Liguria places to visit and attractions
Below you can explore some of the most popular highlights and places of interest in the Liguria region. See also our Liguria travel guide.
Alassio
Alassio is a popular resort on the Italian riviera with a long and sandy beach See guide
Albenga
As well as the cathedral and baptistry, in Albenga you can also see the remains of a 1st century ship See guide
Apricale
Apricale is a lovely medieval village surrounded by forested hills in western Liguria See guide
Bordighera
The town of Bordighera has a pleasant promenade and old town, and 19th century villas and gardens of interest See guide
Borgio Verezzi
The medieval village in Borgio Verezzi also has lovely views across the Italian riviera See guide
Bussana Vecchia
The ghost village of Bussana Vecchia, destroyed by an earthquake in 1887, is now an evocative local arts centre See guide
Camogli
Camogli is a very pretty fishing village in Liguria on the edge of the Portofino Regional Natural Park See guide
Campo Ligure
Campo Ligure is a hill town in northern Liguria overlooked by a medieval castle See guide
Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena
The small village of Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena is a perfectly preserved medieval Ligurian hill village overlooked by a ruined castle See guide
Cervo
The coastal village of Cervo on the Riviera di Ponente in Liguria also has an interesting baroque church See guide
Chiavari
Chiavari is a well known beach resort that also has an interesting old town of narrow medieval lanes called carrugi See guide
Cinque Terre
The Cinque Terre villages are one of the loveliest parts of Italy See guide
Corniglia
On a raised rocky promontory, the ancient village of Corniglia is one of the Cinque Terre villages See guide
Dolceacqua
The charming historic centre of Dolceacqua includes an ancient bridge across the river and a ruined castle See guide
Finalborgo
Finalborgo is a medieval walled village next to the Finale-Ligure seaside resort in Liguria See guide
Finale Ligure
The resort of Finale Ligure is an attractive beach resort in Liguria See guide
Genoa
The medieval centre of Geno is apparently the most extensive in Europe! See guide
Imperia
Imperia is a pretty coastal city in Liguria. Its beautiful orange buildings cover the hills above the clear blue waters below. See guide
Laigueglia
Laigueglia is a small, traditional beach resort on the popular Liguria coast of Italy See guide
Lerici
With its picturesque harbour, village centre and castle Lerici is a popular excursion from the Cinque Terre villages See guide
Levanto
Levanto, on the coast near the Cinque Terre, is one of the most popular beach resorts in eastern Liguria See guide
Manarola
Manarola is one of the famous villages of the 'Cinque Terre' coast in eastern Liguria See guide
Millesimo
Millesimo is a small traditional village in the Liguria region of north-west Italy See guide
Monterosso
Monterosso is on the Ligurian coast, a Cinque Terre village and beach resort See guide
Noli
The resort and medieval village at Noli is one of the most interesting on the Riviera di Ponente in Liguria See guide
Portofino
Portofino is an exceptionally beautiful coastal village See guide
Portovenere
Portovenere and its harbour is an exceptionally lovely seafront town in Liguria See guide
Rapallo
Rapallo is an attractive Liguria seaside resort also known for the cable car ride up the adjacent mountain See guide
Riomaggiore
Riomaggiore is the most southerly of the five pretty coastal villages of the Cinque Terre in Liguria See guide
Sanremo
Once the best known resort in Liguria, San Remo retains a great deal of its belle epoque charm See guide
Santa Margherita Ligure
The charming resort of Santa Margherita Ligure is one of the most attractive along the Liguria coast See guide
Sarzana
Sarzana is best known for its fortresses but also has a cathedral and other religious monuments to visit See guide
Sestri Levante
The resort at Sestri Levante has two beaches and an attractive old town, making it a very popular resort on the Italian riviera See guide
Sori
The resort of Sori is one of several in the Paradise Gulf area of eastern Liguria See guide
Tellaro
Tellaro is one of the most picturesque villages on the coast near Portovenere in Liguria See guide
Triora
The picturesque village of Triora is hidden in the steep valleys of north-west Liguria See guide
Varese Ligure
In the forested hills of northern Liguria, Varese Ligure is a very unusual medieval town designed around a circular layout See guide
Ventimiglia
Almost on the French border, Ventimiglia has a small beach and several historic highlights See guide
Vernazza
Vernazza is a lovely village in Liguria and one of the famous Cinque Terre villages See guide
Villa Hanbury
Villa Hanbury in western Liguria is famous for its beautiful and extensive gardens See guide
