Italian Riviera - Part 2

After exploring the Cinque Terre we drove up north for an hour to a place called Recco which we used as a base to explore a few other villages in the surrounding area. We stayed at a great agriturismo called Villa Carmelina which I chose because the food had glowing reviews and also because it had a pool. The food was so delicious and each night we would have one or two appetisers, a pasta, a main and then dessert. The majority of the food was all from the farm. Dinner including wine was 23 euros per adult and it was a bonus that the girls ate for free!

From Recco we drove half an hour to Santa Margherita Ligure where we caught the ferry to Portofino:

From Portofino we jumped straight onto a bus to take us to Paraggi Beach. This beach is taken up mostly by private beach clubs where you hire sun loungers and umbrellas. I was quite surprised at how expensive it was. We paid 60 euros for two sun loungers and an umbrella. The club down the road was charging 100 euros! It was money well spent though as we had a really nice relaxing day at the beach swimming in beautiful emerald coloured water.

Walk the plank!

The view along the beach:

Cute beach cabins:

Another day we made it to Camogli which was pretty, but crowded and very pebbly which might have been hard to sit on all day!

On our last day we drove half an hour to Sestri Levante where we spent the day at the Bay of Silence. This was a beautiful little cove with a sandy beach and calm clear water which the girls loved swimming in.

I had the perfect lunch at a beachside restaurant right called Cutter Cacca, a lovely end to a great holiday!

MP