Just 35 km from Genoa, on the
Riviera di Levante of Liguria, in the eastern part of the Portofino Promontory and in the innermost of the Gulf of Tigullio, is one of its pearls of rare beauty - Santa Margherita Ligure. Easily accessible by car, train and ferry, it is a picturesque and elegant town overlooking the sea, which still preserves a fair proportion between greenery and homes.
In the resort you will find the biggest boutiques, luxury hotels, trendy restaurants. If you go into the streets, you will discover the old colorful houses, surrounded by the green and scent of the gardens, and the elegant villas immersed in lush vegetation, such as the famous and unique Villa Durres, one of the most beautiful villas in Liguria.
Richly adorned with statues, paintings, marbles, tapestries and precious majolica, it is surrounded by the park consisting of Italian gardens, an English forest and a small grumeto, used together with The rooms of the villa, for cultural events, concerts, exhibitions. Hidden in the green of the Mediterranean scrub, among holm oaks, Aleppo pines, arbutus trees and citus flowers, is also the Abbey of Cervara, a Benedictine monastery dating back to 1361. Declared a national monument in 1912, the complex, after the restoration and restoration work, is gaining its splendor, which characterized it in the past centuries.
Among the green areas of Santa Margherita offers the cool and shelter from the sun on the sunny days the Magic Flute Park, in which the paths, objects and play areas are inspired by the Magic Flute of Mozart. The eighteenth-century Basilica of Santa Margherita d'Antioch is worth a visit, to which the city owes its name, located in the heart of the village.
This guide has been translated automatically through a third party service. Visititaly offers these automatic translations to help site visitors, however the automatic translations may contain inaccuracies, errors or inaccuracies. You can contact us to report inaccuracies or errors and we will check the translation.