Casa dei Limoni (PP)

Description from the manager

The detached Casa dei Limoni nestles snugly between orange and lemon trees, only about five minutes from the shopping streets of Diano Marina with their quaint little cafes and restaurants. Time will fly by as you amuse yourself sauntering through the streets and along the promenade. An expansive roof balcony gives an grand view across the gulf of Diano Marina which is just one of the treasures of this unostentatiously furnished apartment, which also boasts two bedrooms, a sitting room, kitchen and bathroom. The terrace will entice you to try a barbecue or, if you have already eaten out, just to hang out there and relax.

On the plain th...at is crossed by the San Pietro river, an area showing signs of Iron Age settlement, there once stood "Lucus Bormani", the sacred wood dedicated to the water god Borman, which in Roman times became an important resting place along the Via Julia Augusta. Saracen incursions in the later Middle Ages forced the inhabitants to take to the highlands, but from the thirteenth century onwards Diano expanded and became especially important as a commercial centre for the sea trading of olive oil.

After the town was destroyed by an earthquake in 1887, reconstruction work gave Diano an appearance typical of a nineteenth-century Riviera town. The parish church of Sant'Antonio Abate on the Via Aurelia dates from 1862: the marble altars date from the seventeenth century and are situated in the neo-classical interior near to frescoes and paintings from the Genoese school, including the "Death of Saint Joseph" by Luca Cambiaso. The civic museum tells the story of Diano Marino through the centuries and preserves archaeological exhibits from pre-Roman and Roman times (including amphorae and vases from a ship that sank off the coast) and objects from the Napoleonic era and the Risorgimento.

Since Diano was rebuilt, tourism has been the undisputed vocation of a town which offers sandy beaches surrounded by Mediterranean maquis. With its tourist harbour and facilities and the opportunity to practise a variety of sports (from traditional diving to go-karting, bowling and minigolf), Diano Marina is the heart of the Gulf. If you wish, you can take a boat that passes by the most important locations along the Riviera dei Fiori and takes you to do some whale-watching off the coast.

A great event is the is a marvellous display of flowers during the solemn time of Corpus Domini (between May and June): the streets of the town are covered with flowers arranged in special patterns.Read more

Additional Location Information

On the plain that is crossed by the San Pietro river, an area showing signs of Iron Age settlement, there once stood "Lucus Bormani", the sacred wood dedicated to the water god Borman, which in Roman times became an important resting place along the Via Julia Augusta. Saracen incursions in the later Middle Ages forced the inhabitants to take to the highlands, but from the thirteenth century onwards Diano expanded and became especially important as a commercial centre for the sea trading of olive oil.

There is the direct sale of olive oil and wine (Pigato and Vermentino), good restaurants in the area, and events throughout the year.

> Restaurants: five minutes walk
> Shops: five minutes walk
> Distance to the beach: about 0.8 km
> Distance to restaurant: about 0.8 km
> Restaurant within walking distance
> Grocery within walking distance

Location Type Beach, Town

Rental fees

Additional notes from owner

Prices are on request.
Extra costs may apply.
Heating costs are charged by use.
Minimal rental duration: 7 nights.

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• niklas
  Köln

  nice!

  Left on 03/27/2013 for a stay in July 2011
  
  

  Beautiful location, good accomodation, nice excursions (Triora,Genova,Cervo,...) super food and nice restaurants (Macaroni, Roma, ...).

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