Unique Places
Discover the nearby magical places you can visit during your stay at La Meridiana.
Discover the nearby magical places you can visit during your stay at La Meridiana.
According to the legend, Alassio takes its name from Adelasia, daughter of the German Emperor, Otto the Great, who eloped here with her beloved Aleramus and took shelter in these hills. The German princess was the first, but surely not the last of the Northern visitors to fall in love with this corner of the Riviera.
Albenga is a unique town in Liguria, both for its geographic position and for its very particular history. It was not destined to become a tourist resort like many other cities in the region. Lying at the center of a very fertile plain and a perfect junction point between the Mediterranean sea and the Northern plains, Albenga always felt a stronger vocation for agriculture and commerce rather than fishing and seafaring.
Of all the charming places on the Riviera, Laigueglia is beyond doubt one of the most romantic and picturesque. It has the typical structure of the old fishing village, with one single narrow street (the local word for it is “caruggio”), and tall houses lining it on both sides, with just a few interruptions for the sunny piazzas that open straight on the beach. If you are travelling to Liguria, visit Laigueglia. It has the typical structure of the old fishing village, with one single narrow street (the local word for it is “caruggio”), and tall houses lining it on both sides, with just a few interruptions for the sunny piazzas that open straight on the beach.
Among the coastal town in Liguria, the town of Cervo is a fantastic place to visit. It clings to the cliff like a rocky pine-cone. High above the white-washed houses is the beautiful church a wonderful example of the Ligurian baroque.
The name of the village, “New Town”, explains its origin. It was founded in the 13th Century when the powerful Albenga needed a crown of fortified satellites all around to protect itself and its rich territories from envious neighbors. Villanova, the first of several “little daughters”, is therefore a miniature copy of Albenga, but here the Medieval walls are almost entirely in their original place and are extraordinarily well preserved.