Porto di Nervi
We decided to explore further west in Nervi. We had heard from others that the passeggiata along the coast line eventually arrives at the harbor on the other side of Nervi. Given that we were a little short on time, we decided to drive to the center of town and walk from there. This actually worked out well as we found a small parking lot by the train station. The station is very close to the passeggiata, so we were able to connect immediately. The walk was great and led (in about 10 minutes) to the harbor area and the older, historic part of the town.
It was a beautiful morning and we got a lot of great pictures.......and had a very nice time at an outdoor cafe......inclusive of the obligatory cappuccino!
Le colline intorno a Uscio
Saving the more adventurous of our excursions for the afternoon, we headed east towards Recco. From Recco we headed up into the mountains towards the little town of Uscio, famous for bell making. The narrow road was well travelled by speeding motorcycles right on our tail most of the way up through continuous switchbacks! Arriving in the little town, we found a fairly level place to park in front of the church & small piazza, where soccer playing boys promptly kicked a soccer ball into my head!
We decided to take a different route down down the mountain & rather than descending, the road steadily climbed up an increasingly narrow road for a while. The views were incredible - we could see through the mountains, valleys & chestnut forests all the way to the Mediterranean! Finally, we started down, traveling on what is easily the most frightening road we have EVER traveled! A little over one lane wide, no railing for almost all of it, continuous hairpin turns with a mirror here and there, and the most spectacular scenery we have ever seen.
Ten miles later or so we emerged safely in the little town of Sori, close to Bogliasco. Our hearts finally stopped pounding as we stopped to fill up the car for our next adventure.
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