Hotels in Camogli

Pastel-painted houses cling to the hillside above a harbor where fishing boats still outnumber yachts. The scent of fresh focaccia mingles with salt air along the promenade where locals gather for evening passeggiata. Brave the steep staircases between buildings for rewarding views across the Golfo Paradiso. The tiny beach fills with Italian families in summer, their animated conversations providing free entertainment. Take a boat to San Fruttuoso Abbey, tucked into a cove accessible only by sea or challenging hike. Order the catch of the day at harbor restaurants where fishermen delivered it hours earlier. Save room for gelato while watching sunset paint the Mediterranean gold from the medieval castle that once protected this authentic slice of Ligurian life.