Go Wild

Turn north to the Valle Argentina for hiking and cycling adventures in untamed mountain country – you can borrow bikes on site, and if the climbs get to you, refresh with dips at River Argentina bathing spots in Montalto Ligure (35 minutes’ drive) or Badalucco (25 minutes). Expert hikers can go alpine trekking in the Parco Naturale Regionale delle Alpi Liguri (an hour), while there are easier way-marked routes for families along the paved Carmo delle Verme (an hour and five minutes). Heading south from the campsite, head for lively Sanremo beach clubs like Stabilimento Balneare Lido Imperatrice (20 minutes) for hobnobbing with stylish locals, or slip across the border to laze on the sand at Menton (50 minutes) in France. Get out on the waves windsurfing or kayaking from Spiaggia Tre Ponti (15 minutes), or combine viewing one of Europe’s most important Palaeolithic cave sites at Museo Preistorico dei Balzi Rossi (45 minutes) with superb snorkelling off Balzi Rossi’s public beach (50 minutes). And of course, who doesn’t love a pasta feast. Sample the local ‘osterie’ serving traditional Ligurian cuisine in neighbouring hill towns like Molini (40 minutes).