{"id":45945,"date":"2024-08-09T17:44:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T17:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/italian-riviera.com\/riviera-di-ponente\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T21:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T21:03:10","slug":"riviera-di-ponente","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/italian-riviera.com\/en\/riviera-di-ponente\/","title":{"rendered":"Riviera di Ponente"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Riviera di Ponente is the western half of the Ligurian coast: it starts at the French border in Ventimiglia and runs east to the edge of Genoa. It is made of two rivieras with a different character. In the west is the Riviera dei Fiori<\/strong> (Riviera of Flowers), the province of Imperia, with Sanremo, Bordighera and valleys full of medieval villages. In the east is the Riviera delle Palme<\/strong> (Riviera of Palms), the province of Savona, with the long sandy beaches of Alassio, Loano and Finale Ligure. The last stretch before Genoa, with Arenzano, already belongs to the province of Genoa.<\/p>\n

Compared with the Riviera di Levante and the Cinque Terre, the coast here is more open, the beaches are wider and often sandy, the winters are among the mildest in Italy, and behind the sea there is a real hinterland of valleys, olive groves and mountains up to 2,200 metres. This guide explains how the area works, what not to miss stretch by stretch, how to get around, where to stay and when to go. The cards for each town are further down the page.<\/p>\n

How the Riviera di Ponente is laid out<\/h2>\n
\"Sunset<\/figure>\n

The coast runs almost straight from west to east, with headlands separating one bay from the next: Capo Mortola at the border, Capo Berta between Imperia and Diano Marina, Capo Mele between Laigueglia and Andora, Capo Noli between Noli and Varigotti. The Genoa\u2013Ventimiglia railway, the old Via Aurelia road and the A10 motorway all follow the coast, so almost every seaside town can be reached without a car.<\/p>\n

The two rivieras feel quite different.<\/p>\n