Hotel Laurin, Santa Margherita Ligure ****
Genoa, Liguria  This comfortable four-star hotel in Genoa province is centrally located on the yacht quay in the pretty Ligurian coastal town of Santa Margherita Ligure: it has stunning views of the Tigullio Gulf and the attractive harbour. View hotel Double rooms from €59
Hotel Fasce, Santa Margherita Ligure **
Genoa, Liguria  This attractive B and B-style, two-star hotel in Liguria is pleasantly situated in the popular resort of Santa Margherita Ligure. The ancient fishing village of Rapallo is just along the coast and the fashionable resort of Portofino, which has attracted jet-setters and film stars for decades, lies just a few kilometres along... View hotel Double rooms from €128
Hotel Regina Elena, Santa Margherita Ligure ****
Genoa, Liguria  This hotel lies in the enchanting Italian Riviera resort of Santa Margherita - a picturesque little town with a charming harbour and an elegant palm-lined sea-front esplanade. Glamorous Portofino, where stars such as Bogart and Bacall would once holiday, is just a short drive or boat ride away. View hotel Double rooms from €60
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A lovely resort set in a small inlet on the meandering Ligurian coastline, Santa Margherita Ligure has palm trees, grand old hotels, villas with sumptuous gardens and terrific views of the waters of the Med - everything you could demand of an Italian Riviera town in fact. Lying some 35km south-east of Genoa, in the Tigullio area, it's a fun family town, with plenty of watersports out on the bay, and a lot cheaper to stay in than neighbouring Portofino or Rapallo. Pleasingly, the town still has a working fishing port, and hasn't been entirely swallowed by tourism. Santa Margherita has a long history, dating back (probably) to the Roman town of Pescino, which was razed first by the Lombards in 641 and then the Saracens in the 1100s. In 1229 it became part of the Republic of Genoa, was raided by Venice in 1432, and by the Turks in 1549. It fell to Napoleon, then to Sardinia and in 1861 joined the new Kingdom of Italy. Peace at last, it has developed as a tourist town since the Second World War. Sights include the Basilica of St Margaret of Antioch (1658), the Abbazia (abbey) della Cervara, the Villa Durazzo with 16th century castle and 17th century gardens, and the town Castle, built by Genoa in 1550 as defence against those Saracens. To the left you'll find a selection of Santa Margherita Ligure hotels, just to whet your appetite. See also Santa Margherita Ligure hotels (full listings) and our Santa Margherita Ligure hotel map. |
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