Blogs from Rapallo, Liguria, Italy, Europe

Day 20 : Wednesday 25 September 2019 : Rapallo and Camogli We headed off today in the other direction and went to Rapallo, which for the largest town in the area was much much lovelier that we expected. We wandered through the marina, and eventually jumped on the train to Camogli (€18 rtn). Oh, its so quaint, the cutest little fishing village. But we’ve discovered that shops here close from 1pm – 4pm, the further north we go, the more this occurs. Wandered around, watched the beach, had some lunch (€20) and gelato before heading back. Decided that after the supermarket pasta and sauce was so good, we’d try some from a pasta seller (€ 20) (no idea what those shops are called). Maybe we got a bad one, but it wasn’t as good as the ... read more

But first, need to check out Monaco/Monte Carlo, being that close. We think breakfast there, as at 12 euros a head at the hotel is a bit rich. We do a bit of touring, stopping, take photos of the harbour and rich houses, jump between the high road and the low road and get to Monaco. Park, take pics of casino, not open until 2, only place near open was expensive so we are quickly back on the road, having an orange for brunch! Get to Rapallo about 4, find the hotel reasonably easily and park nearby. Wander in the hotel and the guy at the desk says bring car here out the front to unload and I'll show you where to park. What he means is we can park on the footpath right out the ... read more