Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Finale Ligure
POP 11,669
Set amid lush Mediterranean vegetation, this township comprises several districts.
Finale
Ligure
has a wide, fine-sand beach; the walled medieval centre, known as
Finalborgo
, is a
knot of twisting alleys set 1km back from the coast on the Pora river.
Finale Marina
sits on
the waterfront, while the more residential
Finale Pia
runs along the Sciusa river in the dir-
ection of Genoa.
Each year in March, Finalborgo's cloisters are home to the
Salone dell'Agroalimentare Lig-
ure
, where local farmers and artisan producers display delicacies and vintages.
Sleeping & Eating
The promenade along Via San Pietro and Via Concezione is crammed with eateries.
Hotel Florenz
( 019 69 56 67;
www.florenz.it
;
Via Celesia 1; s/d €67/106; closed Nov & Feb; )
This
rambling 18th-century former convent just outside Finalborgo's village walls (800m from
the sea) is one of the area's most atmospheric spots to sleep.
HOTEL
€
Osteria ai Cuattru Canti
(Via Torcelli 22; set menus €20; noon-2pm & 8-10pm Tue-Sun)
Delicious Ligurian cuisine is
cooked up at this rustic place in Finalborgo's historic centre.
OSTERIA
€
Information
Tourist Office
(Via San Pietro 14; 9am-12.30pm & 3-6.30pm Mon-Sat year-round, 9am-noon Sun Jul
& Aug)
From the train station on Piazza Vittorio Veneto, at Finale Marina's western end,
walk down Via Saccone to the sea and this office.
Getting There & Away
SAR
( 0182 2 15 44)
buses yo-yo every 30 minutes to/from Finale Ligure and Savona
(€2.20, 50 minutes), stopping en route in Finalborgo (€1, five minutes) and Noli (€1.30,
20 minutes).
