Hotel Antica Locanda Luigina, Carrodano near La Spezia

Hotel Antica Locanda Luigina, Carrodano near La Spezia

The Hotel Antica Locanda Luigina is in Mattarana, near La Spezia. With a stunning clifftop location in the Ligurian Apennine mountains, and in the heart of the Vara Valley (Val di Vara), this is a beautiful base for relaxing and exploring this lovely part of Italy.

In this part of the Ligurian coast you are at the meeting point of three Italian regions: Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria. You are in the mountains yet very close to the beautiful coastline. Nearby are the world-famous Cinque Terre, the five little villages shoehorned into the craggy cliffs of the coast. Ancient fishing villages, they are now protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site within their own national park. They gaze out onto the Gulf of Tigullio and then the Gulf of Genoa, as the Mediterranean coast curves round to meet France and Monaco. Whether you want to swim, laze on the beach or hike in the hills, there is something for you.

This is affordable two-star accommodation - ten spacious, comfortable and nicely equipped rooms overlooking the lush slopes of the Val di Vara. Rooms have bathroom with shower, TV and phone. The hotel has a restaurant, bar, free parking and newspapers are available. The restaurant serves typical Ligurian cuisine - traditional food cooked simply and with fresh local ingredients. And the Antica Locanda Luigina is the perfect spot from which to start walking and mountain biking tours, canoeing and free climbing.

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Double room from €50