We took a short trip to the Italian Rivera early last November and stayed in the small beach town of Alassio. Like any beach town in winter, it was a little deserted and the beaches were empty. You certainly can enjoy the walks, views, and the few restaurants that were open, but it can seem a little too quiet and deserted.
The skies and sea were constantly putting on a show for us and they were spectacular.
The town itself was quite nice and is noted for its wall with plaques to famous people who have visited. Below you will find the one for Jean Cocteau
Because wanted to explore the area, we flew into Torino (Turin), rented a car and drove to Alassio. That allowed us to take several drives to places that we could not get to using our usual public transportation. First was a drive into the mountains above Alassio.
We returned along the coast to the west of Alassio to discover the incredibly charming town of Cervo. We climbed to the church through the winding streets and passageways to take in one of the most beautiful views from the front steps of a church I have seen.
Since we were so close and the weather did not lend itself to swimming or beach combing, we decided to drive the hour and a half to Nice just across the French border. I have always liked Nice and even in the cool drizzle it was a great place to spend a few hours and eat lunch. The views from the highway down to the communities of the French Riviera alone were worth the trip
It was a great trip full of beautiful images. It would be interesting to return in the summer when I assume it would be hard to move with all of the beach crowd filling every possible space.
One last image. As were many of the pictures in this post, this was taken from our apartment window.
There will be more catch up posts to follow.