Villaregia Deluxe 1

Description from the manager

The beautiful and elegant holiday apartment Villaregia DeLuxe 1 has ample room for four people and is located on the beach in Riva Ligure. The popular seaside locality is very attractive and has some fine restaurants, sandy and stony beaches, as well as the trail “La Passegiata al Mare” for those who like sporting activities. There is a double bedroom with king sized bed, a living area with breakfast kitchen and daybed, as well as a bathroom with shower at your disposal. The kitchen can neatly and easily disappear behind a cabinet. You can also enjoy the invigorating sound of the waves on the balcony, which embraces the whole apartment. T...he elegant marble decor, wooden flooring and beautiful paintings in combination with modern styling will take you swiftly back to a bygone age.

Riva Ligure is a small seaside town east of Punta d'Arma which once had an active marine trade; although it is now a tourist resort, it has managed to retain the charms of the past.

The harbour can hold up to 150 small boats.

A resting place in Roman times for those who were travelling to Gaul, Riva began to develop as a town in late mediaeval times, as can be seen from the remains from certain churches, including a christening font.

Life was not easy along this coast around the eleventh century due to the frequent pirate raids (a square-based watchtower still survives): following one of many such incursions Riva was almost completely abandoned.

Things then got slowly back to normal: we have to wait until 1049 before finding another document mentioning the town - a legal deed establishing the border of "Ripa" at the church of San Maurizio.

This Romanesque church, today the sanctuary of the Buon Consiglio, stands on the site occupied by the town of Villaregia in the late Middle Ages. This had jurisdiction over a vast stretch of territory between the San Lorenzo and Argentina Valleys. Inside the church you can admire paintings by Luigi Morgari. A wooden sculpture of San Giovanni by Maragliano can be seen in the seventeenth-century oratory of San Giovanni Battista. Seventeenth-century Palazzo Carrega is now the town hall.Read more

Additional Location Information

As you go inland, the road is not very steep up to an altitude of 200 metres. There are some pleasant walks to be made on the hillsides among the many cultivated-flower fields. Excavations on Monte Grange have discovered objects dating from the Neolithic period. The poet Francesco Pastonchi was born in Riva Ligure.

The Passeggiata al Mare is a beautiful hiking trail and bicycle route which goes from San Lorenzo al Mare to Ventimiglia along the sea (disused railway line).

> Restaurants and groceries within walking distance
> Distance to restaurant: about 0.2 km
> Sandy beach
> Restaurant within walking distance
> Grocery within walking distance

Location Type Mountain, Rural

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