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This special event can be witnessed at the beginning of each year, right here, at the foot of the Maritime Alps and is again proof for the mild climate of this region. Up to six weeks before any snowdrop will work it’s way through the cold and snowy soil in northern Europe, the northwest part of Italy will already display a blaze of colours, which make will make your heart beat faster.
Allow us to take you a few miles behind the French border and introduce you to the idyllic coastal resort of Menton. Every year an event, just as vast as the formula-1-Race in neighbouring Monaco and only rivalled by the carnival in nice, captures the lovely town on the sea: The “Fete de Citron”, the festival of lemons, running this year from 12th February – 3th March.
Despite the urban nature of some of the larger cities such as San Remo, Imperia and Genova, the Riviera also offers plenty of opportunities for hiking and trekking enthusiasts. To begin with, there is the famous mountain hiking route, ‘Alta Via dei Monti Liguri’. It leads from Ventimiglia on the French border all the way to La Spezia and stretches over more than 400 km. Thousands of walking enthusiasts take to this path every year and maps and hiking guides are available through the tourist...
As you may not wish to spend your entire summer holidays with sunbathing and eating ice cream alone, we would like to invite you to some of the cultural events taking place during the summer months. As mentioned earlier, the picturesque village of Cervo will be hosting the international festival of chamber music. During the months of July and August, some of the most celebrated musicians of the international classical music scene hold a famous music festival on the Piazza Corallini under the...
Not so in Liguria where the weather remains stable and summery from May through to September and sudden drops in temperature are unheard of. From the beginning of May, you can expect the temperature to reach a pleasant 28° C and it will pretty much stay like this for the whole duration of the summer. Early May is therefore the time, when the swimming season is officially declared open.
