I’ve always liked going down to the sea at Lerici. It’s the sort of town that doesn’t get a lot of foreign tourists, but Italians love it. In the summer you can take boats to other Italian Riviera spots and even to the Cinque Terre. It’s a great way to go.
Berna: Lerici Vacation Rental
Look at the view from the terrace of Berna above Lerici! You can’t beat that with a stick.
The port lies below you, and the city is just the right size. There’s lots of parking (you pay if you’re a day-tripper, but at least there are many, many spaces.)
If you rent a place like Berna, you can just park your car for a week and explore the area on foot or by boat. You might as well take a vacation from driving, eh?
You can walk along the beach to charming San Terenzo, where brawny swimmer Lord Byron lived, or take the boat to Portovenere. Down the coast is little Tellaro, a sleepy town with great little restaurants which was also a haunt for the romantic poets.
Shoot, you can escape the tourist hordes of the Cinque Terre completely–if you want, I mean. Some folks like the teeming, tee-shirted masses. Romantic poets, evidently like seclusion.
I’m with them.
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