Notes from the host
Giovanna E Giulia
The luminous property is surrounded by the wonderful nature of the Ligurian cost, characterised by the typical colours and odours of the Mediterranean scrub. Thanks to the terraces and open spaces, guests can relax and enjoy the outdoor life: you can dine or have breakfast comfortably both inside and outside the home. The large terrace which is accessed from the french door of the kitchen is ideal for many friends or families who dine together under the stars! From the two terraces in front of the apartment you look at the endless sea and the rocky coast with fortifications that the Republic of Genoa has built in front of the sea.
The property is just few minutes of walk from two small beaches while you can reach the other beaches walking along the scenic paths along the cliffs overlooking the sea (look photos!).
Framura is a peaceful and wonderful place , almost secret, from which you can, however, easily reach the most exclusive and fashionable holiday resorts as Portofino. There is just two stops of the local train (direction: La Spezia) to reach the famous Cinque Terre. You can organize trips to other villages in Liguria, like Portovenere, Levanto, Sestri Levante and Portofino, or visit cities like La Spezia, Pisa and Genoa: it takes 2 hours or less by train in opposite directions. In summer and spring, trains are very frequent and the property has the advantage of being very close to the station. Despite the proximity to these major tourist destinations, Framura is a country whose beauty was always carefully preserved: it is not possible from years to build large hotels on this coast and therefore the place is out of the mass tourism.
Recently it was made a new bike path that starts from Scalo (from the small port you take the elevator or the stairs to reach the bike hire and the beginning of the track) to reach Bonassola and Levanto . The best beaches are Portopidocchio in one direction and the Arena in the other.
Framura is strongly loved by those who want a holiday in contact with nature that here is particularly lively and almost wild.
To appreciate the little fractions of Framura: Anzo, Ravecca, Setta, Costa, Castagnola (which are pedestrian), it is better (and healthier) to walk ,so the place is more suitable for not sedentary families or families, also with small children, which take into account the peculiarities of the place.
Among the sports you can practise in Framura, in the summer you can swim in the sea and do scuba diving (reference: FramuraSub). Surf is practiced in near places (as Levanto) in spring and autumn: Levanto hosted surf events of high value as the "big Quicksilver wave invitational "in 2000 and 2001 and the" Blue Salomon Games "in 2005, events that finally led to the consolidation of a true culture of surfing in Levanto.
In spring and autumn is practiced with enthusiasm trekking in Cinque Terre and neighboring lands and railway stations between La Spezia and Sestri Levante are much frequented both by lovers of a simply, healthy walk as by experienced trekkers of the Appennines
The lighted bike path that connects (through the abandoned train tunnels) Framura to Levanto via Bonassola is affordable by anyone, another thing, for trained people only, is to face the routes illustrated by PisteCiclabili.com site, for example, the dorsal Levanto- Soviore!
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Hosted by Giovanna Baldini
