Rivieras, the Italian Lakes, the Italian Alps, the Cinque Terre, the Amalfi coast and some of the most beautiful corners of Italy. Plus photos of Italian cities such as Pisa, Milan, Genoa and Rome.

 Xtrallusion photo gallery of Italy. Photos, pictures, images and photographs of the Italian Rivieras, the Italian Lakes, the Italian Alps, the Cinque Terre, the Amalfi coast and some of the most beautiful corners of Italy. Plus photos of Italian cities such as Pisa, Milan, Genoa and Rome.

 Xtrallusion photo gallery of Italy. Photos, pictures, images and photographs of the Italian Rivieras, the Italian Lakes, the Italian Alps, the Cinque Terre, the Amalfi coast and some of the most beautiful corners of Italy. Plus photos of Italian cities such as Pisa, Milan, Genoa and Rome.

 Xtrallusion photo gallery of Italy. Photos, pictures, images and photographs of the Italian Rivieras, the Italian Lakes, the Italian Alps, the Cinque Terre, the Amalfi coast and some of the most beautiful corners of Italy. Plus photos of Italian cities such as Pisa, Milan, Genoa and Rome.

 Xtrallusion photo gallery of Italy. Photos, pictures, images and photographs of the Italian Rivieras, the Italian Lakes, the Italian Alps, the Cinque Terre, the Amalfi coast and some of the most beautiful corners of Italy. Plus photos of Italian cities such as Pisa, Milan, Genoa and Rome.

 Xtrallusion photo gallery of Italy. Photos, pictures, images and photographs of the Italian Rivieras, the Italian Lakes, the Italian Alps, the Cinque Terre, the Amalfi coast and some of the most beautiful corners of Italy. Plus photos of Italian cities such as Pisa, Milan, Genoa and Rome.
Arenzano - Photo Gallery 01
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Arenzano, Province of GENOVA

This ancient fishing village has gradually turned into a seaside resort and has been a fashionable tourist attraction for over a century. The opening of the Grand Hotel in 1915 on the elegant seaside promenade gave the finishing touch to a location that was already luxurious and exclusive, with numerous villas and prestigious residences, such as Villa Gramatica and Villa Figlioli or magnificent Villa Pallavicini and Negrotto Cambiaso Park, which is a venue for concerts and cultural events in the summer. The Serra Monumentale, a splendid conservatory, is a remarkable specimen of turn-of the-century architecture.

Cap San Martino promontory marks out the far western end of the large bay in which the town is situated. The local pine and beech woods and Mediterranean maquis are the characteristic vegetation of land lying close to the Appennine mountain range, which comes closest to the sea at this point: panoramic viewing areas, such as Monte Reiza (1000 m), Monte Rama (1148 m) and Monte Argentea (1082 m), are therefore never far away. Some tourist routes also pass through Beigua Park.

The Santuario del Bimbo di Praga is one of the most popular sanctuaries in Liguria; not far away are the Santuario delle Olivete (1700) and the church of SS. Nazario e Celso (1600), which is built on the site of a former Capuchin monastery and flanked by the Santa Chiara Oratory. Also worth visiting are the churches of San Martino, San Sebastiano and San Bartolomeo (in Terralba).

Furthermore, this resort offers a wide variety of sporting facilities, where numerous sports can be practised, ranging from swimming and horse-riding to sailing, tennis and football. There is a covered swimming pool, a multi-purpose sports centre, and an 18-hole golf course. The water sports centre located in an area called Pineta is open all year round and offers you the chance to hire equipment and attend courses to obtain certificates and qualifications in the various sports that can be practised there.

The above is an extract taken from the official web-site of the Regione Ligure, Agriculture and tourism department - Tourist section.
Travel Hint: Travelling along the Italian Riviera to visit Liguria's coastal towns and cities is recommended by train - they are frequent, comfortable and generally on time. They also take you into the resort centres and give you an additional perspective and 'flavour' of Italian life. The car by contrast is not quite as practical and ideal as first appears. There are basically two roads along the Riviera, the 'autostrada' and the 'Aurelia'. Italian 'autostrada' can be fairly stressed environments and the coastal road (via Aurelia) is pretty in parts but very slow, passing through every little seaside town. Additionally, parking in most Ligurian coastal towns is not in abundance and can take much longer to find a space than ever imagined - during most of the year, not just in summer. With car-hire, petrol, motorway tolls and parking charges, the car soon becomes an expensive and less than ideal way of getting around - and more often than not, slower overall than the journey by train.
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Adventure, activity and walking holidays in Italy on the Italian Rivieras. Independent, escorted and self guided walking holidays in Liguria, Italy - plus paragliding, 4x4 and skiing holidays. Come and discover the undiscovered and allow yourself to be charmed by Italy's beautiful Ligurian Rivieras. Visit and explore mountains, mediterranean rivieras and one of Italy's lesser known regions - on foot, by 4x4, with paraglider or on skis.
Enjoy relaxed, independent walking holidays in Italy along the Italian Rivieras using self-guided itineraries. Explore the beautiful mediterranean countryside and coastal mountains by foot taking in some of the regions most famous and magnificent towns and coast - the Cinque Terre, Portofino, Genova (Genoa), Santa Margherita, Rapallo, San Fruttuoso, Camogli, Chiavari, Sestri Levante, Vernazza, Manarola, Riomaggiore, Monterosso al Mare, Corniglia, Portovenere, Savona, Spotorno, Noli, Finale, Alassio, Imperia, San Remo and it's national parks to name but a few.
Whatever you look for in the great outdoors, the region of Liguria in northern Italy, is a paradise for independent walking, hiking, mountain walking, coastal walking, and simply exploring the regions characteristic seaside towns and fishing villages - in spring, summer, autumn and winter. Liguria, an intense flavour of Italy in one of Europe's most unique 'sea and mountain' locations.

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